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Researchers wishing to examine these plans should consult series 8469 (the atlas maps) or series 8468 (the plan register) to obtain an exact reference, as only single cards will be issued.

These aperture cards are reproductions of the original plans. They were probably made in the 1960s or 1970s, since that is when aperture cards became common. A disaster set of some of original plans has been described as series 958 and 6367, which are held in Auckland.

Most of the plans in this series were kept by the head office of the Forest Service in order to satisfy the requirements of section 25 of the Forests Act. This section of the act required the Forest Service to keep and maintain accurate maps, certified by the Surveyor-General, of all State forest land.

However, not all of the plans record actual changes to State forest. There are also other plans such as those documenting rural fire districts, geological maps, and plans of proposed changes to State forest.

The changes documented by each plan were annotated on a set of atlas maps - series 8469. The plans were also registered in a plan register - series 8468. The organisation of the plan register reflected the organisation of the atlas maps. Each atlas map had a separate page in the register, and plans were registered consecutively. Thus, each plan has a two part record number such as 120/8. The first part of the number refers to the relevant atlas map number, the second part is the consecutive number of the plan within that section of the plan register.

A disaster set of these aperture cards was held by the Canterbury Conservancy. These have not been serialised, but have been described as part of accession CH103.

A disaster set of paper plans also existed. This was stored in the Wairarapa. After transfer it was sent to the Auckland office of Archives New Zealand. These plans have been described as series 958 and 6367.

These registers controlled the plans held by the Forest Service. Most of these plans were kept by the head office of the Forest Service in order to satisfy the requirements of section 25 of the Forests Act. This section of the act required the Forest Service to keep and maintain accurate maps, certified by the Surveyor-General, of all State forest land. However, not all of the plans record actual changes to State forest. There are also other plans such as those documenting rural fire districts, geological maps, and plans of proposed changes to State forest.

The organisation of the plan register reflected the organisation of the atlas maps. Each atlas map had a separate page in the register, and plans were registered consecutively. Thus, each plan has a two part record number such as 5/4, S7/14, or G3/12. The first part of the number refers to the relevant atlas map number, the second part is the consecutive number of the plan within that section of the plan register.

The changes documented by each plan were annotated on a set of atlas maps. Initially this was Forest Atlas 1 (series 8469), but there were two succeeding atlas (see series 8485 and 8486). Each volume of the plan register registers the plans annotated on one atlas series. Thus the first volume is based on Forest Atlas 1(series 8469), and covers the period c.1923-c.1966. The second volume is based on Forest Atlas 2 (series 8485), and covers the period c.1966-c.1979. The final volume is based on Forest Atlas 3 (series 8486), and covers the period c.1979-c.1986, when the Forest Service was disestablished.

Researchers wishing to examine these plans should consult series 8485 (the atlas maps) or series 8468 (the plan register) to obtain an exact reference, as only single cards will be issued.

These aperture cards are reproductions of the original plans. Most of the plans in this series were kept by the head office of the Forest Service in order to satisfy the requirements of section 25 of the Forests Act. This section of the act required the Forest Service to keep and maintain accurate maps, certified by the Surveyor-General, of all State forest land.

However, not all of the plans record actual changes to State forest. There are also other plans such as those documenting rural fire districts, geological maps, and plans of proposed changes to State forest.

The changes documented by each plan were annotated on a set of atlas maps - series 8485. The plans were also registered in a plan register - series 8468. The organisation of the plan register reflected the organisation of the atlas maps. Each atlas map had a separate page in the register, and plans were registered consecutively. Thus, each plan has a two part record number such as N4/1. The first part of the number refers to the relevant atlas map number, the second part is the consecutive number of the plan within that section of the plan register.

A disaster set of these aperture cards was held by the Canterbury Conservancy. These have not been serialised, but have been described as part of accession CH103.

A disaster set of paper plans also existed. This was stored in the Wairarapa. After transfer it was sent to the Auckland office of Archives New Zealand. These plans have been described as series 958 and 6367.

Researchers wishing to examine these plans should consult series 8486 (the atlas maps) or series 8468 (the plan register) to obtain an exact reference, as only single cards will be issued.

These aperture cards are reproductions of the original plans. Most of the plans in this series were kept by the head office of the Forest Service in order to satisfy the requirements of section 25 of the Forests Act. This section of the act required the Forest Service to keep and maintain accurate maps, certified by the Surveyor-General, of all State forest land.

However, not all of the plans record actual changes to State forest. There are also other plans such as those documenting rural fire districts, geological maps, and plans of proposed changes to State forest.

The changes documented by each plan were annotated on a set of atlas maps - series 8486. The plans were also registered in a plan register - series 8468. The organisation of the plan register reflected the organisation of the atlas maps. Each atlas map had a separate page in the register, and plans were registered consecutively. Thus, each plan has a two part record number such as G3/12. The first part of the number refers to the relevant atlas map number, the second part is the consecutive number of the plan within that section of the plan register.

A disaster set of these aperture cards was held by the Canterbury Conservancy. These have not been serialised, but have been described as part of accession CH103.

A disaster set of paper plans also existed. This was stored in the Wairarapa. After transfer it was sent to the Auckland office of Archives New Zealand. These plans have been described as series 958 and 6367.

These maps formed an index to the registered plans (Series 8488) held by the Forest Service in order to satisfy the requirements of section 25 of the Forests Act. The changes documented by each plan were annotated on the maps.

The maps are Department of Lands and Survey NZMS Series 261 cadastral maps. The scale of the maps is two centimetres to one kilometer, or 1:50 000. The map record numbers relate to a grid which covered the whole of New Zealand. Grid columns were assigned letters from west to east. Within each column the individual grids were numbered from north to south. Most of the maps cover one grid, and have a designation of the form 'N02' or 'M15'. Some maps contain information from more than one grid, and thus have map numbers of the form 'C49, D49'.

In a few cases the items listed consists of two annotated maps with the same map number. This is because these items have been stapled together to form a single item.

The maps have been listed by their published titles. Researchers looking for information about a particular place should consult the index maps for the North and South Island which are part of the series. Smaller versions of these index maps have been attached to the paper version of this document.

These maps formed an index to the registered plans (Series 8487 and 6367) held by the Forest Service in order to satisfy the requirements of section 25 of the Forests Act. The changes documented by each plan were annotated on the maps.

The maps are almost all Department of Lands and Survey NZMS Series 177 cadastral maps. The scale of the maps is one inch to one mile, or 1:63 360. The map numbers relate to a grid which covered the whole of New Zealand. Grid squares are numbered consecutively right to left and north to south within each island. North Island map numbers have the prefix N and South Island map numbers have the prefix S. Some maps contain information from more than one grid, and thus have map numbers of the form 'N1&2' or 'S182, Pt S181'.

The maps of Stewart Island are not NZMS 177 maps. They appear to be photostat copies of annotated survey plans.

In some cases the items listed consist of two or three annotated maps with the same map number. This is because these items have been stapled together to form a single item.

The maps have been listed by their published titles. Researchers looking for information about a particular place should consult the index maps for the North, South, and Stewart Island which are part of the series. Smaller versions of the index maps for the North and South Islands have been attached to the paper version of this document.