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Table 2. —Return of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors on Lands administered by other Departments from 1st April, 1932, to 31st March, 1933.

Table 3. —Return showing Surveyors employed and Work on Hand on 1st April, 1933.

Table 4.- Principal Classes of Office-work done from 1st April, 1932, to 31st March, 1933.

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Native land Survey. Roads, Railways, and Waterraces. . m j. i * Othpr Work Total Cost Of District. — —— - 7nL+\ Completed Number C f ( , t (Cost). Work. Acres. of a Total Cost. Miles. ™,,;T Total Cost. Sections. Acre> iVille - ♦ . . . s. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. ! £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland and North 8,538 239 5-53 2,359 2 2 .. .. .. 386 4 5 2,745 6 7 Auckland Gisborne .. 2,739 53 5-85 800 11 8 1-7 26-64 45 5 9 .. 845.17 5 Hawke's Bay .. 24,682 30 0-85 1,055 0 0 .. .. .. .. 1,055 0 0 Taranaki .. 468 10 4-87 113 19 9 .. .. .. .. 113 19 9 Wellington .. 8,575 51 1-26 539 13 3 .. .. .. 6 14 11 546 8 2 Marlborough .. 1,076 25 3-22 173 9 9 .. .. . . .. 173 9 9 Nelson .. .. .. .... Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 0 0 39 0 0 Canterbury .. 101 25 3-11 157 12 10 1-0 19-00 19 0 0 16 0 0 192 12 10 Otago .. .. 32 4 9-71 15 11 0 5-0 15-20 76 0 0 30 16 6 122 7 6 Southland .. .. .. .. Totals .. 46,211 437 2-26 5,215 0 5 7-7 18-22 140 5 9 478 15 10 5,834 2 0 i

Surveyors „ , „ . Standard j employed. v\ orK on fland. Traverse. Chief Surveyors. I " District. ~' i j Staff. Contract. Settlement. Native. I Towns. City. | Rural. ! I . | I ' ■ i Acres. Acres. 1 Miles. Acres. Miles. Miles. R. G. Maomorran .. 7 11 Auckland and 16,000 978 42 6 North Auckland H. L. Primrose .. 1 .. Gisborne .. .. 1,107 P. R. Burnley 8 3 Hawke's Bay .. 30,522 .. 1 .. 40 292 W. D. Armit .. 1 .. Taranaki .. 2,486 612 0-4 11 F. H. Waters ..1 1 Wellington .. .. 1,363 P.R.Wilkinson .. 1 .. Marlborough .. 260 .. 0-5 .. 4 A. F. Waters .. 1 .. Nelson .. .. .. 20 20 T. Cagney .. .. 1 .. Westland .. 50 W.Stewart; .. 1 .. Canterbury .. 2,764 25 7-2 25 6 N. C. Kensiijgton .. 1 .. Otago .. 500 .. .. 4 .. B. C. McCabe .. 1 .. Southland .. .. .. .. 2 Totals ..24 15 .. 52,582 4,085 711 68 50 292

Maps drawn Plans placed on Instruments of Title. Plans examined and passed. for Lithography. — Deeds and — - — . Land District. Crown. &4 tl | Native Land passed. • 0 * Land © c Leases, Free- Land ' Transfer. g > Transfer. || g| | Licenses, hold. * g g « g •§ © w r* n, CO I £ 8. (1. Auckland and 927 338 878 11,314 6,265 315 76 426 157 21 123 178 13 0 North Auckland Gisborne ... 78 .. 84 395 .. 15 | 15 21 11 4 5 34 4 6 Hawke's Bay .. 501 424 108 '843 1,766 U ! Ill 436 15 4 35 15 2 Taranaki .. 272 .. 70 658 331 8 12 54 27 2 39 80 1 7 Wellington .. 305 116 291 2,157 1,263 16 24 118 86 .. 6 53 4 6 Marlborough .. 162 4 42 144 .. 18 14 7 16 2 16 16 0 Nelson.. ' .. 333 66 .. 1,610 .. 28 .. 73 15 1 .. 58 4 3 Westland .. 253 .. 2 364 I 25 1 20 17 .... 41 12 6 Canterbury .. 633 50 66 1,360 786 | 45 12 108 33 1 .. 96 17 6 Otago .. .. 320 .. 8 2,876 1,581 51 2 64 26 2 47 77 8 6 Southland .. 103 40 .. 387 729 9 33 10 1 56 8 0 Head Office .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. 8 .. 567; 10 0 Totals .. j 3,887 1,038 1,549 22,108 12,721 554 267 1,360 413 39 227 1,296 15 6 I J'