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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, 1934, to 31st March, 1935.

Table 3. —Return showing Surveyors employed and Work on Hand at 1st April, 1935.

Table 4. —Principal Classes of Office-work done from 1st April, 1934, to 31st March, 1935.

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Native Land Survey. Eoads, and Water- t , „ . „ Other Wnrk Total Cost o£ District. CO w?rk ted Acres. Total Cost. Miles. %P eI Total Cost. Sections. I s. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland and North | 25,805 192 0-92 j 1,188 16 5 22-8 , 26-6 605 8 5 56 11 11 1,850 16 9 Auckland Gisborne .. | 22 2 1-38 j 1 10 0 2-4 16-4 39 0 0 16 4 3 56 14 3 Hawke's Bay .. .. Taranaki .. 296 2 3-37 45 0 0 .. .. .. 45 0 0 Wellington .. ' 1,469 11 1-34 98 3 9 .. .. .. .. 98 3 9 Marlborough .. 1 3 129-00: 800.. .. .. .. 800 Nelson .. .. I Westland .. •• 0-5 43-0 22 7 5 47 1 0 69 8 5 Canterbury .. ; .. .. .- •• 16-5 12-7 209 9 6 32 0 4 241 9 10 Otago .. .. 0-5 ! 131-8 65 18 0 .. 65 18 0 Southland .. I .. 1-0 J 10-0 10 0 0 11 19 0 2119 0 Totals .. 27,593 210 0-97 ! 1,341 10 2 43-7 ; 21-8 952 3 4 163 16 6 2,457 10 0

Surveyors Work on Hand . Standard employed. Iraverse. Chief Surveyors. District. ~i Staff. Contract. graphical. Secernent. 1 Native. E^ ds ' Towns. City. Eural. '_} ' I ! I Sq. Miles. Acres. Acres. Miles. Acres. Miles. Miles. R. G. Macmorran 8 .. Auckland and .. 22,395 2,813 55 45 North Auckland H. L. Primrose .. 1 .. Gisborne .. .. .. .. P. W. Barlow .. 4 .. Hawke's Bay.. .. 13,745 .. 1 61 93 179 F H Waters ..2 1 Taranaki .. .. 2,800 1,076 38 11 L. J. Poff ..3 2 Wellington .. .. .. 1,396 P. R. Wilkinson . . 1 .. Marlborough .. .. .. .. 1 A. F. Waters .. 1 .. Nelson .. .. 108 .. .. 11 T. Cagney .. 1 .. Westland .. .. 100 .. i 4 C. G.S.Ellis (Deputy) 2 .. Canterbury .. 128 5,553 .. 74 64 5 N.C.Kensington.. 1 .. Otago .. .. 3,400 4J 36 B. C. McCabe .. 1 .. Southland .. .. 34 j Totals ..25 3 .. 128 48,135 5,285 I 174 232 98 179 I I

Maps drawn ! Plans placed on Instruments of Title. Plans examined and passed. for Lithography, j _ jj ee( j g and other m g Lithographs Land District. Crown. Instruments a « *.2 «T | s °ld. Native Land passed. . Land g T o o Land. Transfer. a £ Transfer. go £ and Free " I I I «■§ S Licenses. hold " 5 fc O ® j j £ s. d. Auckland and 6X0 454 478 9,826 5,665 251 50 557 167 23 68 207 18 0 North Auckland „ „ Gisborne .. 105 .. 53 445 .. 15 8 23 18 3 138 6 0 Hawke'sBay .. 140 180 36 574 1,010 34 32 189 8 2 .. 34 9 0 Taranaki .. 281 .. 12 537 424 9 4 45 27 1 30 11 9 Wellington .. 235 164 39 2,431 1,386 17 4 155 87 5 8 112 8 9 Marlborough .. 69 10 6 133 .. 17 2 16 15 1 17 1 0 Nelson .. .. 173 34 .. 843 .. 34 104 9 .. 60 7 6 Westland .. 213 .. .. 418 10 40 16 14 .... 40 11 9 Canterbury .. 259 102 10 1,805 978 33 4 161 17 3 .. 110 7 9 Otago .. .. 272 .. .. 2,801 .1,600 42 .. 144 22 4 43 115 16 4 Southland .. 157 56 .. 637 .. 12 55 13 3 .. 74 0 0 Head Office •• ■■ 1,070 0 1* Totals .. 2,514 1,000 634 19,950 11,133 504 104 1,465 397 45 122 2,011 17 11* * Includes £358 fees received in royalties.