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1898. 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 Pag* General Report op the Surveyor-General — ■ Appendix No. 2— Lands Survey Operations— Work of the Department .. .. .. i Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 30 Land Transactions .. .. .. " Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 31 Summary of Selections for Past Ten Years .. iii Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 32 Forfeitures and Surrenders .. .. iv Wellington Improved-farm Settlements .. .. v Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 36 Village-homestead Settlements .. .. v Marlborough .. .. .. .. 37 Special-settlement Associations .. .. v Westland .. .. .. .. 38 Pastoral and Small Grazing-runs .. .. v Canterbury .. .. .. .. 38 State Forests and Plantations .. .. vi Otago .. .. .. .. ... 40 Reserves, Parks, Sanctuaries, &c. .. vii Southland .. .. .. .. 41 Mining Districts Land Occupation Act .. vii Settlement Conditions .. .. .. vii Appendix No. 3— Thermal Springs, Sanatoria, &c. .. .. viii Road Construction and Maintenance— Cheviot Estate .. .. .. •■ ix Auckland.. .. .. .. .. 42 Land for Settlements Act .. .. .. ix Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. 47 Native Townships .. .. .. .. x North Island Central .. .. .. 49 Territorial Revenue .. .. .. xi j Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 52 ' Comparative Statement of Receipts on Account Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 54 of Land Revenue .. .. .. xi WellingtonArrears .. .. .. .. •. xii West .. .. .. .. .. 60 SurV ey 8 _ Eaßt 64 Summary showing Nature and Extent .. xii Marlborough .. 75 Trigonometrical and Topographical .. .. xii S r P, n .* * '•' •' •' 7 ° Settlement Surveys .. .. .. xiii Westland 79 Native Land Court Surveys .. .. xiii Canterbury 82 Mining Surveys xiii Otago 88 Road Surveys xiii Southland ..91 Miscellaneous Work .. .. .. xiii , -. , o . j jnu •„ „;;; Appendix No. 4— Standard Chain .. .. .. .. xvi Board of Examiners for Surveyors .. .. xiii Co .^ p !i atlve , W ° r , k ~, J Northern Auckland .. .. .. 94 Roads, &c— Central Auckland (C. W. Hursthouse) .. 94 Summary, Mileage constructed and Expend!- Rotorua (R. H. Reaney) . 95 ture .. ...... . xiv Hawke's Bay .. .. ..95 Average Co-operative Labourers Employed .. xvi Taranaki 95 Head Office— WellingtonReport of Chief Draughtsman—Maps, &o. .. xvi East .. .. .. .. 96 „ „ Clerk—Correspondence .. xviii West .. .. .. 96 Report of Chief Accountant —Accounts .. xix Marlborough .. 97 Report of Auditor of Land Revenue .. .. xx Nelson .. .. .. 98 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 98 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 98 Appendix No. 1— Southland .. .. .. .. 99 Land-settlement: Administration— Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 1 Appendix No. 5— Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 3 Reports on Improved-farm Settlements— Taranaki... .. .. .. .. 5 Auckland .. .. .. ~ .. 99 Wellington .. .. .. .. 8 Auckland South .. .. .. 99 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 14 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 100 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 16 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 100 Westland .. .. .. .. 17 Wellington .. .. .. .. 102 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 18 Southland .. .. .. .. 105 Cheviot Estate .. .. .. .. 21 Otago . .. .. .. .. 23 Appendix No. 6— Southland .. .. .. .. 27 Village-homestead Settlements .. .. 106