C—l

Sess. 11.—1897. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

COJ^TZEIDTTS.

Page General Report op the Surveyor-General— Lands — Work of the Department.. .. .. i Land Transactions .. .. ii Summary of Selections for past Nine Years .. iii Forfeitures and Surrenders .. iv Improved-farm Settlements .. iv Village Homestead Settlements .. .. v Special Settlement Associations .. .. v Pastoral Runs .. .. v Pastoral Tenants' Relief Act .. .. vi State Forests and Plantations .. vi Reserves .. .. .. vi Mining Districts Land Occupation Act .. vii Settlement Conditions .. .. .. vii Thermal Springs .. .. .. vii Cheviot Estate .. .. .. viii Land for Settlements Act .. .. ix Native Townships .. .. ix Territorial Revenue .. .. ix . Comparative Statement of Receipts on Account of Land Revenue .. .. .. x Arrears .. .. .. .. x Surveys— Summary showing Nature and Extent .. xi Trigonometrical and Topographical .. xi Explorations .. .. .. xi Settlement Surveys .. .. .. xii Native Land Court Surveys .. .. xii Mining Surveys .. .. .. xii Road Surveys .. .. .. .. xii Miscellaneous Work .. .. ..xii Board of Examiners for Surveyors .. .. xiii Roads, &c. — Summary, Mileage constructed and Expenditure xiii Average Earnings, Co-operative Contracts .. xiii Publications .. .. .. .. xiv Departmental Changes .. .. .. xiv Head Office — Report of Chief Draughtsman—Maps, &c. .. xv „ „ Clerk —Correspondence .. xvii „ „ „ Crown Grants and other Deeds .. ..xviii Report of Chief Accountant—Accounts . .xviii Report of Auditor .. .. .. xix Appendix No. 1— Land-settlement: Administration— Auckland .. .. .. .. 1 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. ..3 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 5 Wellington .. .. .. ..8 Nelson .. .. .. .. 17 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 18 Westland .. .. .. ..20 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 21 Cheviot Estate .. .. .. 24 Otago .. .. .. ..26 Southland .. .. .. ..32

Page Appendix No. 2— Survey Operations— Auckland .. .. .. .. 34 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. ..35 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 36 Wellington .. .. .. ..38 Nelson .. .. .. ..41 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 42 Westland .. .. .. .. 42 Canterbury .. .. .. 43 Otago .. .. .. .. 44 Southland .. .. .. .. 45 Appendix No. 3— Road Construction and Maintenance— Auckland .. .. .. .. 45 North Island Central .. .. .. 53 Rotorua and Taupo .. .. .. 55 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. ..57 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 58 Wellington— Wanganui District .. .. .. 62 Central and Eastern Districts .. .. 65 Marlborough .. .. .. ..75 Nelson .. .. .. ..78 Westland .. .. .. ..79 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 80 Cheviot Roads and Drainage .. .. 81 Otago .. .. .. ..82 Southland .. .. ..85 Works undertaken by Southland County Council 87 Appendix No. 4— Co-operative Work— Auckland .. .. .. .. 89 North Island Central (C. W. Hursthouse) .. 89 Rotorua and Taupo (R. H. Reaney) .. .. 89 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 90 Taranaki .. .. .. 90 Wellington— Wanganui District (G. T. Murray) .. 91 Central and Eastern Districts (Capt. A. C. Turner) .. .. .. ..91 Nelson .. .. .. ..92 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 92 Westland .. .. .. ..92 Otago .. .. .. ..93 Southland .. .. .. ..93 Appendix No. 5 — Reports on Improved-farm Settlements— Auckland .. .. .. ..94 North Island Central .. .. .. 94 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 95 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 95 Wellington .. .. .. ..97 Otago .. .. .. ..99 Southland .. .. .. ..100 Table showing Position and Transactions .. 101