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No. 9 — continued.— Return of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors, from Ist July, 1891, to 31st March, 1892. LAND DISTRICT OF MARLBOROUGH.

Topographical Survey. Minor Triaugulation. Topographical Survey for Selection under " The Land Act, 1887." Rural and Sul lurban. Town Section Si Native Lani Court Survey. Qold-i ting Surveys. Roade, Railways, and Waterraces. Other "Work. Total Cost of Surveyor and Party from 1st July, 1891, to 31st March, 1892. ley. Surveyor and District. Acres. g g Total Cost. Acres. S g Total Cost. S< $< o l<5 Acres, -g S Total Cost. o< o § a© Acres. -u o ■A% p< Total Cost. Aprea "B « Coet P er Acres. Og A n otmont . y.2 Total Cost. k 6 o -2 Total 13 Cost - O Acres. i w 2% Total Cost. s< O 8 Cost per Total Cost. 5 ""• Cost. Remarks. Acres. R. P. Goulter (Staff)— Wakamarina Linkwater Orieri Arapawa Linkwater d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. J d. £ s. d. .. .. i •• .. j .. 1 32 10 0 .. 3,168; •284 s. d. 13 1/4-6 B 0/10-6 £ s. d. 219 16 2 12 12 0 S s. d. £ s. d. l^616 4 s. d. £ s. d. 1/7-9.134 "0 0 A. It. P. s. d. £ s. d £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 20 0 0 572 5 0J 41 C 8 53 3 7 Rough hilly bush country. No cadet assisting. *Re vised. Rough billy bush country. Land-plan road survey. Principally open country, some patches of bush. Subsidiary triangulation in connection with scattered section surveys. Open undulating country. Surveyed on application and requisition by Land Board. Open hilly country. Surveyed on application and requisition by Land Board. Preparing 5,500 acres for settlement, and trigonometrical and topographical survey in connection therewith. I 'sf 15 17 7 138 18 7 Orieri, Gore 7,8 A. D. Wilson (authorised), Molesworth.. 1,056 I 0/10-07 44 6 8 A. J. C. Ward (authorised), Avon I 782 3 1/4-3 53 3 7 J. A. Robertson (contract), Wakamarina 79 0 0 Means and totals 1 32 10 0 .. 1 .. .. I 7, 5,290 26 1/3 329 18 5 1,616 1/7-9134 0 0 8j 15 17 7| |138 18 7 20 0 0 748 15 3 I LAND : iISTRICT I >p n: IIiSi IN. J. Snodgrass. Ohika, Kawatiri, and Mokihinui J. Montgomerie. Reefton and Mawheraiti R. T. Sadd. Waitapu, Takaka, and Aorere 4,450 3 55 12 G .. 254 117 35 6/6 3 2/11 82 11 0 16 15 5 9 125 0 14 1 87 18 8 396 0 709 0 15 27 8/6 9/ 1G8 6 0 317 12 1 n n 8 0 0 9 8 4 58 0 0 34 14 4 170 12 7 195 0 2 557 3 4 625 8 6 Mountainous bush country. Goldfield. No cadet. Ditto. J. D. Thompson. McArthur and Aorere F. S. Smitli and F. A. Thompson. Tekoa, Skiddaw, and Mandamus 60,000 i i 105 10 0 20,186 S /6-53 CJ 547 10 10 30 0 1 3/8 5 12 0 8 22 8 8 179 9 6 454 12 11 244 9 0 836 15 8 425 17 4 327 6 4 867 9 10 5,430 acres. Section survey; field work completed. 775 acres in progress ; 1,100 acres partly open; remainder rough bush country. Goldfield. 2,272 acres. Section survey ; field work completed. 700 acres in hand, one-third open, remainder rough bush country. Goldfield. 56,820 acres. Midland Railway and revision survey, completed in field but not plotted. Mr. F. A. Thompson transferred to North Island. Open country, not in goldfield. Cadet part of time. Rough bush country. Not in goldfield. No cadet. F. E. Greenfield. Waimea, Waiiti, and Gordon Means and totals 7,217 U 1/2 44 420 19 10 .. i G00 12 0 0 30 10 0 563 10 8 4,450 3 55 12 6 1 .60,000 I 105 10 0 27,774 90 /9 1,067 17 1 125 0 14 1 87 18 8 1135 0 •13 8/8 491 10 1 20| 13 13 11 284 3 10 1,932 0 4 3,306 16 Authorised Surveyors. J. B. Saxon A. P. Rawson G. B. Sinclair \V. Darby .. C. Lewis 1,112 1,189 2,193 415 1,096 IB IB 8 ii 2/5 2/7-3 1/10-2 3/2-5 1/6-4 134 11 6 155 6 6 202 16 0 66 3 9 84 1 9 134 11 6 193 0 0 202 16 0 89 3 9 84 1 9 Rough bush country. Not in goldfield. No cadet. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. .. .. Means and totals 6,005 2/1-7 642 19 6 I 703 13 Grand means and totals 4,450 55 12 0 60,000 105 10 0 33,779 9 125! Less £957, fees paid on surveys during nine months. 3 130 1/0-1 1,710 16 7 0 14 1 87 18 8 . I.. 1135 0 8/8 491 10 1 ms 13 13 11 284 3 li 1,932 0 4 4,070 9 0 ,AND D: STRICT OP WES' 'LAND. Staff District Surveyor. W. G. Murray 21,400/0-48 43 0 0 21,560/3-98 358 1 10 13,000 /2-5 139 17 6 774 42 551 12 5 1 10 1 4/0! 24/ 12/ 157 8 0 137 16 0 60 0 6 0 0 10 0 0 108 0 0 Assistant Staff Surveyor. W. Wilson. Bruce Bay, Gillespie's, Kanieri, Mahinapua, Karangarua, Tearoha, Totara, and Wailio 640 13 1 Widely scattered surveys in a broken heavily bushed country subject to excessive rainfall; expensive goldfields district. No cadet assisting. 8,800/1-4 20 2 0 39 0 0 7/2-8 14 2 18 19 10 0 253 10 0; 17 14 6 549 11 10 Heavily timbered broken country, section surveys scattered and in small areas ; expensive goldfields district; cost of work also considerably enhanced by prevalence of wet weather. No cadet assisting. Contract Svrveyors. J.N.Smyth. Totara and' Waimea K. J. Lord. Arnold and Waimea H. Wylde. Arnold 24,900 /0-6 63 2 0 144 0 0 30 0 0 3 1 4/1 5/0-2 29 5 9 7 10 6 29 5 9 26 9 6 6 0 0 Gold-mining dredging claims in river-beds. Gold-mining district, heavily timbered. Expensive gold-mining district, heavily timbered. 12 19 0 Means and totals 1,340 56 4/7 307 3 0 34,560 β-i 497 19 4 213 0 0 3y credit: 5 Mini 4/9-3 ing sur 50 18 3 fey, Midlam 18 Rai: 20 5 4 Iway lands 263 10 01 138 13 6 I, survey, &c, fees 1,252 0 2 184 18 3 1,067 1 11 ■AND DI 1TRICT OP CAN 1 •er: iUK" Staff Surveyors. J.S.Welch. Ashley f 8,185 J 5,053 { 308 Pt.l /4 4 /10-5 2 /5-5 •136 5 11 ■[-221 1 4 7 2 0 }" 18 18 0 550 8 8 Hilly pastoral country with rough river traverses in deep gorges. * Balance area of Midland Block XLV., against part area of which block £526 0s. 9d. was charged last year, t Major portion of Midland Block XLV. Hilly pastoral country, difficult of access, intersected by tortuous roads, and surrounded by old surveys; rural sectional surveys very scattered. Subdivision and sectional surveys, very scattered, necessitating much travelling by rail, road, and steamer ; part of the work abutting on old surveys difficult to define. J Parts Midland Railway Blocks LXII. and LXVII. Settlement and subdivision surveys in the open plains and downs. § Besurveys. P. N. Brodrick. Waimate and Geraldine. 108 4 8 2,268 21 1/02 116 7 0 8 1 11 i 12 11 0 51 8 0 492 9 2 32,320 /1-2 a. H. M. McClure. Ashley, Akaroa, and Selwyn J 2,629 ( 182 86 /9-8 7! 2/1-4 101 17 10 {19 5 4 I 146 9 10 445 17 11 L. O. Matluas. Ashley, Ashburton, and Wairaate Contract Surveyors, j. E. Pooks. Asliburton I 8,581 (53 111 /7-5 2 3/4-8 1 5/2-2 274 0 0 S9 0 0 ] i " 2 ||16 10 0 .. 4 0 0 8 0 0 223 0 0 464 18 5 27 7 0 0 111 0 3/ 23 10 0 ;] Coal and limestone mining survey; rural section; hilly and scrubby land. Means and totals 32,320 /1-2 168 4 8 nn LSI /7-8 890 19 5 111 0 7] 8/ 16 10 0! 10 2 0 l'l| 20 11 0 439 15 li 1,977 4 2 14—C. 1.