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APPENDICES.

APPENDIX I.—SURVEYS.

AUCKLAND. Minor Triangulation. —The staff surveyors executed 40,750 acres, costing o'Bd. per acre, in Rotorua. Waitemata, and Kawhia Counties. Topographical. —An area of 11,369 acres, costing s'l6d. per acre, for the Native Land Court, was surveyed by one of the staff surveyors. There is also an area of 23,555 acres of Crown land in the hands of staff surveyors (opened on scheme plans), the- cost of which is carried forward to the completion of the survey. Rural. —133,249 acres were surveyed during the year, comprising 115,442 acres, costing l'4ss. per acre, by the staff surveyors; 11,713 acres, costing 1*955., by contract surveyors; and 6,094 by private surveyors, the cost of which is not available. Village and Suburban. —2,3522 acres in 111 subdivisions by the staff surveyors, costing 3'2Bs. per acre, and I*3 acres in 4 subdivisions by private surveyors, costing 129235. per acre. Town Section. —The staff surveyed 2098 acres in 322 sections, costing 32"915. per section, and private surveyors 55 acres in 8 sections, costing 70'88s. per section. Native Land Surveys. —The total area surveyed under this heading is 442,948 acres, in 1,732 subdivisions. The staff surveyed 33,921 acres in 214 subdivisions, costing 19• 61d. per acre, for the Native Land Court, and 3,292 acres in 12 subdivisions, costing 37 - 81 d. per acre, for Maori Land Boards. Licensed surveyors accounted for 402,963 acres in 1,489 subdivisions, costing 16'77d. per acre, for the Native Land Court, 1,902 acres in 3 subdivisions, costing 28'98d. per acre, for Maori Land Boards, and 870 acres in 14 subdivisions for the Native Land Court, for which they were paid privately. Gold-mining Surveys. —A private surveyor completed 2 claims, containing 46 acres, the cost of which is not available. Roads, dec. —The staff executed 1085 miles, at an average cost of £21"33 per mile. Other Work. — Miscellaneous surveys, reports, repegging, inspections, engineering surveys, &c. Inspections. —Thirty-six inspections of surveys have been made, and Mr. W. J. Wheeler, Inspecting Surveyor, reports that, with two exceptions, all the work tested was of a decidedly higher standard than surveys of former years. Traverse Closures. —Taking 69 average closures by the staff surveyors, totalling 1404 miles of chainage, a mean close of 054 of a link on meridian and 056 of a link on perpendicular per mile is obtained. Contract Surveys. —Private surveyors have on hand 7,809 acres of Crown land, 300,010 acres of Native land, and 26 miles of roads, principally deviations. Office-work. —Land Transfer Branch : 781 plans of 6,417 allotments, containing 197,716 acres, were passed, and 1,279 traverse sheets examined, 169 tracings prepared, and 35 plans compiled. Mr. A. B. Harding, of Land Transfer Office, indorsed 3,433 plans on certificates of title, &c, and made 25 tracings and plans. Native Land Surveys Branch : 373 plans examined and approved, containing 375,522 acres in 1,271 subdivisions; 56 plans compiled and 219 tracings prepared; 1,285 Court orders indorsed on certificates of titles, &c.; 200 applications to Wellington for financial authority, and 374 authorities to survey issued; 11 Native Land Courts were attended, £1,120 16s. 6d. suiyey liens collected, and 212 charging-orders obtained, and 12,899 acres of land taken in lieu of survey costs; £21,338 6s. 3d. survey liens received. Legislation (Roads, <vc.) Branchy 261 plans of roads taken and closed (343 miles); 2,327 acres passed; 18 railways plans (71 miles, 852 acres); 45 plans proclaiming 3,225 acres for various purposes were examined and passed; 293 plans entered on all records, 24 plans compiled, and 221 tracings prepared. Computing Branch: 191 plans, containing 211,964 acres of Crown land in 1,112 sections, were examined and passed; 3 mining plans and 2 residence-sites (mining) were examined and forwarded to Warden (these involved the examination of 518 traverse sheets and 78 connecting triangle sheets); 336 chain lengths surveyors' steel tapes were tested and certificates issued; 989 tracings for posters, selectors, surveyors, &c, were prepared. Applications for loans amounting to £22,410, on 19 blocks containing 66,745 acres, were prepared. General: Fees collected, £339 19s. 3d.; 4,075 plans were indorsed on Crown grants, &c. The total number of plans passed by this office was 1,674; plans compiled, 115; tracings &c, made, 1,598, and 8,693 plans indorsed on titles, &c. Proposed Operations, 1913-IJ/.. — Twenty-seven surveyors (twenty-one staff, and six temporary) have on. hand 212,595 acres of Crown land, 100,187 acres of Native land (54,571 acres of which is for Maori Land Boards), and 157 miles of road surveys. In addition to the above the larger areas of Crown land and new purchases proposed to be surveyed for selection are as follows: Mangonui County, 11,800 acres, including 10,900 acres national endowment- Wha-