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Return of Field-work executed by Staff and Contract Surveyors from 1st July, 1880, to 30th June, 1881. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF MARLBOROUGH.

Mr. Wilson.- —Major and minor triangulation in progress, 270,000 acres ; cost to date, £220 ioa. Bd.; commenced Ist May, 1881.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF WESTLAND.

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Maj< >r Trial igulation. Min' ir Triangulation. Topographical and Trigonometrical Survey. Uira! ai id Subirban. twn Si :ction Si irvey. iold-W !ining Si irvey. Roads, Ra and Water-r; ilwayg, Detention by Native Opposition or other Causes. Other Work. Total'Cost of Surveyor and Party from 1st July, 1880, to 30th June, 1881. ices. Surveyor. District. Acres. -K o Total Cost. Remarks. Acres. Total Cost. Acres. c i< 0 s p. Total Cost. Acres, ■s.l 4 o< Total Cost. Acres. 14- C O U 6 £ < si So Total Cost. Acres. 73 o< o Total Cost. .,., Cost Miles. per j,iji Si Total Cost. Cost. Cost. d. £ 8. d. d. £ a. d. d. £ s. d. s. d. s/7i i/iii i/"i 2/4 2/ 4 25 3/fe 6/5-7 6/57 2/8i 2/l0i £ s. d. 327 9 2 320 12 4 352 16 8 37 17 ° '75 4 8 238 7 2 82 14 o 260 18 3 136 10 6 335 '9 6 214 2 8 78 611 730 10 o 466 2 6 9. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. * s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 438 8 4 £ b. d. 765 17 6 673 9 o GS-. B. Sinclair A. P. Eawson Wai-iti Eevision 3,270 3.599 328 1,502 2,202 627 2,118 1,160 1,687 660 243 5.34° 3.254 11 22 21 }... }... Work not completed. Sections adjoining old surveys in bush. „ ... ... C. Lewis ... Waitapu and Mount Arthur '3.35° 2-8 iS5 r S o Eevieion 393 '2 I' 932 5 o 5 12 15 10 "3 8 I il° 84 is o 6i 11 40 70 o o 56 11 o 642 15 10 ( Sections adjoining old surveys in bush ; heavily-timbered and brokei \ country. E. T. Sadd J. Snodgrase J. H. Jennings Howard, &e. Lyell, &c. Cobden 11,840 1-19 Si i7 8 "S.3 6 8 142,500 081 •'57 176 ii "9/2 80 19 6 6 3 12 2 700 25 12 6 42 o o 20 o o 770 11 10 883 9 2 Heavily-timbered and broken country. Cadet, 8 months. F. S. Smith ,, ... Revision 89,082 122 8 o 140,270 I'I2 Eevision 654 15 io Eevision 34 22 i * '33 o o 739 18 6 2,000 acres in progress. Heavy bush and broken country. o"33 11 16 16/ 28 o o 4 i 2/10/3 16/0 '5/3 10 s o 67 6 2 919 17 9 Heavy bush and broken country and alpine ranges. Cadet, 8 montlie. C. G-alwey ... J. A. Montgomerio ... Contractors, &c.— B. A. Young J. Eochfort H. E. Ellieon i-6 118 o o 35 Ahaura Beef ton >7.i" 6 5.657 '7 468 8 9 104 70 27 '4/5 19 10 o si 6 33 3' 4 o 409 4 7 7 600 42 o o 100 o 3 68 o 3 868 4 4 1,117 6 8 1,600 acres in progress. Heavily timbered. Cadet, 12 months. Adjoining old surveys. 2 Waitakere, &c. Mount Arthur ... Gordon, &c. 179.794 643.589 i'5 1-36 1,123 '4 3 4,200 42 2/3 472 10 o in 35 2 5 3 i/4/S 1/10/2 '39 7 6 52 17 o '39 7 6 525 7 o 1,123 '4 3 Paid by fees. £52 17s. paid by fees ; 4,000 acres field-work completed. Alpine ranges. Means and totals 131,874 o- 9 448 o o 3.572 16 9 31,349 395 2/8i 4230 2 9 10 62 '5/4 47 10 o 1,017 87 I5/I0 808 12 7 26i 6 16 10 179 12 6 883 6 o 9,167 19 4

A. D. Wilson (standard) B. F. Goulter (staff) Part of Cloudy Bay, Linkwater, Gore, and Arapawa Part of Tennyson, Arapawa, Linkwater, and Orieri 335.680 0-25 349 I 2 6 224,000 77,000 ••25 i-S 1,177 19 8 501 o o A 4 7120 59 i? o 800 2 10 ■ 528 18 1 j- 31 o o ?wo-thirds of this triangulation carried over mountainous forest country; remainder partly open, partly scrub. One month's leave of absence. No cadet assisting. 'Most of the stations in this triangulation required heavy bush-cut-ting. One month's leave of absence on account of ill-healUi. No cadet assisting. Of this amount, £63 ijs. paid for survey by applicants has been placed to credit of Public Account. 1,113 acre8 situated in Nelson Land District. „ Arapawa, Gore, Orieri, and in Nelson District J.933 22 2 ii 204 16 9 J. O. Western (schedule) Pelorus and Queen Charlotte Sound Cloudy Bay Revised I.OIJ 302 14 1 1 6i 1 of 11 17 4 1600 Partly open, partly wet swamp, partly manuka. Paid for by applicants. Partly resurveyed, and connections made with adjacent surveys and trig, stations. Linkwater Bevised 638 o si 15 o o Means and totals • 335.68o 349 I2 6 o-25 301,000 I "3 1,678 19 81 3,890 38 1 W 313 14 1 A 4 7 12 o S9 12 o 1,360 o 11

W. Gh Murray Waimea, Totara, Kanieri, Toaroha, Turiwhate, and Mahinapua Tekinga, Arnold, Grreymouth and Hohonu Paringa, Haast, Arnott, Cascade, Smoothwater, and Abbey Bocks 8,320 2'S 92 1 6 2,985 24 2 8§ 406 2 6 86 17 " 3i 48 9 o I°2 640 65 12 6 144 14 6 757 o o Bush country in centre of gold field. Unassisted by cadele. E.J. Lord 17,440 4*5 328 8 10 2,649 10 3 of 4°3 1 6 i6i 4 18 8 15 8 o l6 5 28 8 22 19 o 4f 11 9 5i 54 10 o 73 16 4 898 3 8 District all dense forest; very rough and broken j expensive goldfield. Unassisted by cadet. £41 1 os. major triangulation, covering the cutting and measurement of Paringa base-line. The road surveys were situated inheavilTtimbered mountainous country, with dense undergrowth. Oi'ie cadet (his first year in field) assisting. Including cost of triangulation ot 55,900 acres within Canterbury, and topographical survey of 96,000 acres outside the triangulated area. Bush country ; within gold field. Unassisted by cadet. r. N. Smyth 41 10 o ■> ■ 48 19 10 9 937 18 10 128 o o 1,107 8 10 3-. J. Boberts Okarito and Mount Q-awlor Circuits... 146,406 660 1 1 764 10 o 200 o o 1,624 " 7 i* 75.314 *'S I. G. Price Waitaha, Totara, Toaroha, and Kanieri 1200 ■ it 4.193 9,827 44 i 32 275 2 o 1,084 6 o! 2 24 io} 646 *$i 6 18 7 175 1 6 30 18 o 499 6 o Means and totals 146,406 1* 713 11 7 101,074 2'8 1,185 o 4 78 2 2j i ! 16-i £1,183 2S - 4 d - °f tl" 8 sum is chargeable to cost of works done for other departments, &e. 18 8 15 8 o 107 24 14 6 77 12 6 001 °°2 13 18 7 1.233 2 10 577 8 10 4,886 10 1