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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, 1933, to 31st March, 1934.

Table 3. —Return showing Surveyors employed and Work on Hand on 1st April, 1934.

Table 4. —Principal Classes of Office-work done from 1st April, 1933, to 31st March, 1934.

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Native land Survey. Koad9 ' and Water " j n+iioT. W A ,1r Total Cost of District. — - Ī i (Cost) Completed Humber i 0 t ner I Work. Acres. of i a'? Total Coat - Miles - Mile Total Oost ' Sections. s. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland and North 17,004 105 1-70 1,005 1 5 17-0 34-9 593 9 10 140 13 4 1,739 4 7 Auckland Gisborne • • 522 10 3* 13 86 7 11 i .. .. .. 86 7 11 Hawke'sBay .. 426 21 4-01 85 10 0 .. . . .. .. 85 10 0 Taranaki .. 212 9 5-01 53 13 10 .. .. .. .. 53 13 10 Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland . • • • • • • • • • • ■ ■ ■ • • 51 5 8 51 5 8 Canterbury .. .. •• •• ■■ 0-4 59-35 22 5 2 33 12 1 55 17 3 Otago ' •• •• ■■ •• I' 9 27 ' 08 50 13 0 44 16 0 95 9 0 Southland •• •• 37 7 2 37 7 2 Totals .. 18,164 145 1-36 1,230 13 2 19-3 34-5 666 8 0 307 14 3 2,204 15 5

r» j Work on Hand. Chief Surveyors. District. I Staff. Contract. graphical Settlement - Native. | Towns. City. Eural. — • Sq. Miles. Acres. Acres. Miles. Acres. Miles. Miles. R. G. Maomorran.. 7 9 Auckland and 19 27,037 956 36 0-5 North Auckland H. L. Primrose Gisborne F R Burnley .. 5 .. Hawke's Bay .. .. 13,500 .. .. .. 40 146 f! H. Waters ..2 1 Taranaki .. 233 4,642 482 10 11 L. J. Poff ..3 1 Wellington .. .. .. 1,363 19 .. .. 1 P. R. Wilkinson .. 1 •• Marlborougl) .. .. 2,054 A. F. Waters .. 1 • • Nelson .. .. 103 .. 2 T. Cagney .. 1 • • Westland .. .. 100 W. Stewart .. 1 • ■ Canterbury .. .. 6,033 .. 20 40 5 N. 0. Kensington.. 1 • . Otago .. .. 2,900 .. 3 5 B. C. MeCabe" .. 1 ■ ■ Southland .. .. 52 23 11 .. 252 57,021 2,801 90 56-5 45 147 •

Maps drawn Plans placed on Instruments of Title. Plans examined and passed. for Lithography. — —— Deeds and — I Land District. Grown. Instruments of ■gj % j L ' th S. PhS — Native Land passed- • „• Land o S % ~ t .. Land. Transfer. Ē > Transfer, c. _§ r Leases, Free- gS ■S'SJS^ Licenses, hold. g g O p, 60 d « ; CO ' £ s. d. Auckland and 813 324 186 11,013 6,481 288 56 427 166 24 52 j 170 17 0 North Auckland Gigborne .. 61 .. 198 305 .. 14 3 17 5 1 10 39 11 0 Hawke's Bay .. 173 382 84 430 1,072 18 93 435 10 .. 4 45 3 9 Taranaki * 123 . . 30 586 368 5 1] 57 15 3 9 23 13 3 Wellington .. 217 66 46 1,986 1,160 10 4 115 74 2 1 105 4 6 Marlborough .. 64 10 .. 82 .. 14 7 21 2 10 13 0 Nelson . . .. 180 38 .. 925 .. 48 90 3 2 47 6 3 West.land . . 188 .. .. 325 11 29 12 29 ... . 25 9 0 Canterbury .. 313 58 6 1,468 860 45 2 138 18 .. 102 4 8 Otago .. .. 216 .. .. 3,163 1,790 47 .. 68 23 .. .. 115 0 6 Southland . . 191 44 .. 523 .. 5 60 12 .... 49 1 6 Head Office •. • • • • ■ • • • • • ■ ■ • ■ • • • • • • • • 470 ® ® Totals .. 2,539 922 550 20,806 11,742 523 i 169 1,426 376 34 76 1,204 9 11 _|fe _