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Table 36.—RETURN of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors, from 1st April, 1900, to 31st March, 1901— continued.

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Minor Triangulation and Topographical Survey. Eural and Suburban. Town Section Survey. Native Land Court Survey. Gold-mining Surveys. Eoafls, Railways, and Water-races. Other Work. Total Cost of Surveyor and Party from Surveyor ana District. Remarks. Acres. -t. g Acres. -tj i; Acres. "3 2 *> B d-S °° So og is a . Acres. «a §]S ° o*3 do o ,„„, No. of ag Acres - Sections. S3 o s Cost per Mile. Cost. to 31st March, 1902. LAND DISTRICT OP WESTLAND. Staff. W. Wilson, Assistant-Surveyor. Cobden, Waimea, Kanieri, Toaroha, Wataroa, Waitangi, Waiho, and Bruce Bay Survey Districts T. Brook, Assistant- Surveyor. Wanganui and Waiho Survey Districts 17,000 d. 1-0 4,351 18 s. 1-75 s. d. 2-50 36-28 £ s. d. 73 0 6 £ s. d. 740 6 0 Scattered surveys extending over 150 miles of coast-line. Heavily-timbered country. No cadet. Much time and expense shifting camps. Road surveys scattered, and costly owing to wet weather. Equals three months' work. Surveys executed in dense forest and scrub. Cost enhanced by wet weather and heavy travelling-ex-penses to and from Hokitika. Timbered country. Spotting selections. 20,000 0-6 1,425 2-80 226 19 0 A. G. Muir, Assistant-Surveyor. Haupiri and Kopara Survey Districts 2,566 1-42 I 14 Temporary, F. I. Ledger. Wataroa Survey District J. N. Smyth. Hohonu, Turinhahe, and Waitaha Survey Districts 229 4 9 Light bush and ecrubby surface. Represents three months' work. All timbered country. Much retarded by bad weather. No cadet. Represents nine months' work. •• 1,327 17 1-58 12,800 0-5 440 7 4-14 6-75 40-21 129 0 0 544 17 0 C. B. Douglas. Poerua and Wataroa Survey Districts 30,000 1-8 I 229 14 0 Authorised. J. C. Macfarlane H. W. Young A. D. Newton W. G. T. Houston - •• ■■ ■■ •• 3,995 74 42 81 50 1 1 1 4-6 3-3 10-5 8-0| •• ■• Surveys made for fees deposited by applicants. .. •• 1 .. Means and totals 65 1-91 4,192 53 4-7 9-25 1,971 0 9 79,800 1-18 10,109 ■■ .- • • .. 39-15 202 0 6