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1922. NEW ZEALAND.

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

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

CONTE N T S. General Report— pagts Appendix I— pace „. . Ict i * i j „• „ it,. v». (a.) Report by M. Oompton SmitlvOhint DraughtsPrincipal Survey-work performed during the Year, _„ ' with Tables A and B .. .. .. & Head office Braughting staff .. ~ 7 Minor Triangulation .. .. .. j Draughtsmen's Examination .. .. 8 Settlement Surveys .. .. .. ..3 (j t ) Report by E. J. Williams, Tide-compute?:— Native Surveys .. .. .. ... 3 Computation of the Harmonic Tidal Constants.. 8 Gold- and Coal-mining Surveys .. •. 3 Mean Values of the Harmonic Constants used in P dMo Trinnffulation 3 preparing tne Tide-tables for 1923 .. .. 8 ° „ Mean Monthly Values of the Sea-temperature at Standard Surveys .. .. .. .• 3 Now Plymouth _ _ _, ~ _ ,9 Topographical Survey .. .. .. 3 Appendix ll—Surveyors Board .. .. .. 9 Inspections .. .. .. .. .. 3 Appendix lll —Report by H. B. Skoy, B.Sc, Director Tidal Survey .. .. .... 3 of Magnetic Observatory .. .. 10 Magnetic Observatory .. .. 3 Vector Diagrams .. .. .. At end. Prediction of Earthquakes 4 Monthly and Annual Curves of the Magnetio DeMean Annual Values of the Magnetic Elements at ... ,',', <m V . J'„ '' » ~ ",', .■ ' . a . Monthly and Annual Curves ot the .Horizontal Christchurch Observatory 4 Magnetic Force At end. Proposed Operations for 1922-23 .. .. 4 Table of Hourly Values of the Magnetic Declination General .. .. .. .. .. 4 and the Horizontal Force (bound separately).

The Surveyor-General to the Hon. Minister op Lands. Sir,— Wellington, Ist July, 1022. I have the honour to present herewith the report on survey operations for the year ended 31st March, 1922. I have, &c., W. T. Neill, Hon. D. H. Guthrie, Minister of Lands. Surveyor-General,

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