JAN. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 233

G.

FORM OF SURVEYOR'S REPORT.

SURVEYOR'S REPORT on Sections in Blocks , District of .

REMARKS.
State shortly approximate area in each section of forest, open, swamp, &c., whether broken, undulating, or level, agricultural or pastoral, description of forest, nature of soil, minerals, if watered, value and nature of improvements, name of occupant (if any), whether accessible by road or river, distance from nearest railway or town, &c.

Surveyor.
(Date.)

H.

FORM OF CERTIFICATE, NATIVE SURVEY.

I HEREBY certify that this survey has been made by under my own inspection, that it is correct, and that all the rules and regulations with respect to the survey of Native lands have been strictly complied with.

Forwarded to the Chief Surveyor at , on the day of , 18 .

Authorised Surveyor.

LAND TRANSFER SURVEY REGULATIONS.

WHEREAS "The Land Transfer Act, 1885," empowers the Surveyor-General of the colony, with the approval of the Governor in Council, to make such regulations as he may think necessary for insuring the accuracy of plans and surveys required under the said Act, and to cancel and alter such regulations when and as necessary: Now, therefore, I, Stephenson Percy Smith, the Surveyor-General of New Zealand, do, in pursuance of the said power, and with such approval as aforesaid, hereby revoke the regulations made by the Surveyor-General on the nineteenth May, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the twentieth May, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, and in lieu thereof I do hereby make the regulations following, that is to say:—

1. The regulations numbered 1 to 91 of even date herewith, made under "The Land Act, 1892," shall apply equally to surveys made under "The Land Transfer Act, 1885," wherever they are not inconsistent with these rules.

2. Any plan purporting to be a survey, resurvey, or subdivision of any land is to be signed by the surveyor who actually made the measurements in the field, and shall also be verified by statutory declaration of the licensed surveyor employed to make such survey, in the following form, or to the like effect so far as applicable:—

DECLARATION.

For Subdivision of or bringing Land under the Act.

I hereby certify that this plan has been made from surveys executed by me, and that both plan and survey are correct, and have been made

I.

In the matter of section 37 of "The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1896," and of a certain [Mention the instrument] hereinafter particularly mentioned.

To the Registrar of Deeds [or District Land Registrar] of the Registration District of .

TAKE notice that the under-mentioned [Specify the instrument] has been acquired by Her Majesty the Queen under the provisions of section 37 of the above-mentioned Act, and in pursuance thereof you are hereby required to register Her Majesty as the proprietor thereof.

As witness my hand, this day of , 189 .

Native Minister.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

in accordance with the regulations of the Surveyor-General dated , 1896.

A.B., Licensed Surveyor.

Such plan shall be sent through the District Land Registrar for approval by the Chief Surveyor or officer acting for him, and when so approved shall be deemed to be accurate for all purposes of the Land Transfer Act.

3. The surveyor will be expected to disclose all doubts, discrepancies, and difficulties, and to afford all such other information obtainable by him relating to the property and the application for certificate of title or transfer as will aid in securing accuracy and completeness in the business of the Land Transfer Department. A regard to the interests of his employer will not be considered as excusing in any degree the withholding of any information affecting the merits of the application, even though the description supplied may be literally and technically correct.

4. In districts where triangulation exists, and where the triangulation points have not been obliterated, if a resurvey or subdivision of the whole of a rural section is made for the purposes of the Land Transfer Act the survey must be connected by traverse or by a subsidiary triangle with the nearest trig. station. If only a portion of a section is being dealt with this may be dispensed with at the option of the Chief Surveyor, but the survey must be connected with at least two of the corners of the original section. If only part of a section on an already deposited plan is being dealt with, then such survey need only be connected with two or more points of that section; provided always that the section has been previously properly connected with two or more points of the original section in such a manner as to definitely fix the