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1934. 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 .. .. .. .. ~i Staff— page Minor Triangulation.. .. .. .. 2 Retirements .. .. .. .. 3 Topographical Survey .. .. 2 Appreciation .. .. .. .. 3 Settlement Surveys .. .. .. .. 2 . Native Land Court Surveys .. .. .. 2 Geodetic Triangulation .. .. 2 Head Office, Draughting Branch .. .. 3 Hawke's Bay Re-establishment Surveys .. 2 Tables Standard Surveys 2 Table A.—Field-work executed .. 4 Itv j ] ~, ns P eo^ons • • ■ • • • .. 2 „ B. —Rural Surveys Area .. 4 Tidal survey • • • • .. .. 2 „ 1. —Areas surveyed for Lands and' Survey Proposed Operations.. .. .. ..2 Department .. .. ..5 Precise Levelling .. .. .. ..2 „ 2. —Areas surveyed for other Departments 6 Genera! .. .. .. ..3 ;> 3.—Work on hand .. .. .. 6 standard of Length .. .. .. .. 3 „ 4.—Office work .. .. .. 6

The Surveyor-General to the Hon. the Minister op Lands. IR ' Wellington, Ist August, 1934. 1 have the honour to present herewith the report on survey operations for the year ended 31st March, 1934. I have, &c., H. E. Walshe, mi TT Surveyor-General. Ihe Hon. E. A. Ransom, Minister of Lands.

REPORT.

A SUMMARY of the operations carried out for the year ended 31st March, 1934, 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 4 herewith. Table A shows a considerable reduction in the cost of Native surveys, with a slight increase in the cost of rural and road surveys. Table B shows a further reduction in the area under rural surveys, while, with the exception of some 17,000 acres in the Auckland District, very little Native survey work has been done.

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