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The three major items of expenditure with the relative output for the past three years are as follows: —

Except for a slight decrease in the return of topographical surveys this year, these items show a steady increase in output. These surveys comprise 60 per cent, of the field operations carried out during the year. The expenditure listed under the heading " Topographical mapping (1 : 63360) " comprises mapping completed during the war period, costs of which have been brought forward on the publication of the map sheets concerned. The summary once again reveals the fact that vital and urgent survey works are still held in abeyance. Reference will be made later in the report to the triangulation, topographical mapping, and precise levelling operations.

Surveys for Land-settlement for Year Ended 31st March, 1949

This table sets out the areas dealt with in each district for solely landsettlement purposes. It represents the actual area of land surveyed for these purposes and does not include land units settled which have not required survey. The increase in the area finally surveyed and the number of units show a large increase on the previous year. It is anticipated that an equal or greater rate of output will be maintained during the coming year. It is intended to utilize the services of contract surveyors on this work to a greater extent in the future, thus releasing staff surveyors for other urgent work.

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— 1947. 1948. 1949. (i) Topographical survey for settlement .. {ii) Rural and settlement survey <iii) Town and housing section survey Acres. 192,563 90,308 Lots. 1,614 Acres. 227,639 132,271 Lots. 2,149 Acres. 196,698 172,461 Lots. 3,506

District. Chief Surveyor. Preliminary Topographical Surveys. Final Land Title Surveys. Number of Units. North Auckland and South Auckland Gisborne Hawkes Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago Southland W. Traill C. L. Cox A. J. Wattie J. S. Strawbridge .. T. S. Roe W. Watson J. W. Mclntyre E. M. Morilleau T. S. McMillan H. A. Adams H. M. Smith 24,131 7,021 16,310 1,986 29,269 8,193 152 86,794 10,501 12,341 19,920 27,418 18,988 2,894 28,368 21,585 62 18,849 10,968 7,281 197 36 62 16 69 12 3 15 19 18 Totals — 1948 1947 196,698 156,333 447 227,631 141,312 98,492 61,209 305 219