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No. 2.—Abstract of the Surveyors employed and of the Work on Hand in each Provincial District on 1st July, 1891.

No. 3.—Crown Grants and other Instruments of Title from the Crown prepared.

No. 4.—Land Transfer Work.

No. 5—Return showing the amount of Thirds of Deferred-payment and Perpetual-lease Lands, and Fourths of Small-grazing Runs paid to Local Bodies during the Twelve Months ended the 30th June, 1891.

No. 6—Return of Work done for other Departments, 1890-91.

Surveyors employed. Wor on Hand. Chief Surveyors. Staff. Temporary. District. Trig. Settlement. Native Roads, m. nm Block, &c. <fec. lowu - Mining and Mineral Leases. 1. Mueller >. Weetman \ Humphries . H. Baker . S. Browning .. L G. Clark . Strauchon ". W. A. Marchant 3. W. Adams .. W. Williams .. 15 4 7 8 7 1 2 5 5 1 5 8 11 Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. Acres. Acres. 103,960 35,310 185,686 257,539 12,191 6,929 10,219 217,801 51,616 63,294 Acres. 120,831 247,053 1,570 515,222 Miles. I Acres. 79} 13 108 316 Acres. 598^400 '753 8 j 960 4 j 500 '44 i '.'■ 225| j .. 3 1 38,000 309 Totals 55 23 645,360 944,605 889,176 7464 I 1,062

District. Number. Cost. District. Number. Cost. .uckland 'aranaki lawke's Bay.. Vellington .. Telson larlborough .. 762 122 682 302 133 3 £ s. d. 256 8 9 25 1 0 34 2 0 43 5 0 140 0 0 0 7 0 Westland Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. 186 128 363 339 £ s. 17 10 0 40 0 0 117 0 0 33 0 0 Totals 3,020 706 13 9

District. No. of X'lans passed. Deeds and other Instruments examined. I ! No. of Plans placed on , Certificates< of Title, j Cost. District. No. of Plans passed. D an,l S No-of Plans! ntiviv Tn placed on .?™™iS.; Certificates I struments f Titl i examined. ot liue - Cost. .uckland 'aranaki lawke's Bay .. Wellington .. felson larlborough .. 165 84 303 104 149 8 410 157 80 1,830 294 68 £ s. d. 583 15 0 110 9 6 105 6 8 75 0 0 192 18 0 13 5 0 Westland .. 223 Canterbury .. 183 Otago .. ! 353 Southland .. 31 634 69 2,209 692 458 £ s. d. 94 1 6 570 0 0 414 0 0 113 0 0 io4 31 Totals .. 1,608 665 6,267 2,271 15 8

Name of District. Amount paid. Name of District. Amount paid. .uckland .. 'aranaki lavvke's Bay Vellington .. felson larlborough £ s. d. 992 13 2 4,283 10 6 3,465 8 4 8,046 9 5 731 16 1 t Westland Canterbury Otago Southland.. £ s. d. 66 4 5 1,559 14 8 4,070 14 3 1,923 4 7 Totals .. £25,739 15 5

District. Cost. Remarks. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay .. Wellington Nelson Marlborough .. Westland Canterbury Otago Southland £ s. a. 877 5 4 167 3 2 233 15 6 455 17 11 80 8 3 36 0 0 996 5 0 820 13 2 1,071 7 5 32 15 0 Work done by field staff, £417 Is. 8d. Work done by field staff, £159 7s. 9d. Totals .. 4,771 10 9