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Page Tables— continued. Table 35.—Comparative Statement of Selectors and Lands selected under Settlement Conditions for the past Ten Years .. .. .. .. 56* 36.—Field-work executed during the Year 57* „ 37. —Crown Grants, Certificates of Title, &c, prepared during the Year .. 71* „ 38.—Plans placed on Crown Grants and other Instruments of Title during the Year .. .. 71* 39. —Work done under Land Transfer Act &c, during the Year .. .. 71* „ 40.—Lithographs and Photographs printed and sold during the Year .. 72* „ 41.—Payments to Local Bodies from " Thirds " and " Fourths " during the Year .. .. .. 72* ,„ 42.—Amounts to credit of Local Bodies in the Deposit Account in respect of " Thirds " and " Fourths " .. 76* 43.—Surveyors employed and Work on hand .. .. .. ..76* 44.—Work done for other Departments and for Local Bodies during the Year .. .. .. ..76* 45.—Blocks of Land proclaimed under the Government Loans to Local Bodies Acts, and the Report of the Sur-veyor-General thereon .. .. 77* "Process" Illustrations— page Diagram representing the New Zealand Standard Steel-bands .. .. .. .. xxxii Lake on Waiotapu Plantation, near Rotorua .. 6 Road in Bush near Kauri Park, Kaihu, Auckland 6 Scene on the Upper Mokau River, Taranaki .. 20 On the Mokau River, Taranaki: s.s. " Manakau " steaming down .. .. .. .. 20 Looking up Urenui River from Urenui Township, Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 20 Tongaporutu River and Bridge, Main North Road, Taranaki .. .. .. .. 20 Cage above Rangitikei River Bed .. .. 26 On the Rangitikei River, Wellington .. .. 26 The Dairy Industry, Pohangina District, Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 28 Packing out Grass-seed, Pohangina District, Wellington .. .. .. .. 28

Facing "Process" Illustrations — continued. page Felling White-pine, Levin, Wellington .. 30 Bush-fire, Komako, Wellington .. .. 30 Upper Reaches, Rangitikei River, Wellington .. 30 Rita Cove, Stewart Island .. .. .. 78 Broad Bay, Stewart Island .. .. .. 78 In Kaipipi Bay, Stewart Island .. .. 78 Falls at Port Pegasus, Stewart Island.. .. 78 Leask's Bay, Stewart Island .. .. .. 78 Golden Bay, Stewart Island .. .. .. 78 Mossing eucalypti at Rotorua Nursery .. 100 View of Small Nursery, Ruatangata, Auckland.. 100 Forest-tree Planting in operation .. .. 102 Tree-seed Sowing at Rotorua Nursery .. .. 102 The Prison-camp, Waiotapu, Auckland .. 102 The Prison-camp, Hanmer Springs .. .. 102 Section of Cork-bark grown in Auckland .. 104 Eucalypti, mossed, six months old .. .. 104 Gatalpa speciosa .. .. .. .. 112 Acorns, germinating .. .. .. 112 Elastic Cabbage - trees, Pigeon Island, Dusky Sound .. .. .. .. ..132 Kakapo .. .. .. .. ..132 Paradise Duck (male) Resolution Island .. 132 Paradise Duck (female) Resolution Island .. 132 Teal .. .. .. .. ..132 Woodhen .. .. .. .. ..132 Mount Solitary, Head of Dusky Sound .. 132 Dusky Sound .. .. .. 132 From the " Studio " Door, Pigeon Island, Dusky Sound .. .. .. .. ..132 Head of Facile Harbour, Dusky Sound .. 132 On Pigeon Island, Dusky Sound .. .. 132 Nine fathom Passage, Cooper Island, Dusky Sound .. .. .. .. ..132 From Pigeon Island Homestead, Dusky Sound 132 East Cove on Cooper Island, Dusky Sound .. 132 Seismograms .. .. .. .. 140 Maps, Plans, etc. — Diagram of Magnetic Curves - .. .. 144 Map showing principal Waterfalls for Electric Power and Catchment Areas of the principal New Zealand Rivers, North Island .. . .At end Ditto, South Island .. .. .. Map showing Land Tenure, North Island .. „ Map showing Land Tenure, South Island .. „