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INTERIM REPORT OE THE SELECT

2. That the said James Hector shall, at his own expense, supply all the instruments, tools, and stationery of every kind, and all implements necessary in making said survey, which shall be of the best and most modern description, and suitable for the purpose. 3. That the said James Hector shall select an efficient assistant before leaving England, and shall engage him for the period of three years, from Ist day of January, in the year 1862, who shall be entirely under Dr. Hector's control, but shall receive the salary after mentioned from the said Council and Superintendent, together with the necessary expenses, not exceeding £10, that may be incurred by him in this country before leaving for Otago, in connection with the preparations for the survey. 4. That the said Superintendent and his successors in office, and the said Provincial Council, shall defray all their expenses of exj)loration and survey, and of maintenance when employed in the field, along with the equipment of men, horses, and other necessaries. 5. That the said James Hector shall furnish, at the completion of the survey, specimens of all minerals descriptive of the results of the investigation made in virtue hereof, and of the mineralogical formation of the Province. 6. That the said .Tames Hector shall conform to any Ordinance or instructions to be passed by the Superintendent and Provincial Council of the said Province, and any rules or by-laws made in pursuance thereof, regarding the said survey, declaring that nothing in this article shall prejudice his right to conduct his examination of the Province in any manner he may deem best, as stipulated by article first hereof. 7. That the said Superintendent and his foresaids, and the said Provincial Council, shall make payment in Great Britain to the said James Hector, or his duly authorized attorney, of a salary of £800 per annum. Declaring that in respect the said James Hector has been exclusively occupied in relation to the said survey since the Ist day of November last, said salary shall commence to run from that date, and shall continue till the expiration of the aforesaid period of three years mentioned in article first, and it shall be payable in four equal instalments of £200, commencing the first payment of the said salary as on the Ist day of February, 1862, for the quarter preceding, and so on quarterly thereafter ; and they shall also make payment in great Britain to the assistant to be engaged by him as aforesaid, or his duly authorized attorney, of a salary of £300 per annum for the foresaid (period) period of three years, mentioned in article third, payable in four equal instalments of £75, commencing the first payment thereof on the first day of April, 1862, for the quarter preceding; and the said salaries shall continue to be payable to the said parties respectively during the continuance of the engagement, and so long as they shall continue faithfully to discharge the duties incumbent on them by this agreement, but no longer. 8. That the said Superintendent and the said Provincial Council shall also pay the expenses of the passages of the said James Hector and his assistant as follows, viz : As regards the outward passage, £150 for that of the said James Hector, with power to him to proceed overland via Melbourne, for the purpose of visiting the Australian gold mines ; and £70 for that of his assistant; and they shall further pay tie direct homeward passages of the said James Hector and his assistant; but in the event of their being engaged, after the expiry of the said period of three years, in a way similar to the present engagement, by any of the other Provincial Governments in New Zealand, they or either of them who shall be so engaged shall not be entitled to be paid their or his home passage by the said Superintendent of Otago. Providing and declaring, that it shall not be in the power of the said James Hector or his said assistant to accept of any engagement from any of the said Provincial Governments during the currency of this agreement, even although such engagements are not to commence till the expiry of this agreement, without giving six weeks' notice in writing to the said Superintendent, and, if required by him, shall be bound to continue their services to said Superintendent in preference to the other Provincial Governments on equal terms, or on such terms as may be agreed on. 9. Both parties bind and oblige themselves to perform their respective parts of the premises to each other under the penalty of £500 sterling, to be paid by the party failing to the party performing, or willing to perform, over and above performance. In witness whereof.

No. 3. Memokandum respecting the Engagement of Dr. Hector with the Provincial Government of Otago. In December, 1861, Dr. Hector agreed with Messrs. Crawford and Auld to make a Geological Survey of the Province, and deliver the same, with all necessary plans, sections, &c, to the Superintendent; the survey to be completed in three years from the Ist January, 1862. Also to furnish, periodically, reports of his proceedings. Dr. Hector arrived in the Province in March, 1862, and was engaged in the survey until March, 1865, occasionally during that period furnishing the Grovernment with reports as to his progress. At that date, the period of his agreement having previously expired, he left the service of the Province for that of the General Government, and has never yet furnished the Superintendent with the result of the survey. Under the last clause in his agreement Dr. Hector is liable to a penalty of £500 for having failed to carry out the terms thereof. "W". A. Tolmie, Dunedin, 20th August, 1870. Deputy Superintendent. Statement of Expenditure on account of Geological Survey of the Province of Otago under Dr. James Hectoe. £ s. d. Passage money of Dr. Hector and assistant ... ... ... 220 0 0 Salary paid Dr. Hector ... ... ... ... ...3,153 6 8