JUNE 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1849

Amending the Regulations under the Surveyors’ Institute and Board of Examiners Act, 1908; and the Surveyors’ Institute and Board of Examiners Amendment Act, 1922.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by section seventeen of the Surveyors’ Institute and Board of Examiners Act, 1908, and section four of the Surveyors’ Institute and Board of Examiners Amendment Act, 1922, and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling it in that behalf, the Surveyors’ Board doth hereby amend the regulations for survey dated the twentieth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of twenty-eighth June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, as follows:—

Regulation No. 1 is amended, and shall read—

1. In these regulations, if not inconsistent with the context,—

“Surveyor-General” and “Chief Surveyor” mean the persons holding such official positions respectively, or the persons for the time being acting for either of these officers, in the Department of Lands and Survey:

“Surveyor” means a person holding a license from the Surveyors’ Board to execute surveys within the Dominion of New Zealand, and, in respect of Land Transfer surveys, licensed also by the Surveyor-General in that behalf:

“Board” means the Surveyors’ Board constituted under the Surveyors’ Institute and Board of Examiners Act, 1908:

“Survey” means any survey required under any Act relating to or affecting surveys of land, except surveys carried out by or under the direction of the Surveyor-General:

“Plan” includes all plans in connection with any survey:

“Regulations” includes the above-mentioned regulations dated the 20th day of March, 1923, and their amendments. Where these regulations relate to plans and surveys required under the Public Works Act, 1908, and its amendments, the Land Transfer Act, 1915, the Land Act, 1924, or any other Act relating to or affecting surveys of land, the expressions used in these regulations shall have the same meanings as in the Act under which such plans and surveys are required.

Regulation No. 3 is amended, and shall read—

3. A surveyor effecting any survey under the regulations shall comply with all departmental rules and directions issued by the Surveyor-General supplementary to these regulations, and not contrary thereto.

Regulation No. 15 is amended, and shall read—

15. Field-books shall contain a statement by the surveyor that the tapes used on the survey have been compared with one of the authorized standard bands, and that they are correct under a (specified) tension and temperature.

Regulation No. 25 is amended, and shall read—

25. Field measurements shall be made with a steel or invar band or tape, tested at frequent intervals with the surveyor’s standard band. Tension shall be applied by means of a spring balance, carefully tested for index error, and the measurements corrected for the difference of temperature above or below the temperature at which the band is standard length.

Regulation No. 37 is amended, and shall read—

37. Rural surveys: 2 links per mile in level and undulating country; 4 links per mile in rough and hilly country, provided that one extra link of error per mile shall be allowed on adopted work.

City and town surveys: 1 link per mile in level and undulating country; 2 links per mile in rough and hilly country.

Should the work of a surveyor exceed the above-mentioned limits such survey must be revised. As accurate surveys and a high standard of work should be the first object of surveyors, they will be expected to obtain as nearly as possible a true closure, and the accumulated error shall not exceed 10 links.

Regulation 44 is amended, and shall read—

44. Areas of portions or subdivisions shall be accurately computed. The form, Appendix F, is recommended for areas by double longitudes.

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