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Table 2. — Return showing Surveyors employed and the Work on Hand on 1st April, 1909.

Table 3. —Plans placed on Crown Grants and other Instruments of Title from the Crown from 1st April, 1908, to 31st March, 1909.

Table 4. —Work done under the Land Transfer Act, &c., from 1st April, 1908, to 31st March, 1909.

Surveyors employed. Work on Hand. Chief Surveyors. Staff. Temporary. Land District, j Trig. Sot+ln ! Native ™ Town. LandSurment - j vey. Roads, &c. ' Mining md Mineral Leases. J. Strauchon H. Trent P. Simpson J. Mackenzie B. T. Sadd F. Stephenson Smith G. J. Roberts E. C. Gold Smith D. Barron B. H. Wil'mot .. 16 7 2 II 7 1 5 1 5 Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington ,. Nelson Marlborough Sq. Ml. 60 Acres. 115,672 66,729 71,880 79,561 123,293 103,500 Acres. 308 Acres. 59,538 24,726 2,870 57,966 40,000 Miles. 166 10 Acres. 5 3 278 2 15 8 30 3 1 3 2 1 1 2 Westland Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. 34,000 90 294,000 2,400 "2 0-5 24,900 8 Totals 53 23 338 891,125 312 210,000 237-5

Number. District. Cost. Singly. In Duplicate. In Triplicate. In Quadruplicate Total Copies. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. "8 1 4 4 266 186 7 76 46 28 184 21 155 85 551 57 80 842 129 50 14 7 240 88 176 92 55 712 121 5 109 54 2,889 919 474 1,631 967 230 846 318 1,030 515 . £ a. d. 140 18 0 62 8 6 46 14 8 81 11 0 111 13 6 41 11 4 110 0 0 46 2 3 218 0 0 29 17 6 39 41 io Totals .. 97 1,054 2,058 1,334 9,819 888 16 9

District. No. of Plans passed. Deeds and Number of Plans placed on Certificates Miscellaneong other or lme - Plans drawn Instruments or passed. Singly. In Duplicate. In Triplicate. compiled. Cost. mckland lawke's Bay .. taranaki Vellington I elson /Earlborough .. Vestland Janterbury .. )tago iouthland 334 209 118 394 59 24 27 359 1,785 574 3,732 150 17 12 76 2,203 753 401 2,173 198 117 60 1,970 880 456 1 113 52 10 25 970 25 £ a. d. 442 10 0 608 17 0 302 12 8 1,390 0 0 120 0 8 40 18 2 97 2 4 1,211 17 3 334 4 3 295 0 0 50 2,361 1,445 22 29 12 26 4 11 12 12 3 32 9 '92 Totals 10,119 172 1,616 9,211 208 1,071 4,843 2 4