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TABLES. No. 2.—Abstract of the Surveyors employed and of the Work on Hand in each Provincial District on 30th June, 1886.

No. 3.—Crown Grants and other Instruments of Title from the Crown prepared.

No. 4.—Land Transfer Work.

No. 5.—Photographs.

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Surveyors employed. Work o: Hand. Chief Surveyors. Staff. Temporary. District. Trig. Settlement. Native Block, &o. Eoads, Bailways, &c. S. P. Smith, A.S.G. .. Ihomas Humphries .. H. Baker I. W. A. Marchant .. I. S. Browning H. G. Clark .. G. Mueller .. J. H. Baker .. 0. W. Adams J. Spence 19 7 4 10 11 1 3 5 5 2 2 2 b 9 Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. Sq. Miles. 1,928 203 532 1,250 Acres. 42,295 8,000 • 68,909 128,000 56,336 4,429 31,110 21,084 12,236 1,672 Acres. 480,0C0 579,807 565,470 Miles. 386 9 130 12 30 1,400 212 2 Totals 67 18 5,343 374,071 1,625,277 749

District. Number. Cost. District. Number. Cost. Auckland ]aranaki lawke's Bay Wellington .. kelson ilarlborough .. 1,424 296 355 195 532 17 £ s. d. 45G 6 2 81 10 0 55 0 0 48 0 0 257 12 0 5 18 4 Westland Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. 87 1,430 722 377 £ s. a. 12 19 0 720 16 8 475 0 0 118 0 0 Totals 2,231 8 2 5,435

District. No. ol Plans passed. No. of Plans placed on Certificates of Title. Cost. District. No. of Plans passed. No. of Plans placed on Certificates ol Title. Cost. Auckland.. Faranaki .. rlawke's Bay Wellington kelson Marlborougli 243 21 86 69 137 21 1,024 141 28 819 326 130 £ b. a. 1,175 3 4 69 9 10 337 16 7 600 11 11 225 0 0 33 16 10 Wcstlancl .. Canterbury Otago Southland 187 176 62 20 160 2,775 . 712 1,540 £ s. d. 13 17 C 722 10 1C 431 17 4 338 0 C Totals 1,022 3,948 3 7,655

Department. Number of Plates taken during tho Year. Department. Number of Plates taken during tho Year. Public Works .. 70 237 4 14 11 7 11 12 69 6 88 Silver prints— Survey Forests Public Works Premier Exhibition Survey Museum Exhibition Education Premier Post and Telegraphs Mines.. Defence Printing - .. Forests 305 134 90 5 8 542 Total Total 529