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1910. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS: SURVEYS (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

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

CONTENTS. Surveys— Pafje Appendix 11lPrincipal work completed during year .. 1 Secondary triangulation— \> Af , u Triangulation .. .. .. .. 2 Wairarapa bafie-line measurement, &c. .. '20 Settlement surveys .. .. .. 2 Appendix IV— Native ~ .. .. .. 2 Surveyor's Board, report of .. .. .. 35 Gold-mining ~ .. .. .. 2 TablesStandard ~ .. .. .. 3 Table I.—Field-work executed during the year 86 Inspection of ~ .. .. .. 3 „ 2. - Surveyors employed and work on iiand 37 Tidal ~ .. .. .. 3 „ 8. —Plans placed on Crown grants, <Jro., Operations for year 1910-11.. .. .. 4 during the year .. .. .. 37 Acting Chief Draughtsman, report of .. 4 „ 4. Land Transfer Act, work done during Chief Computer, report of .. .. .. 5 the year under .. .. .. 37 Accendix I— * 5 " -lithographs and photographs printed and sold during the year .. ..At end Surveys Process illustrations— Auckland 6 Seismograms Facing p. 1G Hawkes«a> .. .. .. .. ( Views in the vicinity of Mounts RuaTaranaki .. .. .. .. pehu, Ngauruhoe, &c. .. „ 34 Wellington 9 Mapa> p i an s, &cN. elson •• 10 Vector diagrams „ 10 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 11 Diagrams of magnetic curves .. . 18.19 Westland .. .. .. .. 12 Diagrams, &0., re Wairarapa base-line Canterbury 18 measurements .. .. . 34 j " " " \a -^ a P showing state of public surveys, Southland .. .. .. .. 14 Tidal curves at Wellington .. '.. „ 84 Appendix ll— North Island .. .. .. At end Magnetic observatory and magnetic survey .. 15 Map showing state of public surveys, South Island

The Surveyor-General to the Right Hon. the Ministeb of Lands. Sir, — Departmenl of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 30th April. 1910. 1 have tho honour to submit herewith the annual report on the survey operations of the Department for the twelve months ended the 31st March, 1910. I have, ifee., .John Strauchon, Surveyor-General. The Right Hon. Sir Joseph G. Ward. P.C., K.C.M.G., Minister of Lands.

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