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Table 1. —Summary of Field-work

Table 2.— Summary of Map Sales and Credits for the Year ending 31st March, 1943

Table 3.— Principal Classes of Office-work done from 1st April, 1942, to 31st March, 1943

Table 4. —Summary of Town Scheme Subdivisions dealt with under Section 16 of the Land Act, 1924, for the Year ending 31st March, 1943

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Class. Area or Mileage. Average Cost. Total Cost. £ S. d. Standard traverses .. .. ■ • .. 3 miles . . £18-33 per mile 55 0 0 Topographical survey for settlement .. .3,100 acres .. 16-56d. per acre 213 18 10 Rural survey .. .. •• ■■ 10,122 acres .. 3-42s. per acre .. 1,728 13 10 Village and suburban .. •• •• 297 acres .. 33-58s. per acre 498 13 8 Town survey . ■ . • • ■ • • 35-2 acres .. £6-36 per section 470 15 1 Native land survey .. .. . ■ • • 430 acres .. 6-86s. per acre . . 147 10 1 Native land survey . . • ■ • * • 3,713 acres .. Cost not available .. Housing survey (section) .. . . • • 216-5 acres .. £2-53 per section 2,197 9 9 Housing survey (topographical) .. ■ • 331 acres . . 25-87d. per acre 428 4 1 Road and railway survey .. •• 30-3 miles .. £42-57 per mile 1,289 16 8 Other work .. .. ■■ •• •• 4,783 19 Total cost of completed work .. •• •• 11,814 1. 4

Item. Credits. £ S. d. £ S. d. Sales of lithographs to the public .. .. 1,415 18 5 Sales of lithographs to other Departments .. .. 923 13 11 Lithographs issued free to other Departments .. 281 18 6 Lithographs for office use .. .. ■ • • • 706 19 0 8 3,328 9 10 Sale of publications and plan forms .. . • 303 6 2 Search fees .. •• •• 546 Royalty fees .. • • • ■ • • ■ ■ 47 0 0 Total .. .. •• •• £3,684 0 6

™ ' i i j Maps for Plans placed on Instruments of Title. Plans examined and passed. Lithography. Deeds and . other "5 District. Crown. Instruments p, m - Native Land passed. . Land . r} - Leases I Land. Transfer. e £ Transfer. ® £ g and I Free- | | 5 B , I | Licenses, hold. £ | 0 fl &c. 1 1 Auckland and North Auckland 395 706 168 7,005 4,101 124 23 446 181 19 .. Gisborne 23 .. 40 270 258 1 3 19 20 .. Hawke's Bay .. /. 40 22 70 529 477 10 3 67 23 .. 1 Taranaki 42 60 18 478 36 4 2 .. Wellington .. .. 168 244 51. 2,800 1,537 11 fa 194 89 4 Marlborough'' .. .. 36 12 6 147 92 1 I 14 5 9 .. Nelson .. .. .. H3 10 .. 503 2 10 43 10 4 Westland .. .. . • 193 24 224 179 15 16 8 ... . Canterbury 955 48 .. 1,812 943 10 .. 121 32 9 Otago .. .. •• 239 30 4 1,237 648 24 . . 60 17 5 2 Southland .. .. •• 64 28 .. 533 363 1 1 26 5 1 .. Head Office.. .. •• 4:1 Totals .. .. 2,268 1,184 357 15,538 8,967 213 41 1,045 408 76 44

Number Nun J ber Reserve District of ot . New lloads. Reserves. (Percentage of Saleable Lots. Total Areas. Plans. l otg Saleable Lots). A. E. P. A. B. P. A. E. P. A. E. P. Auckland and North Auck- 70 508 12 3 20-27 12 0 28-6 6 202 0 12-89 227 0 21-76 Gisbome 4 8 .. .. .. 4 1 38-42 4 1 38-42 Hawke's Bay " .. 4 55 3 1 20-7 .. .. 17 1 25-2 20 3 05-9 Taranaki .. .. 2 24 0 3 18-0 .. .. 10 1 29-95 11 1 7-95 Wellington .. .. 19 190 4 1 33-83 9 3 36-0 13 74 2 25-8 89 0 15-63 Marlborough .. .. 3 10 0 0 0-6 ... .. 5 1 15-43 5 1 16-03 Nelson .. 7 53 1 3 27-6 0 2 6-3 2-5 20 0 20-2 22 2 14-1 Westland .. 5 31 0 3 8-9 0 0 32-0 3 8 1 2-9 9 1 3-8 Canterbury .. .. 20 114 1 1 35-75 1 2 39-7 3-5 50 1 18-6 53 2 14-05 Otaeo .. .. 3 10 0 0 0-5 .. .. 2 2 13-4 2 2 13-9 Southland .. .. 1 2 --12 16-8 1 2 16-8 Totals .. .. 138 1,005 25 3 06-15 24 2 22-6 6-2 397 1 19-59 447 3 08-34