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No. 1.—RETURN of Field-work executed by Staff and Contract Surveyors, and of the Cost of the Survey, Department of New Zealand, from 30th June, 1887, to 1st July, 1888.

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Topographical Survey. Minor Triangulation. Topographical and Trigonometrical Survey. Surveyed for Selection under "Land Act, 1887." Rural and Suburban. Town Section Srrrvey Natlve Su f^. Court i ! Gold-mining Survey. ! Koads -«f™^' i sur\ej. chase survey. | , Water . race6 . | | i CO *. ) O ■ U CD^ og . fl P.S i°o &° cost Acres. .a «S Acres. o§ «J Acres. US g Acres, o S »i1 Acres. -js -» 8 Miles. per AS o< dl o« ; °7, o< ! 6 S S< S<! Mile. Detention by Native Opposition or other Causes. : MiscellaneousWork. Total Charges against the Survey Votes for Twelve Months. Acres. CD . Peg o Acres. CD . ftCD o< O • Acres. I &© CD . Acres. -« g Acres. d'43 'Jl ft? -H O Acres. aS o| Ig Miles. ; Cost per Mile. Cost. Supervision, Field-work, j Offic^ ork - ■ Publication. a. a. p-9 ; a. a. s. 2/10-5 s. , 29/ | d. 2-6 a. d. £ s. d. 12 12 11 £ s. d. 30 0 0 £ s. d. 938 0 8 £ s. d. 12,083 2 3 £ s. d. 5,107 8 7 Auckland .. 89,710 55,828 907 i 114-1 247 *U8230\ 492; !'] '266044 11 125-2 " I Hawke's Bay 4,016 0-45 27,861 1/li 8,554 29 1/8-2 ] 26-325 86 5/8-251 "22,865 84,400 2 3-4 3-4 74-55 11 0 3 30 0 0 1,495 9 7 5,348 19 2 1,403 8 8 Taranaki .. j 28,903 66 1/4-5 64,748] 232 4-3 1,056 12 11 4,410 12 10 1,209 0 5 Wellington.. 27,665 0-87 112,900! i i| 8-4 71,737-5 428 1/1-5 2,367-5 851 16/7-7 60,475 19 5-1 2,760 1 4-3 4-3 63-62 13 3 1 1,490 19 6 10,702 19 4 4,076 17 £ •• Marlborough 15,200 0-75 31,700 0-98 6,547 73 1/6-4 1 100/ •75 22 6 8 674 18 2 632 16 4 •• Nelson 20,620 3 36,351 247 1/10 ! 12 185 7/8 .. 3,848 129 9/5 29-75; j 0 4 4 651 4 6 6,489 1 4| 2,654 2 C Westland .. 48,682 0-98 342 65 6/7-5 212 458j I 18/8 .. | 3,420 79 5/7 •■ •• 169 19 4 1,477 19 5 1,274 3 4 Canterbury.. 335,154 0-35 416,838 0-98 18,775 317 1/1-25 14 18 36/ .. 1,431 5 1/23 13-57 6 17 6 173 2 4 3,536 0 9 3,815 1 £ Otago 18,000 2 74,425 335 /11-25 126 75 30/4 .. | 1,568 74 8/2 9 9 5 1 499 7 3 5,020 18 1 3,502 19 11 " 2,142 17 1/6 12 8 20/ 433 10 4/6} 41 10 0 305 8 3 1,215 4 4 Southland .. Head Office & Li tho. Office ! .. \ •• 3-4 10,700 7,693 8 5 i I Means and totals .. 335,154! 136,591 ] 535,840 1-1 140,761 9-4 2,885 1,929 11/2 {] 125,715 258 '•*171095\ 115 4-77 | 87,160 *266044 3 11 6/8J 316-44 11 5 7 0-35 i-9 302,894* 2,484j 1/41 297 60 0 0! 6,516 6 1 50,000 9 7 32,584 1 l: * Paid by Land Purchase Department direct. Total expenditure Less refunds £82,584 11 6 16,091 19 9 £66,492 11 9