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No.8. —RETURN of Field-work executed by Staff and Contract Surveyors, from 1st July, 1887, to 30th June, 1888.

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PROVIN HAL DISTRICT OF AUCK ,AND. Surveyor and District. Minor Trii mgulation. Rurj il and Su] turban. 'own lection Survey. Native Land Cou: :t Survey. Roads, Railways, and Water-races. Detention by Native Opposition Other Work. or other Causes. Cost. Cost. Total Cost of Surveyor and Party from 1st July, 1887, to 30th June, 1888. Remarks. j U CD . ft® Acres. 3 Total Cost. Acres. *■■ El I" 03 CD . 4= o o«! O Total Cost. Acres. ri CD Zs +3 ll °3 Total Cost. ffl CD CD m> ftp Acres. »n *> o °" o< o o o A Total Cost. co Cost ~ per Total Cost, g Mile. 5. C. Goldsmith. Tauranga .. j. Cussen. Waikato i\ Simpson and Cadet. Whangarei .. '. Baber, jun. Thames and Wairoa .. !\ H. Edgecumbe. Newcastle I. Neumann. Hukerenui i. A. Martin. Waitemata 3. H. Hardy. Tokatoka, &c. . I. Philips. Hokianga, &c. '.Stevens. Waipu .. !. W. McFarland. Tauhoa .. I. D. M. Haszard. Mararnarua, &c. .. V. J. Wheeler. Takahue, &c. I. C. Smith. Waipu, &c. l. H. Vickerrnan. Pakiri 3. F. Adams. Harataunga, &c. 1. V. Harington. Pakiri I. H. Murray. Pakiri 'ercy Ward 1,920 30,000 27,000 18,630 a. 0-5 0-4 1-0 2-0 £ s. a. 4 0 0 50 0 0 117 10 0 155 5 0 3,440 1,978 6,163 1,100 1,747 2,320 2,254 4,321 4,773 2,319 3,260 6,646 1,423 4,782 3,663 2,411 51 36 43 32 13 53 117 45 104 40 31 44 38 91 59 46 s. 3-8 1-75 2-3 3-9 3-7 3-8 3-7 3-0 2-2 5-5 3-2 1-3 3-7 3-0 1-5 2-9 £ s. d. 653 0 0 173 19 0 708 16 0 210 6 8 331 15 10 442 13 0 403 16 10 646 0 0 519 17 4 637 15 9 526 18 6 417 17 8 261 18 1 724 0 0 265 0 0 357 4 0 0-11 114 "l 150 96 s. 30 28 30 £ s. d. l'io 0 215"o 0 144 0 0 492 7 s. 2-6 £ s. d. 65 0 0 6 27 19-7 17-4 4-2 5-0 31-0 £ 8-95 8-4 16-0 18-5 26-6 14-0 "91 £ s. a. 53 15 8 247 18 10 316 0 0 324 16 6 111 18 0 70 0 0 282"'l 9 s, s. a. 30 "0 0 £ s. d. 75 13 0 84*10 0 126"8 8 30 "0 0 10 0 0 33 15 11 £ s. a. 925 10 4 933 11 9 946 5 0 775 0 8 739 0 10 651 14 3 687 2 4 885 8 8 776 2 3 687 7 5 601 7 6 666 19 8 713 6 11 597 8 2 266 9 8 608 4 6 109 3 9 133 12 1 379 6 6 Mostly bush; much scattered. 21,500 acres revision survey complete in field. Much scattered. Nearly all bush. Left the service, 29th February, 1888. All old surveys, &c. Left the service, 29th February, 1888. 12,'160 o'-9 4o'l2 0 0-5 4-6 4-3 8-0 8-8 16-2 4 0 0 40 16 6 70 0 0 118 16 4 34 10 6 *160 12 8 Laying out and inspection of road-works as well. * Defining old surveys, £7. 1-5 2-0 2-0 13-3 15-0 6-0 20 0 0 30 0 0 12 4 8 44 19 2 150 0 0 68 14 5 Left the service, 30th June, 1888. Trig, work in progress. Relieved Mr. Murray in May. Mr. Murray died in May. His work will appear next year with Mr. Harington's. 3^228 4-4 725*14 0 64! Means and totals 89,710 367 7 0 55,8281 907 2/10* 8,006 12 8 114-1 247 29 360 10 0 492 7 2-6 65 0 0 .25-2 12-65 1,583 11 11 There were also 148,230 acres Native Land Court surveys and 266,044 acres Land Purchase surveys paid direct. 0-9 30 0 0 938 0 8 12,083 2 3 PROVIN HAL '1st: FlICT OF TARAN. .KI. .. O'Donahoo. Huiroa and Waitara .. 3,030 4 2/0-6 311 12 0 882 11 1/3-9 58 7 10 182 11 4 492 3 3 Hilly forest country. Other work is an incomplete survey. Left the service, 28th February. Forest country. 7. H. Skinner. Huiroa, Ngatimaru, and Waitara I. M. Skeet. Opunake 8,233 27 1/6-7 642 18 5 332 6 1/3-5 21 10 0 38 19 0 726 5 8 9,650 82 /10-1 405 7 6 180 16 0 603 4 2 About one-fourth open. Other work is nearly all for railway exploration. This work includes 7,600 acres of small grazing runs. Hilly forest country. Hilly forest country. Other work includes 82 sections back-pegged old work. I. W. Climie. Hawera J I 3,486 7,600 3,895 2,659 14 /ll 374 5 6 128 9 0 474 4 10 159 3 9 1 247 3 10 758 16 2 .. G. Atkinson. Huiroa and Kaupokonui '. A. Dalziell. Egmont Ngaire and Mokau '. L. Humphries. Huiroa and Egmont „ Opunake and Mokau ii 10 2/5-2 1/2-3 31,000 734 16,000 6,150 1 13 1 118 /2-1 /8 /2-1 /9-1 271 3 7 24 15 0 141 6 0 234 5 6 75 15 9 553 6 6 J" 1116 6 10 665 17 10 174 0 2 610 19 8 Other work includes 51 sections back-pegged old work. Means and totals 28,903 66 IMi 1,994 13 6 64,748 232 /4-3, 1,156 15 5 1,056 12 11 4,410 12 10 iess Native sur- „ work done -eys lor other depi irtments 1,156 15 5 273 19 10 1,430 15 3 2,630 17 5 provinc: :al di! itr: lCT 0] P HAWKE'I BA' La: id Pi Lrchase Survey. Staff. . O. Barnard. Poverty Bay .. i. Weetman. Poverty Bay .E.Pickett. Tokomaru V. Armstrong. Waikohu, Waingaromia, and Uawa T. J. Tone. Weber, Tautane, North Makaretu, &c. P. Rich. Weber d. 4,016 0*45 900 '2 1-37 6113 6 27" 28-1 9 8 0 11 1 0 264'l9 10 312 7 0 83 6 8 606 17 11 206 2 8 85 18 8 111 0 4 605 1 11 315 12 2 691 3 4 Field Inspector. Retired from the service, 18th September, 1887. District Surveyor in charge at Gisborne. Inspection, &c. Retired from service, 29th February, 1888. Cadet assisting for last ten months. Broken country, and much wet weather. 6,461 acres surveyed ready for selection, and about 8,000 partially so. Cost £99 12s. 6d. About 12,000 acres surveyed ready for selection, all except divisionlines. Cost £980 16s. lid. 1,400 acres ready for selection. Bad weather and awkward block to survey. Cost £483 4s. 2d. Retired in October, 1887. Includes £67 10s. retiring allowance. Land-purchase survey of 84,400 acres, commenced by Mr. Watson. Survey rabbit-fence line, 27 miles. This work is now complete. 7,157 13 1-037 370 16 1 5-075 1 174 8 14 0 96 19 4 708 1 8 439 4 2-91 64 0 5 923 6 2 '. G. Wilson. Norsewood and Tahoraiti 6-25 17 5 0 108 0 0 30 0 0 587 4 0 I G Price \ a k :a P a,u Mangatoro -j I. B. McCartie (temporary). Weber and Tahoraiti 84,400 2 3-4 1,190 0 |l 66'13 4 373 2 0 316 3 10 515 1 8 Authorised or Contract Surveyors. . E. Pickett. Mangapiro V. Hallett. Miscellaneous !. E. O. Smith. Takapau j. Lessong. Meanee V. Ellison. Meanee !. D. Kennedy. Pohui l. H. Rosa 2 1-09 3' 3 0 14 10 0 10-2 0-5 10 0 0 8 8 0 102 0 0 4 4 0 8 8 0 42' 7 0 Through Rotokautuku Block. Miscellaneous. Village settlement. 31-5 26-5 i 9 12-5 8-75 '50 35 "3-7 3-7 9 '5 0 6 10 0 2-5 10 '6 0 25 "0 0 90' 3 4 367 3 9 Work returned last year. Means and totals There were also 22,865 acres of Native Land Court surveys which were made at cost of owners. 4,016 0-45 8,554 29 1-68 514 3 0 26/1/12 86 5-7 24 9 0 84,400 N 1,190 0 74-55 11 0 3; 816 10 H 30 0 0 1,495 9 5,348 19 2 5—C. 1a.