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NTRS 2441 Register of land survey plans, exploration maps, road traverses, field books and level books

Recording Agency:	Land Office (aka Crown Lands Office/Survey Department etc) (619); Lands Department (626); Lands and Survey Department [I] (623); Lands and Mines Department (621); Lands and Survey Department [II] (624); Lands and Survey Branch (622)
Date Range:	c 1864 - 1954
Access:	Agreement Pending
Location:	Darwin (NTAC)
Legacy Series Id:

Function / Content

This series consists of a register to record details of data plans, compiled maps, exploration maps, railway plans, field books and level books. An index is included at the back of the register. The register is divided into the following sections; data plans (pp.1-11), compiled plans (pp.16-28), Darwin compilations (pp.29-30), explorations (pp.32-33), road traverses (p.34), railway plans (pp. 36-38), field books (pp.40-47), level books (pp.47-53, 58-59), and road traverse field books (pp. 54-56). Most of the sections, except road traverses and road traverse field books, were copied from the register available in NTRS 2438. Of these the following three sections have date ranges recorded; explorations (1864-1915), field books (1864-1919), level books (1914-1954), and road traverse field books (1928-1930). The data plans, compiled plans, Darwin compilations, and road traverses sections record entries in six columns titled; plan no, locality, classification, surveyor, FB [field book], and description of survey. Explorations includes six columns titled; plan, locality, classification, explorer, date, and description of survey. Railway plans were recorded in eight columns including; plan, scale, classification, locality (from and to), from MP [miles], to MP [miles], and remarks. The field books section has six columns titled; FB no. [Field Book number], classification [old or recent], plans, surveyor, date, and description of survey. The level books and road traverse field books section contain five columns titled; book no [number], plan no [number], surveyor, date, and description of survey.

Recordkeeping System

None, one only

Recording Agency

Period	Title	Agency Id
1869 - 1912	Land Office (aka Crown Lands Office/Survey Department etc)	619
1912 - 1914	Lands Department	626
1914 - 1921	Lands and Survey Department [I]	623
1921 - 1925	Lands and Mines Department	621
1925 - 1931	Lands and Survey Department [II]	624
1931 - 1954	Lands and Survey Branch	622

Agency Responsible

Period	Title	Agency Id
1978 - 1980	Department of Lands and Housing [I]	580
2016 - ct	Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics	1296

Related Series

Transfer Date	Series	Series Id
c 1914 - 1954	Copy register of level books	NTRS 2437
c 1869 - c 1938	Reference copy of register of land survey plans, exploration maps, field books and level books	NTRS 2871
c 1864 - 1954	Register of land survey plans, exploration maps, field books and level books	NTRS 2438
c 1869 - c 1938	Register of land survey plans, exploration maps, field books and level books	NTRS 2870
1914 - 1966	Survey level book registers	NTRS 3778
1952 - 1954	Surveyor's level books (A series)	NTRS 1864
1940 - 1954	Surveyor's level books (General)	NTRS 1863

Consignments

Consignment Id	Number of Units	Contents Date Range	Public Access	Description
P0001	1	c 1864 - 1954	Agreement Pending