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Staff. W. Wilson (Assistant Surveyor). Otira, Kanieri, Totara, and Southern District 1,301 10 2-7 329 10 5 542 3 6 Chiefly spotting sections within goldfield. All bush country. " Other work " comprises surveys, reports, &c, for Roads and Mines Departments; also repairs to trig. stations. This officer left the service on 31st October. Represents seven months' work in heavy forest isolated sections. " Other work" embraces reports on land applications. A. G. Muir (Assistant Surveyor). Kanieri, Mahinapua, and Turiwhate 2,211 20 2-6 1-75 10-28 2 15 0 306 10 8 Temporary. N. L. Falkiner. Totara and Waitaha 248 0 6 Two and a half months' work ; definition of densely timbered country, with view to subdivision. Work progressing satisfactorily. Equals six months' work ; mainly survey of isolated sections; densely timbered land ; hindered by fixing adjoining old sections. " Other work," includes two months' sickleave and two months' office-work when unwell, surveys for Mines Department, and reports. Represents barely two months' preliminary work prior to outting up block into sections. Heavily timbered country. Survey going on well. Cost of traverses, See., before subdividing block. Heavy bush, scrub, and swamp. Excellent progress made. Exploration and definition of coastal forest lands. A. N. Harrop. Kanieri, Waimea, and Turiwhate 2,421 2-4 170 6 7 485 4 7 23 C. H. Morrison. Wanganui, Poerua, and Wataroa 128 10 4 J. Cunningham. Mahinapua, Kaneiri, and Toaroha 91 18 3 C. E. Douglas. Wataroa, Waitangi, and Okarito. 171 16 0 Contract. 3. C. Macfarlane J. O. McCabe .. J. W. Spence C. H. Morrison •■ •• •• ■• •• •• - •• 704 68 144 100 9 1 2 1 61 7-2 6-4 6-9 •• - - 216 12 9 24 13 0 46 13 0 34 12 0 iAll these surveys in forest country, and more or less entangled with old defective wotk of adjacent freeholds. Means and totals 53 2-55 1,016 13 6-34 1-75 10-28 5,933| •• •• •• •• •• .. 502 12 0 ,296 14 7 Staff Surveyors. T. N. Brodrick. Arowhenua, Opawa, Pareora, Waitaki, Hall, and Selwyn LAND iist: ,ICT F CAN' 'ERBU: ;Y. 6. H. M. McClure. Christohurch, Selwyn, and Lyndon 8,508! 46 0-741 393 10 91 626 4 0 Flat and undulating country; 8,275 acres being portions of the Mead, Waikakahi, and Chamberlain Settlements; the balance, 233 acres, sketch survey of river-bed lands. " Other work " : Standard traverse survey, inspections, and Beveral small surveys, work connected with runs, and major triangulations, &c. Level lands, comprising the Kaiwahi and part of the Mead Settlement, town sections at Hanmer Springs, and transfer survey in Christchurch. "Other work": Completing Lyndon plans, reporting on runs, inspections, and miscellaneous surveys. 3,281 35 104 12* 17, 41-18 116 19 11 694 9 7