Return of field-work executed by staff and contract survayors from the 1st june,1881. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF OTAGO.

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'opogr; an :igonoi Sun iphical id netrical -ey. Lural md Suburban. Town Section Survey. Native Lane Court Survey. Gold-Mining Sui 'ey. Roads, Railw Water-ra lys, and :es. ,, t , ,„, , Total Cost Other Work. of Surveyor ________ and Party from 1st ]ulv, 1S80, to r _. t 30th June, Cost. Ig8lt Remarks. Surveyor. District. Acres. CJ £ a. Total Cost. Acres. °.l z. s co 0 < Total Cost. CJ u p. Acres. •si < >.£ No. of : S.K Sec- «£ Total Cost. Acres, tionsor. c.2 Diyi- < sions. j *> S Total Cost. o< u ° o S« Acres. a-z: o< Total Cost. Cost Miles. per Mile. Total Cost. d. £ s. a. s. d. £ s. d. 777 19 1 s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a.j £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. John Strauchon Toetoes, Otara, Tuturau, Wyndham, Waikaka Fortrose Mokoreta Naseby, Grimmerburn, Kyeburn, Serpentine, Manorside, Long Valley, Mt. Buster, Upper Taieri, St. Bathans St. Bathans, Turnagain Naseby Leaning Rock, Cromwell, and Bannockburn Nevis Poolburn, Blackstone, and Tiger Hill Hawkesbury, Moeraki, Kurow, Dunedin and East Taieri, Otago Peninsula, Waikouaiti, Mount Hyde, North Harbour and Blueskin Moeraki, Reidston, and Kurow G-lenkenich ... Grreenvale Chatton Wart Hill ... Tapanui Mount Hyde Tuapeka East, Benger, Teviot, Weatherstone Hedgehope, Teviot, Lammerlaw, Beaumont, and Long Valley Upper Wakatipu, Shotover, Conebum, Skipper's Creek, Kawarau Martin's Bay G-lenomaru, Catlin's, and Warepa Pembroke Cromwell, Cardrona, Tarras, Wakefield, Lauder, and Lower Wanaka Leaning Rock 15.607 129 1 o ... ... 950 1 7 9l 1 1755 168 8 6 3 H o 3,752 acres, in 48 sections, wholly bush, involving large amount of bush-cutting; not in gold field. Cadet over one year, assisting eight months. David Barron 4,800 1 4 320 o o 120 13 20 o 120 o o 37 300 o o 1S3 18 11 932 18 11 Open country, within gold field; surveys much scattered, involving a great amount of travelling. Cadet over one year, assisting for sis months. 60,000 I'2 2 2 9 20 o 900 A. R. Mackay 940 15 2 '"6 117 10 o 45 3 8 o 1800 "9i 3 10 o 33 5 o Open country, in gold field; large and scattered district; surveys detached; over 800 miles in travelling were gone over during the year. No cadet. 9,55i 76,000 2'0 IO 79 10 o 3'6 13 4 258 8 1 823 6 5 ,, *" George Mackenzie ... 5.294 7i 1 8 44° 13 2 383 39 12 10 1 245 o o ,, ••• 910 13 2 790 acres, very rough bush land, cut up into small areas; surveys scattered. No cadet. Not in gold field. 233 240 18 9 225 o o W. D. B. Murray ... f 3.9 6 ° 239 7 5 i* 12 8 6 Partly bush, partly in gold field. Cadet assisting. 25 1 24 114 9 7 894 II II 93,6oc 075 285 17 o 31 40 o ,, ... John Edie John Langmuir 443 497 34 39 5 o 4 4i no 15 o 109 12 IO 121 44 242 9 5 50 1 6 40 12 14 4i 28 15 o 34 i* 10 o o 6 14 6 ... j 79 7 8 In gold field. No cadet, left the service. 3i 22 9 Within gold field, open country; mining surveys at Blnespur, &c, very intricate. Cadet under one year's service assisting. ,j ... 191,049 0*67 537 '2 o 732 15 10 E.H. Wilmot 3.738 2 2%. 416 11 6 50 9 52 14 4 7 4 6 ! I 760 15 4 William Armstrong ... 33,000 341 18 o 5. "I 20 572 16 4 21 I ... I 23 18 6 598 14 10 Open country, within gold field; surveys much scattered, and district very expensive to work. Cadet under one year's service assisting. 1,400 acres dense bush, balance open. In office seven weeks. No cadet. 2'5 39 2"'2f ... I ... 1 John Campbell 44i 18 5 2 I IS 2 396J I 14 o I '277 16 o rt '" 114 o o 252 10 6 Open country, within gold field. No cadet, left the service. ji ••' 20 o o 20 20 O Means and totals 463,20 o 0-97 1,861 10 4 40,841 427 1 6J 3,219 5 4| 512 72. 22 4 804 6 11 383 39 12 10 245 ° o 275 39 17 4 |239 9 4 26 7 17 6 234 IO 6: 602 8 1 6,935 16 2 >R0VIN< HAL DIS 1 ■Ricr of sout: :land. Staff John Hay ... 32,960 i'6 651 o 4 Waiau, Lillburn, Takitimo, Alton, Monowai, Mararoa, and Jacob's River Hokonui, Mabel, Winton, Taringatura, and Invercargill Taringatura ... 216 14 o 6,443 57 2 o 40 0 o 907 14 4 Triangles small; country irregular; bounded by bush. Rural surveys greatly dispersed. Some 43 sections, embracing 615 acres in bush, involving long traverses, &c. Cadet assisting. William Hay 196 1 1 ij 766 10 4! 4-5 148 6 1 12 19 011 8 o 1 17 10 o 825 8 4 120 sections, embracing 1,470 acres, were in bush. In progress subdivision of 2,000 acres (bush) ; cost to date, £30. Cadet assisting. 7.7H N. Prentice Temporary. James Blaikie 1,885 1 6f I I 148 6 1 Party was broken up on 20th August, 1880. 54 ... Wairio, Wairaki, Mabel, and New Kiver Wairio, Jacob's River... 10,962 78 1 3^ 700 6 10 2 3 10 o 700 57 9 8 764 16 6 Work scattered, and some 600 acres in bush. H. E. Moors Schedule. D. W. McArthur ... W. J. Hall J. A. Robertson 2,910 3 o 9 109 2 6 130^0 67 17 7 58 18 6 108 5 o £59 16s. carried from last year. Party broken up middle of August, 1880. Comprising three saw-mill areas, and two purchases. Saw-mill area. Of these, eight sections, embracing some 460 acres, were in bush. Hokonui and Invercargill Winton Eyre, Centre Hill, Forest Hill, Hokonui, Invercargill, Jacob's River Jacob's River Hokonui Waimumu, Lindhurst... Jacob's River, Longwood ... j ... 1,428 200 3.327 S 1 17 1 7 3 8 1 Si 11310 1 36 12 O: 242 46 12 9i 1 14 6 8 14 o 52 4 0 113 10 1 36 12 o 250 18 6 52 4 o 140 10 6 23 19 2 64 7 6 All these areas in heavy bush (Longwood Reefs). Comprising four purchases and a 200-acre saw-mill area. Purchases. Comprising two mineral and one saw-mill area (all in bush). H. E. Moors E. A. Nutter T. B. McNeill R. C.Taylor 3,i74 385 359 S 2 3 0 iof! 1 3 3 7 140 10 6: 23 19 2 64 7 6 ... ... . ... 6 11 $i\ ... Means and totals ... 32,960 i*6 I 2l6 14 o 38,787 42. 1 6i 2,996 9 ioi 134'5 79 '7 9i| 7° 6 ! I 103 II 10 60 18 o 3 10 c 700 114 19 81 3,436 12 Oj 6*—C. 4.