. Programme 3 (Cadastral Surveys Management): The programme operates within a well regulated and highly specialised field. Its performance has been relatively consistent and was improving. However, the committee expressed concern over its 29% achievement of its targets. Its failures relates to targets regarding turnaround times for approval of diagrams, updating and archiving hard copies records. For example, the department targeted a turnaround time for updating and archiving hard copies of records to be 15 days. However, the programme actually took 18 days. The production of accurate cadastral data and surveying underpins the production of accurate maps and spatial information for geographic information systems (GIS). Therefore, it is of paramount importance that this programme concentrates on achieving the targets set, as the products have wide applications across the sectors.