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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No 77

Surveys to be connected.

99. Wherever permanent standard blocks have been placed the surveyor must use the standard blocks as his initial for bearing and distance, and in all cases he must start his work from one and close his work on another standard block. No hanging traverses will be permitted without the consent of the Chief Surveyor.

In the case of a whole section.

100. In districts where there is no standard survey, but a triangulation is available, if a resurvey or subdivision of a rural section is made for the purposes of the Land Transfer Act, the survey must be connected with the nearest trig. station.

In the case of a part of a section.

101. If only part of a section on an already deposited plan is being dealt with, the survey need only be connected with two or more points of that section, provided always that the previous survey shows proper connection to have been made to original points.

Included angles and tie-lines.

102. Included angles are not admissible, nor are the tie-lines allowed, except in the subdivision of very small pieces of land.

Initial bearing.

103. The bearing and distance between adjacent trig. stations or standard blocks will be always obtained by reference to the survey office of the land district; the bearing adopted as origin to be clearly shown on the plan, and the closing and check bearings must also be shown in the field-book.

Natural features.

104. Where a boundary consists of natural features they must be traversed, unless they form the boundary of the original section and have been recently traversed by a Government Surveyor. A retraverse of such boundaries may, however, be required in cases where the original survey appears to be in error beyond the limit allowed, or where the features show alteration.

Surveys must be closed.

105. Should a property be bounded on one or more sides by natural features of which a retraverse is not required, the survey must be closed by actual measurements in such a manner as will enable the work to be thoroughly checked. Adjacent standard work and prior surveys should be connected with.

Irregular boundaries. Offsets.

106. When an irregular boundary is defined by offsets measured thereto from one or more survey-lines, the surveyor must show on his plan the distances along such line or lines at which offsets have been taken, and the measured length of such offsets.

Traverses to be reduced.

107. All traverse-pegs to be numbered, and their positions mathematically reduced on the meridian and perpendicular of the initial station of the circuit, or, if that is not required by the Chief Surveyor, then on the starting or initial point of the survey; and traverse-tables, signed by the surveyor, are to be deposited with field-book and plan.

Pegging and marking.

108. Where wooden pegs cannot be driven, as in cities, iron bolts of ½ in. diameter and 12 in. length, or 8 in. iron spikes, are to be used as pegs, and should be shown on plan by a small blue circle. Wherever possible, pegs must be inserted on the boundary; but in the case of stone or rubble walls, and suchlike obstacles, they may be placed parallel to, and at stated distances from, the true boundary.

Surrounding rights.

109. Every plan of any survey made under the Land Transfer Act must exhibit, distinctly delineated, the natural features within or adjacent to the survey, and sides of roads, streets, passages, thoroughfares, and their widths, also all easements, fences, squares,