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Appendix No. 3— continued. Chief Surveyor, Auckland — continued. Page District Roads .. .. .. 38 Lands Improvement Roads .. .. 39 Village Settlement Roads .. .. 42 Chief Surveyor, Hawke's Bay .. .. 43 Chief Surveyor, Taranaki .. .. 44 Roadworks proposed .. .. 48 Hursthouse, C. W., Road Surveyor— North Island Central Roads .. .. 49 Murray, G. T., Road Surveyor, Wellington— Western District Roads .. .. .. 50 Reaney, R. 11., Road Surveyor, Wellington— Pahiatua-Makuri District Roads .. .. 52 Turner, Captain A. C, Road Surveyor, Wellington— Central and Eastern District Roads .. 53 Summary of Road-work executed (A. C. Turner) .. .. .. 60 Summary of Engineering Plans received .. 61 Chief Surveyor, Nelson .. .. 61 Wangapeka-Wanganui Road .. 62 Map illustrative of .. To face p. 62 Marchant, N., Road Surveyor, Marlborough .. 63 Chief Surveyor, Westland .. .. .. 66 Chief Surveyor, Canterbury .. 67 Cheviot Estate .. .. .. ..68 Statement re Cost of Cartage .. 69 Chief Surveyor, Otago.. .. .. ..71 Chief Surveyor, Southland .. .. .. 73 Appendix No. 4— Co-operative Works— Extracts from Reports of Chief Surveyors Ho. — Chief Surveyor, Auckland .. .. 76 Chief Surveyor, Hawke's Bay .. 77 • Robinson, G. P., Road Surveyor, Taranaki .. 77 Turner, Captain A. C, Road Surveyor, Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 78 Reaney, R. H., Road Surveyor, Wellington Central .. .. .. ..79 Return showing Number of Men employed 80 Murray, G. T., Road Surveyor, Wanganui .. 80 Chief Surveyor, Nelson .. .. .. 81 Chief Surveyor, Westland .. .. .. 81 Chief Surveyor, Canterbury .. .. 83 Chief Surveyor, Otago ... .. .. 83 Chief Surveyor, Southland .. .. .. 83 Appendix No. 5— Reports on improved Farm Settlements — Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 84 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 84 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 84 Wellington .. .. .. .. ..85 Otago .. .. .. .. ..85 Southland .. .. .. .. ..86 Return showing Position and Transactions .. 87 Appendix No. 6 — Report upon Village - homestead Settlements (J.E.March) .. .. .. ..88 Cheviot .. .. .. .. ..89 General Remarks .. .. .. .. 89 Summary of Village-homestead Settlements .. 91 Appendix No. 7 — Reports on Thermal Springs at Te Aroha &c. — .. 92 Rotorua (C. Malfroy) .. .. .. 92 Hanmer Plains (J. Rogers) .. .. .. 93 Appendix No. 8 — Reports on Little Barrier, Resolution Island — Little Barrier Island .. .. .. 94 Resolution Island .. .. .. .. 97 Appendix No. 9— Reports on Explorations .. .. .. 102 Ascent of Mt. Ruapehu (W. H. Dunnage) .. 102 Description of some pleasant spots in Taranaki (Chief Surveyor) .. .. .. .. 104 Report on Whitcombe Pass (Chief Surveyor, Westland) .. .. .. .. ..104 Report on the Karangaroa River and Passes to Canterbury (A. P. Harper) .. .. .. 105 Appendix No. 10— Report on Patea and Wanganui Rivers— Navigation of Patea River (G. T. Murray) .-. 110 Navigation of Wanganui River (J. Stewart) .. 112 Appendix No. 11— Correspondence with Agent-General re reduced passages to New Zealand .. .. .. 114 Table A. —Summary of Lands taken up .. 119 B. —Analysis of Holdings .. '.. 119 C. —Return of Crown Lands sold for cash .. 120 „ D. — „ Deferred - payment Lands taken up .. .. 120 „ E. — „ Perpetual-lease and Small Area Lands taken up .. .. 120

Appendix No. 11— continued. p a ge Table F.—Return of Occupation-with-Right-of-Pur-chase Lands taken up .. 121 „ G.— „ Lease - in - Perpetuity Lands taken up .. .. 121 „ H.— „ Agricultural-lease Lands taken up .. .. ..122 „ I.— „ Village Settlement Lands taken up.. .. .. 122 J.— „ Village - settlement Deferredpayment Lands transactions .. .. ..123 „ X.— „ Village - settlement Perpetuallease Lands transactions .. 123 „ L.— „ Village-settlement Lands disposed of on Occupation with Right of Purchase .. 123 M.— „ Village-settlement Lands disposed of on Lease in Perpetuity .. .. .. 123 N.— „ Selections under Village-home-stead Settlement Regulations .. .. ..123 „ O. — „ Special - settlement Associations .. .. .. 124 „ P. — „ Homestead Lands transactions 125 „ Q. — „ Small Grazing Runs taken up 125 R. —Number and area of Pastoral Licenses 126 „ S.—Return of Miscellaneous Leases and Licenses .. .. 126 T. — „ Territorial Revenue .. 127 „ U.—Summary of Arrears due to the Crown 128 „ V. —Return of Lands Reserved .. .. 128 „ W.—Statement of Number of Selectors .. 129 „ X.—Endowments —Lands taken up .. 130 „ V.— „ Return of Revenue .. 130 Z. —Return of Lands disposed of on Lease in Perpetuity under the Land for Settlements Act .. .. .. 131 „ AA.—Cheviot Estate —Lands disposed of, &0., during year ended 31st March, 1895 .. 131 „ AB.—Cheviot Estate — Return of Outlay and Income .. 132 „ showing Operations .. 132 Lands disposed of, &c, to 31st March, 1895 .. .. .. ..132 Statements re Port Robinson Landingservice .. .. .. .. 133 „ AC. —Comparative Statement of Selectors and Lands Selected .. .. .. 134 „ AD. —Position of Village Special Settlements 135 „ AE.—Statement showing Outlay and Income of Estates purchased under the Land for Settlements Acts, 1892 and 1894 .. .. .. ..135 „ AF. —Return of all Lands offered to Government under Land for Settlements Acts 136 Summary .. .. .. .. 141 „ AG. —Summary Statements, ditto, 1893-94, 1894-95 .. .. .. ..142 Table No. I.—Surveyors employed and work on hand .. .. .. .. 143 „ No. 2.—Crown Grants, &c, prepared .. 143 „ No. 3.—Plans placed on Crown Grants .. 143 „ No. 4.—Work done under the Land Transfer Acts .. .. .. 143 „ No. s.—Work done for other departments .. 144 No. 6.—"Thirds" and "Fourths" paid to local bodies .. .. .. 144 „ No. 7.—Statement showing Expenditure and work done on Roads .. .. 148 „ No. B.—Statements showing Contracts completed under Co-operative system 168 No. 9.—Statement showing Blocks of Land proclaimed, &c, under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1891 " .. 176 „ No. 10. —Return of Field-work executed .. 179 Summary.—Return of Surveys executed, and average cost .. .. .. 182 Illustrations — Map showing Roads to open up Crown Lands for Sale .. .. .. To face p. 26 Map showing state of the Public Surveys To follow „ „ Land Transactions .. To follow Map showing Road-works on Cheviot Estate To face p. 68 Map of "Waikopiro" Improved Farm Settlement To face p. 84 Map of " Taumatatahi" Improved Farm Settlement To follow Map of " Mangaere " Improved Farm Settlement To follow

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