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1932. NEW ZEALAND.

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

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

CONTENTS.

General Report :— page General Report—continued. Summary .. .. .. .. .. 1 Staff — page Minor Triangulation .. .. 2 Retirements .. ~ .. .. 3 Topographical Survey .. .. 2 Appreciation .. .. .. .. 3 Settlement Surveys.. .. .. 2 Appendix : — Native Land Court Surveys .. .. .. 2 Head Office, Draughting Branch .. .. 4 Geodetic Triangulation .. .. 2 JABh^' . Tl . ~ Hawke's Bay Re-establishment Surveys .. 2 Table executed .. .. 5 •• •• • •• » : I-KSm" :: :: { SSasT" :: :: :: :: I ■■ , Magnetic Survey .. .. .. .. 3 „ 3. —Areas surveyed for other Departments 7 Proposed Operations .. .. .. 3 „ 4,—Work on hand .. .. 8 General .. .. .. .. .. 3 ~ s.—Office work .. .. .. 8

The Subveyob-Genebal to the Hon. the Minister op Lands. Wellington, Ist August, 1932. Sib, — I have the honour to present herewith the report on survey operations for the year ended 31st March, 1932. I have, &c., H. E. Walshe, The Hon. E. A. Ransom, Minister of Lands. Survevor-General.

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A summaby of the operations carried out for the year ended 31st March, 1932, follows, grouped under appropriate headings. A concise summary of the field-work completed during the year is tabulated in Tables A, B, and 1 to 5 herewith. Table A shows that though there is a marked reduction in the average cost of rural surveys, the cost of Native surveys has increased considerably, due principally to the fact that there were "a very large number of small isolated surveys. Table B shows that the area of Native lands surveyed during the year only represents a little more than one-fifth of last year's return. There has also been a slight decrease in the area of rural lands surveyed. By far the greater proportion of the area under the latter heading lies in the Auckland and North Auckland Districts.