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1916. 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— I'afie I Tables— I'ago Principal Survey-work performed during the Year, Table 1. -Return of Field-work executed by Head with Tables .. .. .. 1 Offioe Staff .. .. .. 4 Triangulation .. .. .. ..2 Table 2.-Return of Field-work executed by Staff Standard Surveys .. .. .. .. 3 and Contract Surveyors on Lands adSettlement Surveys .. .. .. .. 3 ministered by Lands and Survey DeNative Surveys .. .. .. .. 3 partment .. .. .. .. 5 Gold-mining Surveys .. .. .. ..3 Table 3. -Return of Field-work executed by Staff Inspection of Surveys.. .. .. ..8 and Contract Surveyors on Lands adProposed Operations for Year 1916-17 .. .3 ministered by other Departments .. 6 Draughting Staff .. .. .. .3 Table 4.—Return showing Surveyors employed and Surveyors' Board .. .. .. .. 4 Work on Hand .. .. .. 7 Tidal Survey .. .. .. .. ..4 Table s.—Office-work dono during the Year .. 7 Magnetic Observatory .. .. .. 4 Maps— ./General .. .. .. .. 4 Map of Anzac .. • .. .. .. At end. Appendix I— Map showing State of Public Surveys, North Magnetic Observatory—Report of Director .. 7 Island Appendix ll— Map showing State of Public Surveys, South The Map of Anzac .. .. .. 8 Island

The Burveyor-Gbhrral to the Right Hon. the Mihibthb of Lands. Sir,— Ist May, 1916. I havr the honour to present herewith the repoii on survey operations for the year ended .'Slst March, 1916. I have, &0., E. H. W'n.MOT, Surveyor-General. The Bight Hon. W. !•'. Massey, P.C., Minister ol' I.amis.

REPORT. As in last war's report, so in this. I shall presenl only the general position m the work performed during the rear and that now on hami, leaving details to be Found in the various tables accompanying. The acreage surveyed is very considerably in excess of thai of last year, while the cost per acre is in almost every class of work much lower. This satisfactory position is accounted for partly by the more favourable weather-conditions during last year, and partly by the inclusion iv the returns of large areas of pastoral country that were subdivided for settlement in Otago. It is, however, particularly creditable in view of the inconvenienoe the surveyors were put to by reason of so many survey hands enlisting.

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