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JI ork in Office resumed. Owing to a slight injury to my knee at the Franz Josef Glacier I was compelled to discontinue field-work for the rest of the season. I returned to Wellington on the 18th March, and was engaged until the end of May in working out the results of my Franz Josef work, and in the preparation of maps of surveys executed during the year.

Mn. K. J. Crawford, Ssmon Drauohtsman. The draughting staff has been fully employed since the Ist January, 1907, as will be seen from the following summary of the work given by Mr. Crawford, Senior Draughtsman: — Maps have been prepared and published with the several bulletins as follows: — For Bulletin No. S on th, Parapara Subdivision of Karamea Division: Topographical and geological maps of Aorere and Waitapu survey districts, compiled and drawn on the scale of 40 chains to an inch, for reduction by photography to the scale of one mile to an inch. Ccological map of Washbourn Block, drawn on the 5-chain scale for reduction to the 10-chain scale. Geological map of Golden Ridge area, drawn on the 10-chain scale for reduction lo the 20--ohain scale. Topographical and geological map of Boulder bake and vicinity . Four geological sections. Plan of proposed wharf site at Tukurua. Plan of Aorangi Gold-mine workings. Two sheets of lake and river cross-sections. Two drawings of rock-specimens, one sectional diagram, and one sketch. For Hull, tin No. '/. on th, Coromandel Subdivision of Hauraki Division: Geological maps of Colville. Moehau, ami Haratauuga survey districts on one sheet: Cmo luandel and Otaina survey districts separately, compiled and drawn on the scale of 10 chains to an inch, for reduction by photography to the scale of one mile to an inch. Five geological sections, all on the same scale as the above, and the following detail plans : ( ( tuartz veins in the Hauraki group of mines; quartz veins in the vicinity of Coromandel : principal veins in the Kapanga Gold-mine; Royal Oak and Hauraki Associated Cold mines: mining claims in the vicinity of Coromandel: mining claims in the vicinity of Ixiiaotunu; Aye diagrams of stream-profiles, and one enlarged drawing of fossil (belemnite). For Hull,tin .To. ■'), on the Croinirell Subdivision of Western Otago Division: Western Otago Division Index map. Geological maps of Wakefield, Cromwell, and Bannockburn survey districts separately; Kawarau and Crown on one sheet, drawn on the scale of 40 chains to an inch, for reduction to the scale of one mile to an inch. Six geological sections on the same scale as above, and the following detail plans: Geological map of Bannockburn Coalfields and Carriok Goldfield: geological map of Crornxx-ell Township: Cromwell Gold-mining Company's property at Bendigo; topographical map of north end of Keinarkables : eight detail geological sections, and forty-seven diagrams. The following maps are in course of preparation for Bulletin No. ti, on the Mikonui Sub division of North Westland Division, some of them being in the printer's hands: Topographical and geological maps of Totara, Toaroha, Whitcombe Pass and adjoining area. Mount Bonar and adjoining area, separately: and Waitaha. Clifton, and Murray survey districts, on one sheet. Preliminary sheets have been compiled on the scale of 20 chains to an inch, from data collected at the various district survey otlices, of the following survey districts for the purpose of forming a basis on which the more detailed maps could be built up as the field-work proceeded : — For Wluingaroa Subdivision of Hokianya Division : AVhangaioa, Kaeo, Omapere, and Mangonui. For Thames Siilulirisiou of Hauraki Division : W'hitiaiiga. Hastings, and Thames, For Whatatutu Subdivision of Raukumara Division: Waingaromia and Mangatu. For Heaphy Subdivision of Karamea Division: Paturau and Wakamarama. For Mount Radiant Subdivision of West port Division: Kongahu and Otumahana.