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1935. 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 Repobt— page Genebal Repobt—continued. Summary .. .. •• •• ..1 PA ™ Minor Triangulation 2 Retirements 3 _ , . ! o <> Appreciation .. .. .. S Topographical Survey 2 AppEWDIX _L r Settlement Surveys .. •. . • • • Head Office, Draughting Branch .. 4 Native Land Court Surveys .. .. 2 Standards of Length .. .. .. 4 Geodetic Triangulation .. .. .. 2 Tables— Hawke's Bay Re-establishment Surveys .. 2 Table A. —Field-work executed .. .. 5 Standard Surveys .. .. .. ■ ■ 2 „ B.—Rural Surveys Area .. .. 5 Field Inspections .. .. ■ • .. 2 „ I.—Areas surveyed for Lands and Survey Standard of Accuracy .. .. .. 2 Department .. .. .. 6 Tidal Survey .. ■ • • • .. 2 „ 2.—Areas surveyed for other Departments 7 Proposed Operations .. ..2 „ 3. Work on hand .. .. ..7 General .. . - • • • • • • 3 „ 4,—Office work .. .. .. 7 The Surveyor-General to the Hon. the Minister of Lands. g IK Wellington, Ist July, 1935. I have the honour to present herewith the report on survey operations for the year ended 31st March, 1935. I have, &c., H. E. Walshe, Surveyor-General. The Hon. Sir E. A. Ransom, Minister of Lands.

EEPOET. A summary of the operations carried out for the year ended 31st March, 1935, follows, grouped under appropriate headings. A concise summary of the field-work completed during the year is in Tables A, B, and 1 to 4 herewith. Table A shows a further reduction in the cost of Native and road surveys, while the cost of rural surveys is practically the same as for the previous year. Table B shows an increase in the area under both rural and Native surveys, by far the greater part under both headings being in the Auckland and North Auckland District.