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1939. 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.

page Summary .. .. .. .. .. % Field— Geodetic Triangulation .. .. .. 2 Triangulation Surveys .. .. 2 Topographical Surveys .. .. 2 Standard Surveys .. .. .. 2 Precise Levelling .. .. .. 2 Rural Surveys .. .. .. 2 Native-land Surveys .. .. .. 2 Town and Suburban Surveys .. .. 2 Housing Surveys .. .. .. ..2 Road and Railway Surveys .. .. 2 Inspection Surveys .. .. .. 2 Standard of Accuracy .. .. 3 Other Work .. .. .. .. 3 Oeeice— Plan Examination and Recording .. .. 3 Computing Branch .. .. .. 3 Map Publications .. .. .. 3 Aerial Mapping .. .. .. 3 Town Schemes .. .. .. 3 Warrants for Title .. .. .. ..3 International Federation of Surveyors .. 3 Proposed Operations, 1939-40 — Geodetic Triangulation .. .. 3 Triangulation .. .. .. 3 Surveys .. .. .. .. 3 Office-work .. .. .. .. 3

Proposed Operations—continued. page Staff .. .. .. .. .. 3 Appreciation .. .. .. .. 3 Appendix^— Chief Surveyors' Annual Reports— Auckland .. .. .. .. 4 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 5 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 6 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 7 Wellington .. .. .. .. 8 Marlborough .. .. .. 10 Nelson .. .. .. .. ..11 Westland .. .. .. .. ..11 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 12 Otago .. .. .. .. 14 Southland .. .. .. .. 16 Geodetic Survey Annual Report .. .. 17 Head Office, Draughting Branch .. .. 18 Geographic Board .. .. .. ~ 23 Survey Board .. .. .. .. 30 Tables— Table A.—Field-work executed ~ .. 31 „ B.—Rural and Native Surveys .. ~31 „ C.—Geodetic Triangulation .. 31 „ I.—Areas surveyed for Lands and Survey Department .. .. 32 „ 2.—-Areas surveyed for other Departments .. 33 „ 3.—Work on Hand .. .. ~ 34 „ 4.—Office-work .. .. .. .. 34

The Surveyor-General to the Hon. the Minister op Lands. Sir, —- Wellington, 12th July, 1939. I have the honour to present herewith the report on survey operations for the year ending 31st March, 1939. I have, &c., H. E. Walshe, Surveyor-General. The Hon. Frank Langstone, Minister of Lands.

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