190x140 mm hard covered books, cover printed "Surveyor (name), containing surveys (details of district), and date. Pages are lined and last page services as "A certificate as to the actual results of the survey documented"

Usually date of arrival and departure from a particular point is obvious. The left hand numericals may be either milages traveled or distances between points of interest. Bearings are often given on the right hand side of an entry.

The first four books have a hand written title note: eg "Pt Headland to Erdurda 1928 No. 1"