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No. 10 — continued. —RETURN of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors, from 1st July, 1889, to 30th June, 1890. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF TARANAKI.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF MARLBOROUGH.

r*fe Surveyor and District. Minor Trii - . ft© Acres, -w _ mgulation. I Topographical Survey for Selection under "The Land Act, 1887." md Suburban. Nati ive Land Coir Gold-l-lining Survey. RoaiSs, Rt am Water-] ilways, 1 ■aces. Other Work. I Total Cost J .i . I Surveyor and Party from 1st Julv, 1889, to 30th June, 1890. Remarks. <* Rural ■t Survey. r u <- . ao> is _ _ _i 0> . Total Cost, j Acres. -» 'S Total Cost. M _. o Acres. S ° 0 ■p S Total Cost. O Acres. to _.i •gfi o'o ia "I O Total Cost. CO © © _i °2 I. © _. 'r. <D . ~ a® 4h _ Total Cost. ™ _, O-r, o — Cost _-- per !*- .. Mile. 'total Cost. Cost. O Staff. H. M. Skeet. Cape, &c. ••! 8,331 36 s. 1-08 £ s. a. 448 4 8 297 5 s. 1-46 £ s. a. 21 15 0 145 £ 2-88* £ s. d. 1418 11 3 £ s. d. 197 15 9 £ s. d. 723 7 11 Heavy forest. " Other work " incluaes redefining boundaries of old surveys, standard survey at Inglewood and Stratford, &c. All heavy forest country ; broken. " Other work " consists of back-pegging old work. All heavy forest; broken country. Adjoining old surveys, necessitating a good deal of resurvey. Harbour soundings, and scattered work. P. A. Dalziell. Huiroa 9,121 35 1-28 586 0 2 20 13 0 623 6 2 E. W. Buckeridge. Hawera .. 7,327| 12 1-37 502 8 10 8 20 60 0 0 556 2 10 Taranaki Office 67 12 0 67 12 0 Contract Surveyors. R. H. Davies. Waitara 3,164 i/35 199 19 3 199 19 3 Rough forest country; adjoining old surveys on three sides, which were adopted. 9 Paid for out of deposits 2,171 8 2 Total charge to survey vote. T. K. Skinner A. 0. O'Donahoo. Ngaere Means and totals .. 1,240 7,070! 56 3-23 •17 200 9 0 00 0 0 200 9 0 00 0 0 Chiefly open ; adjoining very old surveys. Partial resurvey of Pukengahu Block. Heavy forest country. i 27,943 92: 1-24 1,736 12 11 8,607: 61 •66 282 4 0 148 3-23 478 11 3 286 0 9 2,431 17 2 * Reconnaisance survey»f roai Is to co: meet with Mi tin Tn ink line: a iw miles rouj shly g :aded and chained.

Staff. L. Smith. Mangahao, Mangaone J. D. Climie. Puketoi-Makuri J. Annabell. Wairoa, Omahine d. £ s. d. a. £ s. d. s. d. 2/1-6 /8§1 1/11 s. d. i 1/1-73 £ s. d. 4,727! I 5' 98 "9 7 4,928 1,530 6,963 58 5 27 525 3 4 53 13 4 655 13 0 4,316 4 247 0 5 'if 9 12 0 0 9 8 0 20 17 10 84 13 9 485 15 4' 242 4 5' 160 6 4' 695 1 8 1,109 8 9 1,172 16 4 1 Heavy forest country. Rough forest country ; difficult of access. Rough forest country; difficut of access. Selection survey cost 7'2d. last year. Cost increased by following ridges and spurs to give good fencing boundaries;. also by other special causes. ! A. E. Ashcroffc. Moutere and Mount Robinson A. E. Asheroft. Hautapu and Apiti .. R. P. Greville. Mangaone II. J. Lowe. Pohangina, &c. 11,000 1-2 55 0 0 " i 11,458 /2-5 122 16 0 18,000j 5-8 431 14 2 7^300 7,959 /io-o i/li 322 " 8 4 451 10 3 6/3-5 3 "3 0 64 11 6 14 8 10 18 2 20 0 0 43 15 0 60 0 0 25 0 0 147 8 l! 174 13 2! 89 10 6| 774 12 6 853 0 0 572 15 1 Selection survey in rough forest country; difficult of access. Heavy forest country. Selection survey cost 5d. in previous years. Rough forest country; difficult of access. Selection survey of sectional area cost 5Jd. per acre. Heavy forest country. Selection survey cost 5d. in previous years. Mr. Humphries Avas transferred to Auckland District. 12^000 5 '2 256 "5 0 "20 29 toi "l J. F. Frith. Mangaone and Kopuaranga T. L. Humphries. Maungakaretu R. H. Reaney. Mangahao, &o. G. T. Murray. Mangahao-Makuri C. A. Mountfort. Ongo, &o. .. A. Dundas. Ongo and Apiti .. J. R. Annabell. Maungakaretu, &o. .. H. W. Climie. Makuri, &c. .. T. W. Hughes. Puketoi, &c. .. H. J. Lewis. Kaiwhata-Rewa A. Seaton. Mangahao C. Finnorty. Wairoa 5,200 15 /io-o 229 13 _\ 4 10 0 0 40 0 0 367 10 8: 421 13 3 616 4 8 46 5 6 485 13 8! 627 13 8 2,541 6,080 7,850 33 53 39 1/8 1/7 /10-6 212 3 0 495 9 8 346 14 8 24-6 10 18 0 269 h 11 104 11 0! 53 17 111 286 18 6 Heavy forest country. Rough forest country; difficult of access. Work executed in year 1887-88. Heavy forest country. Rough forest country; difficult of access. Ditto. 10,910 6,858 16,500 18,420 5,000! 5-6 5 4-1 5-04 6-53 253 8 7 142 17 0 281 5 4 386 15 3 136 2 3 'k)0 "2 l/5'-67 29 18 0 2 j 273 "l /3i 33"o 0 'n 15 1 14 14 10 9 18 6 14 14 0 110 12 4 148 18 0 14 14 0 .. 9 4 0l 136 17 10 137 8 0 46 0 0 307 3 0 382 9 10 430 14 ll! 412 2 l! 346 14 4 1 100 0 0! L044 "5 1/11 ioo"o 0 Rough forest country. Selection survey cost 7'2d. in previous years. •• Means and totals 11,000 1-2 55 0 0 92,415; 5-16, 1,986 17 8 63,260 294 1-12 3,545 2 11; 0,599 /10-3 283 9 5 70 10 15 3! 817 17 4 2,448 5 9 9,414 9 3: Authorised Surveyors "paid out of deposits. E. W. Seaton. Haurangi, &c. C. E. O. Smith. Haurangi, &c. T. Ward. Maungakaretu, &c. N. H. Macdonald. Maungakaretu, &c. A. O'Donahoo. Maungakaretu, &c. F. Owen. Apiti, Ongo, &c. T. G. Mountain. Pohangina, &c. J. King. Mangaone .. J. Anderson. Apiti, &c. H. Mitchell. Ohinewairau, Hautapu, &c. 6,020 6,067 7,284 7,049 6,527 5,150 700 1,426 1,987 7 6 12 /9-06; /lOrii /9-02 /8-09 /10-0 V 8 /7-24 299 4 7! 229 0 Oi 328 15 0! 265 0 Oj 220 0 0 227 10 0 35 0 0 47 5 0 60 0 0 •• ■• 388 4 7, 217 0 0 108 15 0 150 0 0 105 0 0 157 0 0 25 0 0 35 8 9 45 0 0 Rough forest country. Selection survey cost 3d. per acre in previous years. Ditto. I Rough forest country; difficult of access. Exclusive of original cost of survey f for Native Land Court and selection purposes. Heavy forest country. Rough forest country. Selection survey cost 5Jd. in previous years. Heavy forest country. Selection survey cost 7-6d. in previous years. Rough forest country. Selection survey cost 6'0d. in previous years. The price per acre, subject to deduction for adjoining boundaries. 5 25 1 5 1 255J098 )k 2,657'"5 5 Means and totals 42,2101 68 /10-05 1,711 14 7| 1255,098; /ai |2,657 5 5 ■1,351 8 4' Grand means and totals 11,000 1-2 55 0 0 92,415 5-10; -1,986 17 81 [105,470 302 /ll-96 5,256 17 6 261,697! /2-7 2,940 14 10 70 110 15 8 817 17 4 12,488 5 9 10,765 17 7

;. F. Goulter (Staff)— Orieri, Linkwater, Gore, Hunaalee,) Mount Fyffe, Avon .. ..) .. D. Wilson (Authorized Surveyor)— Cloudy Bay Means and totals f 10,751 *1,148 47 5 /11-4 511 1 10 /7 33 9 0 9-. 29 s. 1 12-8 £ s. a.j _ 18 10 6 .. 6 19 0 .. I 89 7 o; 607 16 10' 6 19 0 Partly open, partly rugged bush country; scattered surveys (expensive). Ni cadet. * Revised. 1' 28 Special claim ; partly open, partly bush. .. I 11,899! 52j /1Q-9 544 10 10 311 2 15 25 9 61 .. 89 7 Oi 674 15 10 I -..