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1900. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Presented to both Rouses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

COITTEITTS.

Page General Repobt of the Surveyor-General— Lands — i Number of Selectors and Area taken up during the year .. .. .. .. ii Land selected during the year under sections 114, 115, and 117 of " The Land Act, 1892," and section 13 of " The Land Act Amendment Act, 1895" .. .. .. .. iii Table showing Lantls of all descriptions taken up from 1889 to 1900 .. .. .. iii Table showing Land open for Selection during the Year ... .. .. .. iv Forfeitures and Surrenders .. .. iv Improved Farms .. .. .. .. v Village Settlements .. .. .. v Pastoral Runs, Small Grazing-runs, and Grazing-farms .. .. .. .. v " Mining Districts Land Occupation Act, 1894 " vi The Agricultural Lease System .. .. vi Settlement Conditions .. .. .. vi State Forests and Plantations .. .. vi Reserves, Parks, Sanctuaries for Native Fauna, &c. .. .. .. .. .. vii Thermal Springs, Sanatoria, &c. .. .. vii Cheviot Estate .. .. .. .. ix Land for Settlements .. .. .. ix " Urewera District Native Reserves Act, 1896 " x Land for Landless Natives, South Island .. x Assistance towards Medical Men in Outlying Districts .. .. .. .. xi Native Townships Act .. .. .. xi Territorial and other Revenue .. .. xi Arrears .. .. .. .. .. xii Surveys— xii Trigonometrical and Topographical .. .. xii Rural and Suburban Surveys .. .. xiii 1 Township Surveys .. .. .. xiii Native Laud Court Surveys .. .. xiii Mining Surveys .. .. .. .. xiii Road Surveys .. .. .. .. xiii Miscellaneous Surveys .. .. .. xiv Board of Examiners for Surveyors .. .. xiv Magnetic Survey .. .. .. .. xiv Roads and Bridges— Summary of Works Constructed .. .. xiv Head Office — Report of Chief Draughtsman .. .. xvi „ Chief Clerk .. .. .. xvii Return of Co operative Labourers .. .. xix Report of Chief Accountant .. .. xx „ Auditor of Land Revenue .. .. xxi

Page Appendix No. 1— Land- settlement: Administration— Auckland .. .. .. .. .. \ Hawke's Bay .. .. .. ~ 5 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 7 Wellington .. .. .. .. 9 Nelson .. .. .. .. 13 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 15 Westland .. .. .. .. 17 Canterbury .. .. .. .. is Otago . .. .. .. .. .. 25 Southland .. .. .. .. 30 Appendix No. 2 Survey Operations— Auckland .. .. .. ~ .. 33 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 34 Taranaki .. .. .. .. ... 35 Wellington .. .. .. .. 36 Nelson .. .. .. .. 38 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 39' Westland .. .. .. .. 40 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 40 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 42 Southland .. .. .. .. 44 Appendix No. 3 Road Construction and Maintenance— Auckland.. .. .. .. .. 45 Auckland Central .. .. .. .. 55 Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. 57 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 61 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 63 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 69 Wellington .. .. .. .. 74 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 84 Marlborough .. .. .. . , 87 Westland .. .. .. .. 92 Canterbury .. .. .. 94 Otago .. .. .. ~ .. 97 Southland .. .. .. .. 100 Appendix No. 4 Co-operative Work— Auckland North .. .. .. .. 104 Auckland Central .. .. .. .. 104 Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. 104 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 104 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 105 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 105 Wellington* .. .. .. .. 106