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1911. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS: SURVEYS (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

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

CONTENTS. Surveys— Page Appendix lII— Page Principal Work completed during Year .. 2 Secondary Triangulation— Triangulation .. .. .. .. 2 Eltham-Okaiawa Base-line Measurement, &c. 21 Standard Surveys .. .. .. 2 Appendix IV — Settlement ~ .. .. .. 3 Surveyors Board, Report of .. .. 26 Native ~ .. .. .. 3 Appendix V— Gold-mining ~ .. .. .. 3 Tidal Survey .. .. .. .. 27 Inspection of ~ .. .. .. 4 Tables— Tidal „ .. .. .. 4 Table I.—Field-work executed during the Year 35 Operations for Year 1911-12 .. .. 4 . 2.—Surveyors employed and Work on Surveyors Board .. .. .. .. 5 hand .. .. .. .. 36 Magnetic Observatory .. .. .. 5 . 3.—Plans placed on Crown Grants, &0., Halley's Comet .. .. .. .. 6 during the Year.. .. .. 36 Departmental Changes .. .. .. 6 „ 4.—Land Transfer Act, Work done during Acting Chief Draughtsman, Report of .. 6 the Year under .. .. .. 36 Chief Computer, Report of .. .. .. 7 » s.—Lithographs and Photographs printed Appendix I— and sold during the Year.. .. 37 Surveys— Process Illustrations— Auckland .. .. .. .. 8 Magnetograms .. .. .. Facing p. 18 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 9 Seismograms .. .. .. „ 20 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 10 Eltham-Okaiawa Base (figures 3 to 8) » 22 Wellington .. .. .. .. 10 Maps, Plans, &c.— Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 12 Diagrams, &c, re Eltham-Okaiawa Marlborough .. .. .. .. 13 Base - line Measurements (three Westland .. .. .. .. 14 sheets) .. .. .. .. . 22 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 14 Tidal Diagrams, Ac. .. .. , 34 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 16 Map showing State of Publio Surveys, Southland .. .. .. .. 16 North Island .. .. .. At end Appendix II — Map showing State of Public Surveys, Magnetic Observatory and Magnetic Survey .. 17 South Island

The Surveyor-General to the Right Hon. the Minister of Lands. Sir, — Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 24th June, 1911. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report on the survey operations of the Department for the twelve months ended the 31st March, 1911. I have, <fee, John Strauchon, Surveyor-General. The Right Hon. Sir Joseph George Ward, Bart., P.C., K.C.M.G., Minister of Lands. I—C. lα.