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No. 8— continued. —RETURN of Field-work executed by Staff and Contract Surveyors from 1st July, 1885, to 30th June, 1886. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF OTAGO.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF SOUTHLAND.

Top >ograr. and onomi Surve )hical Detention by Native Opposition or other i Causes. Major Triangulation. Minor Triangulation. Trig. etrical Enral ,nd Suburban. Town Section Survey. Native Land Court Survey. Gold-Mining Survey. Eoads, Bailways, and Water-races. [ Other Work. ■ Total Cost of Surveyor and Party from 1st July, 1835, to 30th June, 1880. 1 ; © . Acres. -g £J Total Cost. 3 !_ _ - Bemarks. Suryeyor and District. U o . ftp Acres, -g 3 Total Cost. Acres. us 8* Total Cost. i g Acres. £§ Id l^llll -g g Total Cost. ! Acres, o S *> E S^ 6% 8,2 \ o ,a \ H o • ' © - QQ.S ft® Total Cost. ! Acres. «^p ■ ■» & Total Cost 0 ?h ; o< o o o *Z 1 „§ S3 .1 Acres. 6 £ «-§ Total O st. Miles. Cost per Total Cost. Mile. Cost. Cost. olm Strauchon. Waikawa, Catlin's, Wyndham, Toetoes, Waipahi, Waikaka, Portrose Town, Waipahi Town, Tokanui Town d. £ s. d. a. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. 998 22 4/2f £ s. d. 211 9 11 174 133' 28/6 £ s. d. 189 13 4 £ s. a. £ s. d. 47J £ s. d. 6 17 0 £ s. d. 325 7 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. 364 0 7 I: s. d. 1,090 11 3, Bush, 100 acres in goiclfields. Had to pack provisions 40 miles and carry them 8 miles. Weather very wet. The area explored is about 124,400 acres, costing £282 3s. 7cl. Cadot assisting. Open country, within a goldfield; surveys scattered over wide district. Cadet over one year assisting. ). Barron. Blackstone, Girmnerbum, Kyeburn, Tiger Hill, Upper Taieri, Maniototo, St. Bathan's, Swmfcum, Naseby, Naseby Town, Bock and Pillar, Highlay x. Mackenzie. Glenomaru, Catlin's, Mount Hyde ". Langmuir. Greenvale, Wendon, Nokomai, Chatton, Hedgehope, Tuapeka East, Bluespur Town, Clyde Town 15,588 67 /Hi 746 18 6 0-14 30/ 3 0 0 19 20/ 19 1 6 0 0 130 2 3 905 0 9 li 4 0 0 589 154 3 10; I 5 li 07 0 0 226 19 101 L H. Wilmot. Glenorchy, Mid. Wakatipu, Earnslaw, Kawarau, Nokomai, Crown, Cluden, Cromwell, Bannoekburn, Polnoon, Skipper's Creek, Lower Wanaka, Lower Hawea, Tarras 11,149 6,485 7 89 35 5/2J im 1/3 488 11 9 405 19 11 141 133 8/11 59 8 0 305 : 13 95! 7 27 8/11 7/S 18/ 274 1 36 i 4 § S 8 0 G 6 0 222 5 1 101 5 6 812 19 2 781 6 91 Bush and isolated surveys, part in a goldfield. No cadet. In a goldfield, open country ; spotting surveys expensive on account of distance between them. In other work is included the observation for altitudes of trigonometrical stations over 150,000 acres, costing £187 10s. Cadet assisting. Within a goldfield ; mining surveys exceptionally rough, and many in bush. Surveys very much scattered. Party has to travel by steamer and take trap and horses ; district very expensive to work. Cadet under a year assisting. Broken country and open; within a goldfield. No cadet. 6,242| 384 9 4 6 0 0 390 9 4| D. M. Calder. Kurow 27 1/2| 3 0 0 Means and totals 41,051 247' '1/1-98 2,391 13 3 315 18/9J 268 252 1 4: 432 39 15/6 335 5 51| 6 12 10 343 13 5 414 19 8; 4,207 7 1 Private Surveyors. x.Mackcnzie. Waikouaiti.. fohn Cumine. Dunedin and East Taieri P. C. Dennison. Oamaru 27 5 9/7J 13 0 0 9 10 0 3 3 0: 22 10 0! 3 3 0^ 2 14 0: Bush. Verifying the position of a road. Sheep-dip. Fee-system. 3-. Mackenzie. Glenomaru, Waihola,Waikouaiti rohn Cumine. Tokomairiro 19-1 3 3/lf 30 10 9 30 10 9 11 8 0 Partly bush, open country, and water. On a goldfield. Means and totals 41,272 255 1/2-16 2,435 4 315 268 18/9i 252 1 4 432 39 15/ 335 5 51| 6 12 10 343 13 5 441 14 8 4,277 12 10

Staff. ohn Hay. Wairaki, Centre Hill, Takitimo, Taringatura, Hokonui, Winton 140,000 0-8 492 14 2 S.433; 44 3/3-5 400 8-6 5 7 8 898 10 4 Surveys partly in bush. Surveyor seven weeks oil duty through illness. No cadet. 37,000 acres of the 146,000 acres were not triangulated (topography only). Work scattered; nearly all of it in heavy bush. Much wet weather in Stewart Island. No cadet. Party broken up in April last. 3-eorge Watson. Invercargill, New River, Winton, and Hokonui, and Paterson District, Stewart Island 931 96! 10/9-5 502 8 2 84 8 6 586 16 8! Fee-system. Gorman Prentice. Invercargill, New Eiver, I'orest Hill, and Mabel P. S. Miller. Forest Hill .. V. K. Robertson. Waimumu andCampbell!own I. C. Taylor. New River 36 5 6 36 5 6 270; 159 126 60! Si 2 1 2/8 3/5 3/ 2/4 27 1 0 19 2 6 7 0 0| 27 1 0 19 2 6 7 0 0 Bush land ; three saw-mill areas included. Sawmiilers provided bushmen. Purchases; partly bush. Purchases ; partly bush. Purchase. Means and totals 146,000 0-8 492 14 2 3,979 150; '4/11-8 992 5 8 89 16 2 1,574 16 0 i