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1928. NE W ZEAL A N D.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. SURVEYS (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

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

CONTENTS. Genekal Report:— pacie , Appendix ll— continued. page Summary .. .. .. 1 | Extraota from Chief Surveyors' Report s —continued. Minor Triangulation .. .. .. 2 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 13 Settlement Surveys .. .. 2 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 14 Native Land Court Surveys .. .. .. 2 Wellington .. .. l(i Geodetic Triangulation .. .. 2 Marlborough .. .. v . 10 Standard Surveys .. .. .. ..21 Nelson .. .. .. .. 17 Topographical Survey .. .. .. 3 Westliuul .. .. .. .. .. 1H Kield Inspections .. .. .. 3 Canterbury .. .. .. 18 Tidal Survey .. .. .. . . .'i Otago .. .. .. .. 19 Magnetic Survey .. .. .. .. 4 j Southland .. .. ..20 Honorary Geographic Board .. 5 Proposed Operations .. .. . . (i General .. .. .. .. ..6 Appendix III:— Staff — Surveyors Board .. .. .. .. 21 Retirements .. .. .. .. 7 Obituary .. .. .. .. 7 Appreciation .. .. .. .. 7 Tables : —- Table A.—Field-work executed .. .. 2 „ B.—Rural Surveys Area .. .. 2 Appendix I: — ~ C. —Tidal Harmonic Constants .. 3 Head Office, Draughting Branch .. ..10 ~ D. —Mean Values, Magnetic Elements 5 „ I.—Head Office Staff .. .. 7 ~ 2. —Areas surveyed for Lnnds and Survey Appendix II :— Department .. .. .. 8 Extracts from Chief Surveyors' Reports— ~ 3.—Areas surveyed for other Departments (I North Auckland ~ .. .. ..11 ~ 4.—Work on hand .. .. ..9 Auckland .. .. .. .. 11 ' ~ i>.— Office-work .. ..10 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 12 The Surveyor-General to the Hon the Ministee ok Lands, Sib,— Wellington, L9th. June, 1928. 1 have the honour to present herewith the report on survey operations for the year ended 31st March, 1928. t have, &c, W. T. Netll, Surveyor-General. Hon. A. 1). McLeod, Minister of Lands.

RE POET. The main parts of the report for the year ended the 31st March, 1928, comprise a summary of the operations of the field parties, grouped under appropriate headings, a brief account of the office-work performed, and extracts from the reports of the various Chief Surveyors. The attached tables, A and B, and I to 5 inclusive, contain a concise summary of the amount of work completed during the year under review. Further details are given in the reports of the Chief Surveyors appended hereto The average costs as set out in Table A compare very favourably with previous years, the main classes of rural and Native Land Court Surveys each showing a decided decrease—of sd. per acre —over the last year's costs, while road surveys and town surveys remain practically the same — at £30 per mile and £2 per section respectively. An increase in the areas surveyed is shown in both Native-land surveys and rural surveys over last year's figures, the increases being 57,306 acres and 5,956 acres respectively.

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