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Major Triangulation. No field-work has been done, and further field data will be required before the computation-work can be proceeded with. In an appendix will be found an interesting report by the Chief Inspector of Surveys on the 8 in. micrometer theodolites used. Minor Triangulation. Although all work of this class except what is absolutely necessary for the proper location of and check on settlement-work has been stopped, 146,516 acres are shown under this heading, at a reasonable cost of under fd. per acre. The only districts in which this class of work was undertaken were Auckland and Nelson. Topographical. Under this heading 345,845 acres, at a cost of 0-92 d. per acre, are shown. This work is done as a preliminary to settlement surveys, and this year was undertaken in Auckland, Otago, and Nelson. Standard Surveys. Work on these very useful surveys has been continued by Messrs. C. A. Mountfort, W. T. Neill, and H, M. Kensington, in Napier, Dunedin, and Auckland respectively. In Napier and Dunedin very

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Class of Work. Area. Average Cost. Total Cost. Triangulation, by staff surveyors Topographical, by staff surveyors Rural, by staff surveyors Rural, by staff surveyors (costs unobtainable) Rural, by licensed surveyors Rural, by licensed surveyors (costs unobtainable) Village and suburban, by staff surveyors Village and suburban, by staff surveyors (costs unobtainable) Village and suburban, by licensed surveyors Town, by staff surveyors Acres. 146,516 345,845 289,063 45 10,486 2,775 0'67d. per acre 0-92d. l.-50s. £ s. d. 414 13 5 1,327 2 11 21,714- 12 8 2-15s. per acre 1,128 18 9 944-87 257 15-00s. per acre 712 9 6 Town, by licensed suiveyor.s 107 172-74 (in 92 sections) 38-20 (in 115 sections) 13,119 193,744 35,064 14-53s. per acre 37-77s. per section 18-6s. 77 15 0 173 15 5 106 18 9 Native Land Court, by staff surveyors Native Land Court, by licensed surveyors .. Native Land Court, by licensed surveyors (fees paid by applicants) Mining, by licensed surveyor i (fees paid by applicants) 18-35d. per acre 19-35d. 1,003 2 11 15,623 10 11 992-5 Roads, by staff surveyors Roads, by staff surveyors (costs unobtainable) Roads, by licensed surveyors Roads, by licensed surveyors (costs unobtainable) Miles. 124-33 3-25 3-78 5-7 £22-46 per mile 2,793 10 9 163 14 0 £43-30 per mile

Land District. Rural Surveys. Nativo Land Court Surveys. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson .. Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago .. Southland Acres. 73,081 23,099 19,711 8,478 12,493 1,849 3,238 67,427 85,484 7,509 Acres. 138,499 49,496 26,264 16,469 5,228 3,732 717 1,522 Totals 302,369 241,927