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ROUTINE ACTIVITIES The following schedule summarizes the field-work carried out by staff and contract surveyors for the year ending 31st March, 1947 :

Summary of Field-work

The output of work in items such as topographical surveys for settlement, rural surveys (settlement), and town and housing surveys has increased by 30 per cent, during the year. The total expenditure for the year is equal to last year's return. The output of mapping for the production of published topographical maps has fallen from 3,144 square miles to 493 square miles, the staff on this class of work having been diverted to the more urgent settlement surveys. The item " Extra-urban planning " covers the cost of the preparation of schemes at Tekapo (South Canterbury) and Wanaka (Central Otago). The following table summarizes the apportionment of surveys made for landsettlement in the various districts. The total areas do not agree with the return of field-work owing to the fact that the table summarizes the actual areas dealt with during the year, part of the costs of which are carried forward :

Surveys for Land-settlement

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Class of Survey. Area, Mileage, &e. Average Cost. Total Cost. Geodetic triangulation Minor triangulation Topographical mapping (1 : 63360) Topographical survey for settlement Topographical survey for housing Rural surveys Village and suburban surveys Town and housing sections (2 acres to 10 acres) Native land surveys Standard traverse surveys Roads and railways surveys Maintenance of survey marks Inspection and investigation surveys Precise levelling Location of boundaries and compass surveys Police Department (surveys and Court attendance) Extra-urban planning Miscellaneous (reports, &c.) • .. Total cost 162 square miles.. 492-8 square miles 192,563 acres 600 acres 90,308 acres 557 acres 1,614 lots 963 acres 18-15 miles 84-5 miles 89-48s. per square mile £5-42 per square mile 7-39d. per acre 47-78s. per acre 3-16s. per acre 49-48s. per acre £4-67 per section 7-53s. per acre £33-04 per mile £57-85 per mile t £ s. d. 1.432 9 5 724 15 10 2,672 9 9 7,110 6 9 1.433 7 10 14,289 3 5 1,378 3 3 7,543 12 3 362 9 1 599 15 5 4,888 12 5 705 8 11 1,058 18 2 456 4 3 1,967 8 7 205 4 7 372 6 7 2,411 13 6 49,612 10 0

District. Preliminary Topographical Surveys. Final Land Title Surveys. Number of Units. Acres. Acres. Auckland and North Auckland 14,600 7,947 57 Gisborne .. 13,795 4,209 12 Hawke's Bay 27,138 16,992 51 Taranaki 2,587 3,342 26 Wellington 30,209 2,715 16 Marlborough 10,900 3,887 7 Nelson 30 238 4 Westland 800 461 3 Canterbury 22,880 15,183 20 Otago 14,390 4,097 10 Southland 3,983 2,138 13 Totals .. .. .. .. 141,312 61,209 219