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Overseas Shipping, Port of Apia —continued.

LANDS AND SURVEY. During the year the resurvey of the whole of the former municipal district of Apia has been practically completed, and it is hoped to be able shortly to issue detailed plans of the area. About eleven miles of the standard coast traverse westward from Apia was also completed, together with about, two miles of connecting traverse, thereby linking up various isolated surveys in the plantation district. The practical result of this is that some 12,000 acres of former surveys have now been tied on a common meridian, which will prove, to be of great value for future adjacent surveys and reference purposes. Surveys in connection with water-supply schemes for Vailcle Plantation and for the Fasifo'o District were also undertaken for the Public- Works Department. The enclosed schedule sets out in tabulated form the various other worlcs carried out by the Department.

Return of Work completed by Lands and Survey Department for the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

a Inoludes 14 for Land and Titles Commission. 6 Inoludes 31 for Land and Titles Commission. c Also 2J miles pipe-line traverse, Fasito'o, and 1 mile Vailele. [Note : 17 plans of circuit surveys oompleted, but internal work not yet finally oomplete.] d Includes 6 for Land and Titles Commission. c Includes 52 for Land and Titles Commission. / Two miles connecting traverse linking up about 12,000 acres of plantation area. Internal work resurvey of Apia complotod connection of about 447 sections. <j Ktiiny season, practically no field work done. Owing to absence of staff, internal work to coruplotc circuit surveys was not finished in circuits 16-23.

Quarter ended Steam. Sailing '■ Total. No. Tons. Cargo. No. Tons. Cargo. No. i Tons. Cargo. i September, 1922 British Foreign i 23 2 outwards — contin ted. 9,413 2,766 1,220 1,753 9,413 1,220 2,766 1,753 23 2 23 2 25 12,179 2,973 25 25 12,179 2,973 December, 1922 British Foreign 23 1 14,542 1,639 2,717 2,880 1 496 23 2 23 14,542 3,213 1,639 2,880 2 24 17,259 4,519 1 496 25 25 17,755 4,519 March, 1923 British Foreign 19 19 19 14,404 3,935 1 496 19 I 19 14,404 496 3 935 19 14,404 3,935 I 496 20 20 14,900 3,935 Year ended 31/3/1923 British Foreign ta 89 3 92 89 3 54,314 5,483 9,678 4,633 1 2 229 992 90 5 90 54,543 6,475 9,678 4,633 5 92 59,797 14,311 3 1,221 95 95 61,018 14,311 Year ended 31/3/1922 British Foreign 70 5 70 71,224 2,822 5,664 6,410 4 2,465 2,660 70 9 70 9 71,224 5,287 5.664 9,070 5 75 74,046 12,074 4 2,465 2,660 79 79 i 76,511 14.734

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