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Table 3. —Return of Field-work executed by Staff and Contract Surveyors on Lands administered by other Departments from 1st April, 1915, to 31st March, 1916.

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Rural. Village and Suburban. Town. Roads. Native-land Survey. „(„;„„ y. Mining. Other Work o q6 u (cost). +j |3 Acres. ■ ■?, 5 += o ° Mining. Total Cost of completed Work from 1st April. 1915, to 31st March. 1916. _.- Land District. ft © Acres. o £ O Acres. °« to So co 5™ J ©S ftc Acres. I © Cost per Mile. Acres. O (fi u , a Boo-g I Auckland s. S. £ d. 16-50 £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,053 9 3 12,656 11 0 s. s. s. . . I 153,894* 1,296 Hawke's Bay •- 143,020*1 751 16-91 82 18 7 10,160 7 5 Taranaki 2-25 21-00 (25.454* 1 4,460f 68 4 10-26 26-37 I 112 3 2 1,737 17 1 Wellington 610 25-71 j 58,383* 345 17-85 19 7 3 4,517 13 4 Nelson • • 15 16 0 1.5 16 0 22 18 6 77 10 6 Marlborough .. 735* 6 17-80 Westland •• •■ 11 00 .. •• Canterbury 727 1-9-727 1-94 .. . 1581 5-60 63* 160* 8 96-80 9 10| 278 18 10 Otago 3-00J 1 90 1 3-01 I 18 16 7 49 1 8 Southland 582 1-8 582 1-87 20 1 6-40 .. 3 51-93 83 15 10 ' 179 7 7 Means and totals 1,309 1-9 1,309 1-91 20 1 6-40 22-35 18-00 ! 386,169 2,481 16-60 78 2,559 j .. 90 1 3-0 3 01 2,418 6 2 j 29,673 3 9,689 20 . * < -• 54 •• 105-41 .. 18,275 2,561 14 Licensed surveyors (paid by applicants) Totals 10,998 40 5 54 127-76 404,444 2,651 15 I I : I * Native Land Court. t Maori Land Board. t Water-race.