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Table 5. —Principal Classes of Office-work done from 1st April, 1928, to 31st March, 1929.

APPENDIX I. HEAD OFFICE, DRAUGHTING BRANCH. Map-publication.—The total maps published during the year were 102, and the cost for printing £1,730. The maps comprised survey districts (i mile to lin.), 22 ; survey districts (1 mile to 1 in.), 29 ; counties (1 mile to 1 in.), 7 ; towns (8 chains to 10 chains to 1 in.), 16 ; cadastial series (2 miles to 1 in.), 2 ; territorial (4 miles to 1 in.), 5 ; territorial (8 miles to 1 in.), 1 ; miscellaneous, 20. The total number of copies printed was 37,150. Cash sales of litlio maps from all districts amounted to £1,685, an increase of 22-5 per cent, on that of the preceding year. Other Government Departments were supplied with maps to the value of £1,872. The 4-miles series of maps is making good progress, and this useful series should be completed in two years' time. An 8-miles series is now in hand, featuring road information chiefly, and this should prove of value to motorists and road users generally. Town Schemes. —The town schemes approved show a considerable falling-OA in the numbers, 239 only being approved this year, as against 298 last year. This is partly accounted for by the extension of the boundaries of the City of Auckland. The percentage of the various districts were— North Auckland, 45'2 ; Canterbury, 17-6 ; Wellington, 11-7 ; Auckland, 9-67 ; Otago, 5-4. Analysis of the schemes shows that 2,546 acres were subdivided into residential lots outside the boundaries of boroughs and town districts ; and of this area new roads account for 248 acres, road and access reserves 11 acres, recreation and other public reserves, 142 acres, leaving a balance subdivided into lots available for sale of 2,145 acres. Draughtsmen's and Computers' Examination.—The annual examination was held in December, 1928, thirty-seven candidates presenting themselves for examination. The results were as follows :— Draughting: First grade—eleven candidates, of whom four passed (Messrs. L. Harding, T. P. Mahony, A. V. Woodall, and H. R. Cochran); second grade—eleven candidates, of whom four passed (Miss N. E. Styles, and Messrs. P. D. Rhodes, A. W. Hampton, and K. Y. Kennedy); Computing : First grade —one candidate, who failed; second grade—fourteen candidates, of whom five passed (Messrs. P. D. Rhodes, G. C. Wilson, W. Roberts, R. G. Galbreath, and J. C. Foster). The outside examiners for the special subject of " photo-litho drawing " were again Messrs. M. Crompton Smith and G. N. Sturtevant. Standard of Length. —During the year 67 bands were compared with the standards, the total length being 4 miles 71 chains. Of these, 44 were ordinary field surveyors' steel bands, of a length of 321 chains, and 20 were invar bands, of a length of 59 chains. The local ground standard was tested twice, as it is found that it is by no means stable. Civic Survey Maps. —Special editions of town maps on a larger scale than our usual publications have been printed during the year, and others are in preparation. These maps are to form the basic map of the civic survey. Topographical Maps. —Maps of four areas have been drawn and printed for military training, and one area is still in hand.

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Plans placed on Instruments of Title. Plans examined and passed. Ma P®^ ra " n _ . , Lithography. - — Deeds and ; — — District. Crown. T ° ther i« _ § § Lithographa, .. _ Instruments p-g -g § &c., sold. Native Land passed. • Land ® a Leases, Tree- Lan<3 ' Transfer. g £ Transfer. || go 5 Licenses, hold. 8 £ «8 S-S ® © fc 00 £ -3 _ OQ North Auckland.. 498 374 188 8,982 5,030 112 15 018 102 13 07 248 3 *5 Auckland .. 917 212 798 2,903 1,793 43 104 207 131 7 103 143 7 3 Gisborne .. 04 .. 032 094 694 11 53 47 30 5 41 9 0 Hawke'sBay .. 184 54 286 4,912 2,560 28 42 130 19 5 12 58 2 3 Taranaki .. 397 90 152 2,397 3,096 18 34 150 37 2 12 70 15 9 Wellington .. 700 852 299 8,597 3,310 43 56 500 133 1 54 168 12 0 Marlborough .. 32 22 32 1,204 441 19 15 42 40 1 25 12 0 Nelson.. .. 218 32 30 885 1,165 29 2 105 24 4 17 50 9 3 Westland . . 295 .. .. 575 25 36 16 4 3 31 9 9 Canterbury .. 293 98 48 6,174 3,129 54 20 443 35 1 2 128 3 5 Otago .. .. 504 154 30 3,322 1,978 68 4 121 28 11 10 116 18 6 Southland .. 317 74 10 1,813 1,155 32 1 72 7 10 8 85 2 0 Head Office .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 .. 517 2 7 Totals .. 4,419 1,902 2,511 42,458 24,382 493 346 2,511 650 74 294 1,685 8 2