Aug. 29.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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Reserves.

75. Suitable school-sites of about 10 acres are to be reserved. Reserves at least 100 links in width must be made along the whole of the frontages to all coasts, bays, inlets, tidal rivers, and creeks, and the margins of all lakes, and along the banks of all rivers and streams of an average width exceeding 50 links. In the discretion of the Chief Surveyor the reservation along the bank of any river or stream of less width may be less than 100 links in width. Such reserves shall, if directed by the Chief Surveyor, be bounded by right lines, but not necessarily by the traverse-lines nor by lines parallel thereto, such lines to be duly pegged and the survey data thereof shown on the plan.

76. Bushes in sparsely timbered country are to be reserved; and in forest country all milling or valuable timber; also reserves to include stone, gravel, and sand for roadmaking, as conveniently situated as possible for use on main and district road-lines. The tops of all high ranges, when wooded, are to be reserved, more especially at the sources of streams; and reserves for all or any of the purposes mentioned in sections 17 and 235 of “The Land Act, 1892,” should be recommended for reservation and be marked on the plan.

77. Places of historical or scenic interest, also outcrops of lime- and other building-stone, coal or other minerals, are to be recorded on working-plans, and special reports recommending their reservation are to be forwarded therewith. Reserves for rifle ranges, where suitable sites are available, should be made adjacent to towns, villages, and railway-lines. The specific purpose of each reserve is to be written on the plan.

Surveyors’ assistants.

78. No licensed surveyor will be allowed to employ more than one unlicensed assistant, and then only on the written authority of the Chief Surveyor of the district in which the land to be surveyed is situated.

Surveyors who have been authorised to employ assistants who are not licensed must certify on the plans representing the work of such assistants that both the field and office work have been done under the immediate supervision of the licensed surveyor, who must satisfy himself by personal field check as to the accuracy of the survey.

SURVEY OF NATIVE LANDS.

Foregoing regulations apply.

79. The foregoing regulations apply equally to the survey of Native lands for any purpose whatsoever, and, in addition thereto, the following regulations are to be observed.

Boundary-lines to be cut.

80. All boundary-lines of original blocks must be distinctly marked on the ground by lines cut through all vegetation above 2 ft. in height, and must also be thoroughly pegged, observed, and measured. Subsequent subdivisions may, in the discretion of the Chief Surveyor, be marked in the same manner as sections of Crown lands, except in the case of poor and remote lands, when the Chief Surveyor may modify these requirements.

Boundary-lines, general.

81. When triangulation is available for ascertaining distances it will not be necessary, provided the Chief Surveyor consents, to chain long lines if the crossings of streams, ridges, or other natural features are fixed by intersections; but the crossings over ridges must be cut and cleared and well pegged with direction pegs. Where a boundary-line abuts on a stream, lake, or coast-line, the length of such line, as well as the traverse-length, must be supplied. Swamp or terrace boundaries are inadmissible; they must be shown by right lines.

Features and roads.

82. The positions of all remarkable hills, ridges, pas, eel-weirs, graves, Native cultivations, tracks, battlefields, villages, rahuis, boundary-stones, &c., within or near the block under survey must be correctly fixed; and the courses of rivers, forests, margins of swamps, lakes, coast-lines, or other natural or artificial features must be sketched in for delineation in their proper position on the