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1915. NEW ZEALAND

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY: SURVEYS (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

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

CONTENTS. General Report— Pa B e Appendix V— Pago Principal Survey-work performed during the Year, A Trip across the lararua Ranges, with Map and with Tables .. . ■ • • . . 2 Illustrations, by District Surveyor H. E. GirdleTriangulation Surveys ' '.'. .. ..2 stone, E.R.G.S 26 to 31 (inclusive). «!|.ni,lar<l • • ■ • 3 Appendix Vl— oio»uiw.iM Wind-screen used on Secondary Triangulation, and Settlement „ •• •• Report, with Diagrams, on his Method of reading, Native-land „ ■• •• " i &c, the 8 in. Transit Theodolite, by District Gold-mining „ ■ • • • .. 3 Surveyor H. E. Girdlcstone, F.R.G.S. (illusInspection of „ •. • • . . 3 trated) .. .. 31 to 37 (inclusive). Proposed Operations fir Year 1915-16 .. .. 3 Appendix VII —■ Draughting Staff .. .. .. .-.3 Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, and Magnetic Surveyors' Board .. .. .. . . 4 Survey—Report, with Tables, Seismograins, and Tidal Survey . . .. • • . . 4 Magnetograms, by the Director, H. F. Skoy, tvt ■ i «„„,.„.*„„-,, 4. B.So. .. .. .. 37 to 65 (inclusive). Magnetic Observatory 4 Appendix yrn— Hector Observatory .. . . .. .. Limits of Errors in Surveying, with Diagrams, by Obituary .. . . . . .. .. a District Surveyor W. T. Neill 66 to 76 (inclusivo). Appendix I- — Appendix IX — Surveys — Extracts front Report on Standard Surveys, TriAuckland .. .. .. ..5 angulation, &c., by J. Langmuir, Inspector of Hawke's Bay . . .. .. .. 6 Surveys .. .. .. .. 77, 78 Taranaki .. .. . . •. . . 8 Tables — Wellington .. .. . . .. 9 Table 1. —Return of Field-work executed by Head Nelson .. .. .. •. ..11 Office Staff .. .. ..16 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 11 Table 2.—Return of Field-work executed by Staff Westland .. .. •• •■ ..12 and Contract Surveyors on Lands ad - Canterbury . . . . . . 13 ministered by Lands and Survey DeOtago .. .. .. ■• ..14 partment .. .. ..17 Southland.. .. .. .. ..14 Table 3. —Return of Field-work executed by Staff Aunendix ll— ,uu ' C°n.trftflt Surveyors on Lands adChief Draughtsman, Head Office, Report of .. 16 ministered by other Departments .. 18 lable 4. —Return showing Surveyors employed and Appendix lII— Work on hand .. .. ..19 Wellington City Triangulation—Report, with Dia- Tabk , s._Offlce-work done during the Year .. 19 grams and Maps, by Inspector of Surveys, J. D. j Ma p S Climie .. .. .. 19 to 24 (inclusive), j Map showing State of Public Surveys. North Appendix IV— Island .. . . .. .. At end. Wellington City Standard Survey—Report, on his Map showing State of Public Surveys, South £J Revision of Earlier Survey, by Inspect! r of Sur- Island .. .. .. .. ~ veys, J. D. Climie .. . . .. .. 25 j Map of Mount Hector Track .. .. „ The Surveyor-General to the Right Hon. the Minister of Lands. Sib,— 29th June, 1915. I have the honour herewith to present the report on survey operations for the year ended 31st March, 1915. I have, &c, E. H. WiiiMOT, Surveyor-General. The Right Hon. W. F, Massey, P.C., Minister of Lands.

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