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1914. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY: SURVEYS (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

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

CONTENTS.

Surveys— Page Principal Work completed during the Year .. 2 Triangulation .. .. .. .. 2 Standard Surveys .. .. .. 2 Settlement „ .. .. .. 3 Native-land ~ .. .. .. 3 Gold-mining „ .. .. 3 Inspection of ~ .. .. .. 3 Operations for Year 1914-15 .. .. .. 3 Surveyors' Board .. ".. .. .. 3 Tidal Survey .. .. .. .. 4 Magnetic Observatory and Magnetic Survey .. 4 Hector Observatory .. .. .. .. 4 Appendix I — Surveys— Auckland .. .. .. .. 5 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 6 Taranaki.. .. .. .. .. 8 Wollington .. .. .. .. 9 Nelson .. .. .. .. 10 Marlborough . . .. . . . . 11 Westland .. .. .. ..12 Canterbury .. .. .. 12 Otago .. .. .. .. 13 Southland .. .. .. 14 Appendix ll— Chief Draughtsman, Head Office, Report of .. 16

Appendix lII— Page Triangulation, with map .. .. .. 19 Appendix IV— Tidal Survey .. .. .. 19 Appendix V— Magnetic Observatory and Magnetic Survey (with maps) .. .. .. 20 to 47 (inclusive). Appendix VI — Kaingaroa Base-line, Report on (with maps) 48 to 55 (inclusive). TablesTable 1. —Summary of Field-work executed during the Year .. .. 17 Table 2.- —Surveyors employed and Work on hand 18 Table 3. —Plans placed on Crown Grants, &c, during the Year .. ~ 18 Table 4. —Land Transfer Act, Work done during the Year under .. .. .. 18 Table s.—Lithographs and Photographs printed and sold during the Year ~ 18 Maps— Map showing state of Public Surveys, North Island .. .. .. .. At end. Map showing|state of Public Surveys, South Island .. .. .. .. „

The Surveyor-General to the Hon. the Minister of Lands. Sir, — Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 13th July, 1914. 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, 1914. I have, , &c, E. H. Wilmot, Surveyor-General. The Right Hon. W. F. Massey, Minister of Lands.

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