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No. 1.—Abstract of the Surveyors employed and of the Work on Hand in each Provincial District on 1st April, 1892.

No. 2.—Crown Grants and other Instruments of Title from the Crown prepared.

No. 3. —Land Transfer Work.

No. 4.—Return showing the amount of "Thirds" of Deferred-payment and Perpetual-lease Lands, and "Fourths" of Small-grazing Runs, paid to Local Bodies during the Nine Months ended the 31st March, 1892.

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Surveyors employed. Work on Hand. Chief Surveyors. Staff. Temporary. District. I Trig. Settle- Native Boads, m_,,,,, ment. Blocks, &c. &c. J- own. I Mining and Mineral Leases. G. Mueller S. Weotman T. Humphries J. H. Baker J. S. Browning .. H. G. Clark J. Strauchon J. W. A. Marchant C. W, Adams G. W. Williams .. 13 5 6 8 6 1 2 4 5 1 20 9 3 13 Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. Sq. Mis. 51 20 39 935 Acres. 121,577 133,188 185,550 155,557 13,141 12,900 9,358 227,041 21,395 93,457 Acres. 158,400 70,668 Miles. 119 50 109 293 Acres. Acres. 53 469,358 1 6,180 122 229 3 8 218 47 1,104 248 Totals 52 51 1,310 973,764 705,710 800 423

District. Number. Cost. District. Number. Cost. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Marlborougli 1,458 209 605 1,209 386 13 £ s. d. 163 1 3 25 16 0 40 18 0 133 13 4 113 14 0 4 11 0 Brought forward Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 3,880 : 308 440 748 122 £ s. d. 481 13 7 54 7 0 63 0 0 144 0 0 10 10 0 Carried forward Totals 5,498 753 10 7 3,880 481 13 7

District. No. of Plans passed. Deeds and other Instruments examined. No. of Plans placed on Certificates of Title. Miscellaneous Plans, cfec. Cost. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westlancl Canterbury Otago Southland 91 49 68 99 121 4 32 115 54 29 50 2 7 1,458 1,291 1,285 2,891 671 79 147 2,275 1,444 554 34 12 io £ s. a. 523 2 9 168 3 8 180 11 0 416 15 10 249 14 0 11 9 0 29 2 0 305 10 10 302 0 0 85 5 0 1 'l8 8 3 '34 Totals .. 662 06 12,095 108 2,271 14 1

Name 6( District. Amount paid. Name of District. Amount paid. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Marlborough £ s. d. 1,127 10 10 3,747 19 4 2,974 18 2 6,210 12 3 926 9 5 30 15 1 Brought forward Westland Canterbury Otago Southland £ s. d. 15,018 5 1 1,857 18 10 4,384 4 0 2,173 13 6 Carried forward.. Totals .. 15,018 5 1 23,434 1 5