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TABLE No. 10.—RETURN of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors, from 1st April, 1894, to 31st March, 1895— continued. LAND DISTRICT OF TARANAKI.

Note. —Credits for field-work survey-fees received .. .. .. .. .. £737 19 9 Credits from road votes .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 807 12 1 Cost of survey labour, &c, Native lands survey, liens paid .. .. .. 72 1 2 £1,617 13 0

LAND DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

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Topoj rraphieal Survey. Minor Trii igulation. Topographical Survey for Selection under " The Land Act, 1892." lural and Suburban. 'owl Section Su; ■vey. Native Land Court Survey. Roads, Railways, and Water-races. Detention by Native Opposit'n or other Causes. Other Work. Total Cost of Surveyor and Party ' from lst April, 1894, to Slst March, 1895. Surveyor and District. Acres. CD ® - arc' as *. S Total Cost. Acres. I -g 3 S<! ; °^ O i i° u CD . *CJ Acres, -e s Total Cost. c- i o< O ■s a • O g ftCD 6B *" 3 Total Cost. . m O A W °a IS Cost per I Allotment. ; « « co ; fe ; CD £ CD . 0D.5 ft® Acres. ]«p 3 Total Cost. o o o lis . cc CD Cost per Mile. Total Cost. Cost. Cost. Remarks. Total Cost. Acres. .cres. Total Cost. Staff Surveyors. H. M. Skeet, District Surveyor. Upper Waitara, Pouatu, Ngatimaru, Ngaire, Mahoe, and Omona d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. 8,140 H2 s. d. 110-3 £ a. d. 757 14 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 183 19 2 £ s. d. 876 1 3 Wot and expensive district. Densely wooded country, and part open swamp ; very wet. No cadet assisting. Other work includes inspection and checks of surveys in two or three districts, and exploration for and selection of about thirteen miles road-lines. Terrace End Special Settlement survey : 11,200 acres field-work p completed, but plotting not finished. District wet and expensive, densely bushed, and very broken. No cadet assisting. Road-work in difficult and expensive district; very broken and densely bushed. Section survey " spotting " sections and a township. No cadet assisting. Densely bushed and broken country ; expensive district; at present difficult of access. No cadet assisting. Field-work of Rawhitiroa Block subdivision ; 35,000 acres almost completed. Densely bushed and broken country, part difficult of access. Topographical survey for definition of areas suitable for special improved - farm settlements. Minor triangulation for breaking-down purposes. Road surveyed through Native lands. Section survey, partly "spotting" section. No cadet assisting. Isolated small section surveys. Other work includes field inspection and checks of surveys, surveys of harbour, extension of standard survey of Town of New Plymouth, &c. E. W. Buckeridge, Assistant Surveyor. Ngatimaru 3,552 17 2 0 355 4 0 15 12 0 717 4 4 G. H. Bullard, Assistant Surveyor. Cape, Omona, Taurakawa, and Opaku J. F. Frith, Assistant Surveyor. Taurakawa, Kapara, Opaku, and Omona 1,817 2 4 212 1 10 100 12 3 7 6 40 10 6 34J 27 15 11 951 19 8 67 0 0 751 8 6 183,654 1-5 1,147 16 9 798 2 8 5,000 125 0 0 4,352 30 3 0 4,510 1 3i 291 4 10 chns. 65 18 11 8 15 2 0 1-12 8 11 749 11 4! W. T. Morpeth, Assistant Surveyor. Egmont, Upper Waitara, and Mimi 1-7 5a: VV. Office Surveyor. Hawera, Waitara, Paritutu, Ngatimaru, Ngaire, and Cape 68A 6 4-8 21 18 4 1| 2 8 6 4 17 0 115 19 11 66 2 7 Temporary Surveyors. A. G. Allom, Assistant Surveyor. Ngatimaru, Omona, Mahoo, and Upper Waitara 7,000 58 6 8 5,705 M 210-4 827 8 6 45 0 0 807 2 5 Densely bushed and broken country. Minor triangulation for breaking-down purposes. Section survey in two widely-separated districts. Stores and material had to be packed and swagged over a very long and difficult route to site of works. No cadet assisting. Subdivision of part of the Taumatamahoe Block in progress. C. Pinnerty, Assistant Surveyor. Ngati maru and Mahoe P. Holt, Assistant Surveyor. Ornona .. 197 14 9 1 8 0 681 4 2 Field-work of 5,400 acres completed, but plans not finished. 7,200 acros in progress. Densely bushed and broken country. Section survey completed in more accessible positions, though scattered. Field-work in hand nearly completed. Other work includes clearing trig, site, and a small deviation road survey. No cadet assisting. Sectional subdivision of the Rata-to-mokia Block in hand. Field-work of 1,500 acres finished, and of 4,122 acros incomplete yet. Subdivision of another part of Taumatamahoe Block in progress. Field-work of 3,300 acres nearly completed. Engineering road surveys in heavily timbered and very broken country. 1,155 22 1 6-7 90 0 0 51 10 0 716 14 8 W. H. Murcott, Assistant Surveyor. Huiroa, Ngatimaru, Mahoe, and Taurakawa N. Prentice, Assistant Surveyor. Ohura 239 18 1 L. C. Sladden, Assistant Surveyor. Ngatimaru and Upper Waitara A. L. Sealy, Assistant Road Surveyor. Mimi and Upper Waitara C. E. Cooke, Assistant Surveyor. Mimi.. miles. 15i 25 13 6 398 0 1 199 3 1 676 12 7 181 19 10 312 0 11 Exploration for definition of road-lines—inland to Tongaporutu Valley. Contract Surveyors. E. F. Adams, Authorised Surveyor. Waro and Pouatu J. R. Stewart, Authorised Surveyor. Opunake Davies and Sladden, Authorised Surveyors. Ngatimaru and Waitara 3,481 25 2 3 391 11 9 391 11 9 Moanatairi Special Settlement. 385 2 0 6-2 9 19 6 9 19 6 Subdivisions of Native block. 2,420 17 2 0-9 251 2 0 251 2 0 Ross Special Settlement and " spotting" selection surveys. 5,000 6 125 0 0 195,000 1* 1,236 6 5 30,90.8J 255 2 0-8; 8,198 5 8 101} 14 3 5 45 17 6 385 0 6-2 9 19 6 50J 27 0 7 1,365 1 9 Less credits for field804 17 lf work noted 8,440 14 7 1,617 13 0 £6,823 1 7

Ll. Smith (General) ... J. D. Climie. Makuri, Hautapu, <Sic. .. W. D. B. Murray. Hautapu, Ohinewairua, &c. 283 100 19 6 4 2-5 8 11-2 59 11 6 44 13 10 50 11| 72 ■17 15 7 1 9 0 92 7 0 68 4 8 8-75 14-20 14 10 8 7 2 8| ; 127 4 2 101 7 8 560 4 1 291 13 6 497 6 11 793 15 4 818 2 7 Chiefly employed on inspection duties, valuation of special settlement blocks, reports on Crown lands, &c. Sectional work comprises small village sections. The main work of the year has been principally new land for settlement in the Awarua Block (not returnable). Loading items of other work : 6 miles open boundary survey, at £18 4s. per mile, cost £113 18s. 7d.; mapping and clearing ground for " improved farm " settlers, tents £91 4s. 6d.; partial survey of Taihape Township Block, outside boundaries only, 770 acres, at 2s. 10d., cost £108 Is. 7d.; partial survey of improved farm block boundaries, 220 acres, at 7s. 3£d., cost £80 2s. 8d.; 5} miles traverse of Otahaipe Creek at £31 Is. 4d. por mile, cost £178 13s. 2d. Road surveys, chiefly in partially settled districts (Wairarapa South). F. A. Thompson. Tiffin, Kaiwhata, Wainuioru H. J. Lowe. Hautapu 688 7 6 38-56 16 15 2 646 2 8 150 0 0 516 57 4 10-9 126 13 2 52 119 13 1 137 9 6 166 1 11 875 1 5 Sectional work, comprising village sections. Cost of township survey increased by fallen timber and brokon woather, and includes Mr. Climie's cost of £48 4s. 6d. ; but Mr. Fairburn's work cost £14 5s. in addition to this. Other work chiefly road supervision. Work in most inaccessible district (Upper Waimarino country). Hunterville No. 2 Special Settlement Block ; rough broken country. . Sectional survey : Includes Rising Sun and 4,349 acres North-east Puketoi and Coonoor Blocks, the roading of which was done in previous years, at a cost of 7-Jd. per acre, by Messrs. Climie and Greville. All rough, broken country. All in the Waimarino country ; difficult of access. All in the Waimarino country ; difficult of access. Has been employed on road supervision most of the season. The selection survey on sectional area cost 4d. per acre in previous years. Sectional area, containing 3,547 acres, in South Puketoi Block, costing lljd. per acre in previous years, included in this expenditure. Gladstone Special Settlement: Survey of 9,800 acres nearly complete ; inaccessible district (Waimarino). Sectional survey of Hunterville No. 1 Block ; rough bush country. Marton No. 4 Special Settlement: Survey of 10,900 acres nearly finished ; inaccessible district (Upper Waimarino). Cost of sectional survey includes £1,319 16s. 3d. spent by Mr. C. A. Mountfort in I P. A. Dalziell. Hautapu, Kaitieke, &o. J. McKay. Tiriraukawa, &c. .. J. G. Littlejohn. Makuri, Mt. Cerberus, Ongo 44,000 4-8 884 10 3 5,357 18,060 25 b4 2 1 1 8 558 "o 0 1,510 0 2 'ii 28 0 7 11 11 'i 9 7,485 501 2 1 1 0 377 6 7 2 1 52 4 0 5-50 4-85 70 8 5 6 : 20 12 5 10 11 11 45 10 5 100 0 0 [10 19 10 74 3 8 '14 13 0 985 8 6 759 17 0 703 14 11 C. A. Mountfort. Makotuku H. J. Lewis. Karioi, &e. 1,989 8,171 13 38 1 4 2 1-4 133 1 8. 866 1 2; ik\ 44 0 *9 8 21 *7 2 0-75 8 8 4 50 16 0 12 13 8! 226 8 7 840 6 5 555 6 5 T. W. Hughes. Puketoi, Tararua, &c. 10,167 25 1 4'3 690 2 7 8-20 12 1 5] 98 19 6 52 9 2 676 15 1 A. A. Seaton. Ruapehu, &c. .. 684 10 3 R. B. Bristead. Tiriraukawa, &o. A. J. Mountfort. Karioi 8,759 44 2 1-6 932 13 10 12 10 0 838 5 0 910 10 7 W. H. Dunnage. Rewa and Makotuku 18,449 74 2 4-9 2,224 19 11 768 8 2 P. R. Earle. Hautapu H. Maitland. Maungakaretu C. C. Otway. Mt. Cerberus and Aohanga J. M. Morice. Hautapu J. Dickie. Ruahine, Hautapu, &c. 5,437 15*7 356 14 5 7,288 6,570 10,889 923 25,832 35 52 8 1341 23 1 4-5 2 4-9 1 8-5 1 9 1 11-5 500 15 11 792 8 1 930 16 10 80 15 3 2,529 6 11 573 2 2 6 71 14 0 1-06 1-7 15-25 7-17 11 6 5 17 12 4 8 2 3 10 9 9 12 0 0 30 0 0 123 14 0 75 3 11 .. 2 0 0 45 4 8 20 3 10. 710 9 4 843 11 3 706 2 9 679 7 1 637 13 5 previous years, and includes Waimarino and Wanganui United Special Settlement blocks and Crown lands selections. Very broken country. Selection survey on 9,600 acres by Mr. Mountfort cost 4d. per acre in previous years. Otamakapua-Rangitikei applications, east of Mangaweka ; rough, broken country. Selection survey was done in previous years by Mr. Morpeth, at a cost of 4d. per acre. Sectional survey of Hunterville No. 1; rough bush-country. Sectional survey of Danevirke Centennial Block ; rough bush-country. Selection survey; area can be completed for sectional purposes for about another 6d. per acre. Now preparing Awarua country for sale. Marton Nos. 1 and 2 and Onslow Special Settlement Blocks, and includes cost in previous years by Messrs. Asheroft, Morpeth, and Morice ; rough bushcountry. Selection survey on 6,000 acres of this was done by Sir. Asheroft in former years, at a cost of 4d. per acre. Includes Pahiatua Nos. 1 and 2 Blocks, and the expenditure of Messrs. Greville and A. J. Mountfort (£1,209 lis. 7d.) in previous years. The selection survey cost 4d. per acre in 1892. Rough bush-country. Principally road-exploration, for opening up Awarua country. Only nine months in the district. Other work consists of 12J miles of rough grading, cost £77 15s. Assisting pegging Mangaweka Township, £14 5s., which required revising. H. J. Biggs. Mt. Cerberus, &o. 21,386 181 1 5-4 1,551 11 6 751 7 9 H. Roche. Hautapu F. Fairburn. Hautapu 7-75 8-25 12 9 6 28 9 0 96 14 6 234 14 4 92 0 0 522 7 5 326 14 4 A. L. Foster Contract Surveyors. Richardson, Reardon, and Co. Tauakira, Ngamatea, &o. H. J. Wylde. Waiopehu, Gorge 22 13 0 68,143 5 0 4-3 1,219 14 0 802 6 6 Blocks east of Wanganui River. 3,054 75 1 8-7 263 8 9 205 9 0 Includes Horowhenua Village Settlement, small sections; also Malton Special Settlement Block. Applications, Waiohino Block and West of Carterton, &c. Mason and Richmond. Waiohine and Tiffin A. P. Rawson, Kaiwhata T. Ward C. E. O. Smith 4,791 11 1 3-7 313 5 0 20 10 0 0 20 0 0 333 5 0 14 15 0 134 18 0 47 13 5 108 2 6 Pegging roads for fencing contract, Kaiwhata Runs. •• Totals and means 49,437 133| 114! 11,241 4 8 152,584 904 1 10-2 ]14,108 6 1 310 !330 10 1 76,702 10 0 5-4 1,720 18 7! 136-91 13 9 o! !l,842 10 10 125 12 10 1,646 4 5 18,227 16 10