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The following maps were prepared: Showing .scenic reserve* in lxith Islands ; the st;it<- of the timber industry and sawmills; Sheriff's district!, in duplicate; judioial districts; various maps for the Defence Department, showing the topography of portions of both Islands, for use in oonnectioA with military manoeuvres; photo-litho. plan of Rotorua Township, showing the boun daries of same undei Government control; maps in connection with drfiinage operations, Hauraki Plains Itl' ><k. for Engineer, Ac. (Piako Swamp); specimen plans for new Survey Regulations; and a new map of the Chatham Islands, marked with the besi authenticated information re name* of features and places, both English and Maori. The usual office-work in connection with the Looal Bodies' Loans Act, Governor's Warrants, Proclamations, land-sale schedules, &c, has been kept up to date. Numerous tracings, computations, designs, plans on " deeds " and Warrants have been made. Tracings for reproduction are now in tlie hands of the Government Printer of various important maps, which are urgently required —such as twelve survey districts in Westland Land District: Buller County map, Nelson: Kotorua County: Rotorua Town District: the Chatham Islands map; and numerous survey districts. Bands in connection with the " standard of length are now tested by the Imperial standard ;it the Head Office, and a certificate supplied, in connection with the test, to those surveyors who submit their bands for examination. The office stfonir-room has beeirfitted up with drawers for holding the office-plans and draughting records, which not only helps greatly to preserve the plans, hut also facilitates the handling of them. My thanks are due to the draughting staff for the cheerful and willing assistance they have rendered me at all times in disposing of the work.