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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 OTAGO.

Topographical Survey. Minor Trii insulation. Minoi witl Trial Tope ngulation jfjraphy. Topog for Si "The: raphi 3locti Land ical Survey ion under I Act, 1887." Rural tnd Suburban. Small Grazini Runs. Nati Lve md Court Survey. Gold-mining &i irveys. Eoa Total 5 Cost. 3 , Railways, and Waterraces. Other Work. Total Cost of Surveyor and Party from 1st July, 1891, to 31st March, 1883. Surveyor and District. k o< 0 %. Acres. g Acres. Total Cost. Acres. "< i 0 Total Cost. . % 5 00 < 6' s s . ~ g Total Cost. o< O < it o 2 6- « o Total Cost. o<! 8 k I* OO zj __ *j£\ ' I -»:§ Total Cost. oS o Cost. Remarks. Acres. Total Cost. Total Cost. Total Cost. I I £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. 39 1\ £ s. d. 094 4 10 ! s. d. £ s. d. I s.d £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 862 13 11 D. Barron. Dunback, Highlay, Waihemo, Budle, Kyeburn, Domet, Kakanui, and Marewhenua J. Langmuir. Fraser, Cairnhill, Hillend, Tautuku, Catlin's, Eimu, Woodland, and Mokoreta d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. d. 05,111 39 3C 30! : 10 1 8/1 1 s.d. £ s. d. 8/1 12 4 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 108 13 11 Small grazing runs comprises sections ranging from 17 to 13,540 acres. Open country within a goldfield. No cadet. 80,000 1-72 571 14 10 114 ;i 3/11 22 0 0 9f 98 I I8| 5 9/7 5 9/7J 48 0 0 0 2 0 630 13 8 Rural Surveys—Islands in Clutha River. Triangulation and topography in Tautuku Forest; clearing of hill tops laborious and expensive, and was much delayed by wet weather; many miles of horse and man tracks to cut to get access. No cadet. Topographical survey in open country ; other work all in dense bush, and heavy clearing for Trig. Stations; every thing had to be carried on men's backs ; very expensive district. No cadet. Bush country and very wet, therefore expensive to survey. No cadet. All dense bush, and difficult of access; wet and expensive to work. Cadet assisting. Mining surveys ; country very rough. No cadet. E. H. Wilmot. Humboldt, Forbes, 25 Mokoreta, Kimu, Waikawa, '.and Tautuku D. M. Calder. Woodland 30 0 0 212 0 0 410 9 4 .. I .. li 5 9 4 8 4 0 8 4 0 110 10 0 849 3 11 22,000 •88 20,640 2i 40,0 2-4i 3,087 42 3,565 33 1/8J 261 14 0 1| 11 14 0 20 10 0 20 10 0 161 2 0 460 8 0 W. D. E. McCurdie. Rimu and Tautuku 2/4 415 18 3 260 18 0 700 11 4 George Mackenzie. Skipper's Creek and Kawarau Temporary Surveyors. John Bdie. Woodland, Catlin's, and Glenomaru N. L. Falkiner H. Maitland. Kakanui, Domet, Mare- 52 wheiiua, and Woodland Fee System. L. D. Macgeorge. Lindis, Cromwell, Wakefield, and Tigerhill Robert Hay. Nenthorn Contract. 52 ,'950 •86 186 14 1 3,260 1/4 217 14 0 10 1 8,767 i.'j 2,178 i 13 2,600 | 16 7/9 3 17 6 2/ 376 13 6 I 2/7i 284 10 0 2/7J 338 15 10 130 ! 2 3/3J 21 10 0 3/3J § 'k 13 0 8 5 0 0 16 17 9 38"o 0 5 0 0 38"o 0 8 17 0 238 18 0 25' 0 0 34 4 6 620 11 6 527 14 10 648 5 9 Heavy bush country, and very expensive to work. No cadet. All heavy bush, mostly rata, very expensive to work. No cadet. Topographical survey; open country. Rural dense bush. No cadet. i 62 4 11/3 11/8 34 18 0 34 18 0 Mining surveys ; open country. .. j .. 129 : 2 5/7J 5/7J 36 4 0 30 4 0 Mining surveys. G. M. Barr 453 !) 1/103 42 18 5 42 18 5 ! Means and totals .. .. "i 74,950 ■69 216 14 1 20,040 •i\ 212 0 0 120,000 Mil 982 4 2 3,2(iO 1/4 I Ul T 14 15,3211 123 15 1 65,111 39 2J 094 4 10 453 1/10} 42 18 5 449J 14 6/95 152 16 0| r>1 •12 4 1 71 14 0 920 0 II 1 '5,460 7 l< I LIAND DIS' Town ! PRiOT of sout: Jectiou Survey. :lan: Staff. John Hay. Longwood, &c. Temporary Surveyors. 3. H. Tresoder. Invercargill and Campbelltown H. R. Dundas. Patorson (Stewart Island) William Darby 700 4,789 18 2/ j 478 18 0 .. 1,402 59 2/-54 178 3 5 .. j .. Cost per Allot. s. 35 14 4: 675 5 0 233 10 11 All forest country. Cadet assisting. •• 1/2 42 5 10 AH forest country. ! ! 7 3 3 Only appointed on 25th March, and left for Stewart Island on 30th of same month. Work commenced in November; all forest country and difficult of access. Open country. i 204 15 3 1 . , 211 18 11 76 7 6 186 9 9 189 7 9 James Blaikie Fee and Contract Systems. T, S. Miller. Invercargill, Hokonui, Forest Hill, &c. H. R. Dundas. Mataura, Invercargill, Hokonui, Winton, Oreti, New River, and Longwood William Sharp. Hokonui, Kingston, &c. James Blaikie. Hokonui and Waikaka Means 1,525, 15 2/-15 160 7 0 2J 10 1 I 1,818 18 2/-08 189 7 9 .. 871 17 0/-66: 29 0 0 .. 433 38 6/-24J 135 3 0 .. .. 2/-3 I .. .; 8 4 4 4 1-75 4 13 2 8 4 0 1-46 15 0 0 21 18 9 0-75J 8 8 0 6 6 0 .. 7 0 0 Includes saw-mill areas and settlement surveys. Includes sawmill and coal areas. .. 146 5 0 132 0 0 Settlement surveys. Croydon Village 10-acre settlement. 1 Totals „ .. .. I 264 15 3 .. .. I ■ ■ 700 1 1/2 42 5 1010,049J 105 .. 1,170 19 2 2-5] 10 .. j 4 4 0 3-96 36 8 9| 35 15 41,858 8 1 I . SUMMARY. No. 9—EETUEN of Field-wokk executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors, fre IB, from 1st July, 1891, to 31st March, 1892. '. Minor Triangulation. Topographical Survey for Selection nnder Kural and Suburban. Town Section Survey. 1 " The Land Act, 1887." Native Land Cour rt Survey. Gold-mining Survey. Detention ' a wa"e.r nd e«™ water-races. or ot jj er Causes. °Mile er Total Cost ' Cost * I Other Work. Total Cost of Surveys from 1st July, 1891, to 31st March, 1892. Topogrf ■aphical Survey. Land District. Acres. -« o Total Cost. o<3 0 h •st. Acres. o Total Cost. d. d. ! £ s. d. 9,463 0-9 30 4 0 40,878 0-6 105 0 0 28,876 1 122 0 0 .. I 7,800 1 32 10 0 4,450 3 55 12 6 0: .. 1 140,640 2 j 1,194 4 2 204 15 3 |« i So 3 £»• 5|| a§ Acres. -u fe Total Cost. Acres. BsS «8 Total Cost. Acres. "SSI «fi Total Cost. Acres *« I \sh t djJI d. £ s. d. Acres, s. d. £ s. d. 8. d. £ e. d. 137,504 583 1/1 7,581 8 8 J 1 .. 4 9 0 208,6 8,090 /4-2 143 19 8 36,551 58 /8-7 1,318 13 4 : .... 30,432 77 1/5 2,215 17 5 .. .. j .. .. 235,9 25,700 /6-7 727 7 0 69,718 286 1/2-6 4,246 15 6; 373 120 30/8J 184 2 2 48,8 .. ! .. 5,290 28 1/8 329 18 5 .. .. .. .. 1,6 60,000' /0-25 , 105 10 0 33,779 130 1/0-1 1,710 16 7 9 125 14/1 87 18 8 34,560J β-i ! 497 19 4 1,340 56 4/7 307 3 0! 32,320 /1-2 168 4 8 27,280 186 /78 890 19 5 3,260 1/4 217 14 0 80,432 162 /7 2,399 19 11; .. 4 700 1/2 42 5 10 10,049 165 2/3 1,170 19 2 2J 10 8/5 4 4 0 Acres, .gfi !„ do u £ on © - GO > &P Total Cost. Acres. <wp ■« o Total Cost. 60 o Cost. Total Cost. Miles. I £ s. d. £ s. d. 11 0 1 573 16 9 13 10 8 400 12 7 15 16 5 523 7 4 11 15 11 1,842 13 5 15 17 7 138 18 7 13 13 11 284 3 10 20 5 4 263 10 0 2 11 20 11 0 12 4 1 71 14 0 7 0 0 36 8 9 Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago Southland d. £ s. d. d. 9,463 0-9 40,878 0-6 28,876 1 .. I 7,800 1 4,450 3 £ s. d. 30 4 0 105 0 0 122 0 0 3210 0 55 12 6 Acres. 583 58 77 286 28 130 56 186 162 165 s. d. 1/1 /8-7 1/5 1/2-6 1/8 1/0-1 4/7 /7-8 n 2/3 s, d. 268,653 80 /0-2 235,955: 6; /0-73 48,825 11 /3-6 1,616 4 1/7-9 £ s. d. s. d. 2,981 17 11 819 34 9/6 725 0 0 734 17 6 134 0 0 1,135 43 8/8 213 5 4/9-3 111 2l 3/ 42 18 5 4491 14 6/9-6 £ s. d. 392 14 10 491 10 1 50 18 3 10 10 0 152 16 0 52-1 29-6 33-07 156-15 8-75 20-75 13 10 5-9 3-90 £ s. A. 15 0 0 £ s. d. 619 12 0 161 1 4 168 7 2 2,059 5 2J £ s. d. 12,871 13 11 3,750 14 9 5,037 10 10 9,738 13 1 748 15 3 4,070 9 0 1,067 1 11 1,977 4 2 5,460 7 10 1,858 8 1 20 13 7 24,900 I •Oβ OS" 2 0 1,232 19 0 138 13 6 439 15 10 920 0 11 35 15 4 74 i 950: I -69 216 14 1 140,640 2 •• •• 1,194 4 2 204 15 3 "453, "9 1/10-75 Means and totals .. 99,850 0-671 279 16 1 232,107 1-8; 1,808 0 11 163,230 /2-8 1,902 10 6 432,381 1,729 1/0-3 22,172 8 5 I 384|l 256 : , 21/11-1 280 13 10 555,502 110 /1-9 4,618 13 10 2,727 98 8/1-2 1,104 9 2 I 33312 9 5 4,156 16 3 35 13 7 5,775 10 3J 46,586 18 10 ;te Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing {: Approximate lost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (1,750 copies), £92 10s. Price 2s.} By Authorit : George Didsbuey, Government Printer, Wellington.—1892.