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1895. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by command of His Excellency.

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Page General Bepoet by the Surveyor-General— Lands — Work of the Department .. .. .. i Special Settlement Associations .. .. iii Village Settlements .. .. .. .. iii " The Mining Districts Land Occupation Act, 1894" .. .. .. .. ..iii Improved farm Settlements .. .. iv Reserves .. .. .. .. .. v Settlement Conditions .. .. .. v Postoral Runs .. .. .. v Arrears .. .. .. .. vi Revaluations .. .. .. vi State Forests .. .. .. .. vi " The Land for Settlements Act, 1894 " .. vii The Cheviot Estate .. .. .. .. vii Thermal Springs, &c. . ■ ■. . . Vii Territorial Revenue .. .. .. .. viii Surveys— Summary, showing nature and extent.. .. viii Trigonometrical and Topographical Surveys .. ix Settlement Surveys .. .. .. ix Native Land Court Surveys .. .. .. x Road Surveys, &c. .. .. .. .. x Miscellaneous work .. .. .. .. x Roads, Bridges, &c. .. .. .. x Co-operative Contract Works .. .. .. xi Departmental, General .. .. xi Head Office — Report of Chief Draughtsman .. .. xii Statement of Lithographic Printing and Photographing .. .. .. .. .. xiii Report of Chief Clerk .. .. .. xiii „ „ Chief Accountant .. .. .. xiv Appendix No. 1— Administration — Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Crown Lands — Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 1 Summary of Lands disposed of .. 1 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 2 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 4 Wellington .. .. .. .. 5 Summary of Land Transactions .. .. 6 Village Settlement Lands .. .. 7 Statement of Forfeitures.. .. 9 Summary of Improvements effected on Selections .. .. .. .. 11

Appendix No. I— continued. Page Extracts from Reports of Commissioners of Crown Lands — continued. Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 12 Statement showing output of Coal .. 12 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 13 Area of Crown Lands available for Settlement .. .. .. .. 1. 13 Summary of Holdings reported on .. 14 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 14 Lands open for Selection .. .. 14 Table No. I—Statement of Revenue .. 15 Table No. 2—Summary of Crown Lands Rangers' Reports .. .. .. 16 Settlement on Cheviot Estate .. .. 19 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 19 Otago .. .. .. .. ..20 Summary of Land Transactions .. 20 Statement of Revenue .. .. .. 21 Comparative Statement of Gross Receipts for seven years .. .. .. 21 Comparative Statement of Arrears for seven years.. .. .. .. 22 Comparative Statement showing Crown Lands taken up during seven years .. 22 Southland .. .. .. ..24 Summary of Crown Lands Rangers' Reports 25 Summary of Crown Lands surveyed, &c. . . 26 Appendix No. 2— Surveys— Extracts from Reports of Chief Surveyors Auckland.. .. .. .. 26 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 27 Summary of work completed .. 28 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 28 Wellington .. .. .. ..29 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 32 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 32 Westland.. .. .. .. ..33 Canterbury .. .. .. 34 Statement of Traverse Work executed .. 35 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 36 Southland .. .. .. ..37 Appendix No. 3— Roads— Extracts from Reports of Chief and Road Surveyors on Construction and Maintenance— Chief Surveyor, Auckland — Main Roads .. .. .. .. 37