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Return of Field-work executed by Staff and Contract Surveyors from 1st July, 1880, to 30th June, 1881. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF HAWKE'S BAY.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

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To, ■pogra anc jonorr Surv< iphical d iase Survey. lold-Mining Roads, Ra and Water-r; ihvays, Detention by Native Opposition or other Causes. Other Work. Total Cost of Surveyor and Party, from 1st July, 1880, to 30th Jiitic, 18S1. Trig a metrical Rural and Sul turban. 'own Si :ction Survey. Nati ire Li tnd Court Survey. Native Lain Purcl Survey. ices. Maji >r Triangulation. Minor Triangulation. Remarks. Surveyor. District. "1 to S Total Cost. o » u < o.« o< To[a!Cost. en d. I o < Total Cost. 4J Acres. o< Total Cost. u u o< U u P. Total Cost. • Acres. (j ■§ 2 SJ Oh Total Cost. Cβ & < Acres. Acres. d o l< Total Cost. i Total Cost. i Cost per Mile. Total Cost. Cost. Cost. Acres. Acres. Staff Surveyors— W. Hallett (1 cadet, 12 months) filatapiro I Kuripapanga -J Patoka Pohui C Nuhaka < Waihua (Clyde ( Motuotaraia... Pourerere ... d. £ b. d. 9,122 2.234 29.575 d. °'5 05 °'5 £ s. d. 19 o 1 4 13 1 61 12 5 d. £ s. d. 3.046 8.S5O 9.436 4 2 s. d. 675 6-75 675 £ b. d. 85 13 4i 240 9 4 265 7 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. I I s. d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. 3-6s °'95 6-o "■65 4-57 £ a. d. 700 700 700 700 700 £ s. a. 25 9 o 6 13 10 41 16 o; 81 2 o 31 17 o £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. i. I Open, hilly country; surveys difficult, \- through being adjacent to unreliable magnetic meridian surveys. 5 ° ° ... 879 (8 4 3 j > Open country. ■) Surveys made more expensive through hav- > ing to be connected with old surveys, of 3 which the pegs have disappeared. W. Laing (1 cadet, 12 mouths) 15,260 095 60 o o 37.640 ri2 176 o o ... j I ... 1,007 4 2'i'ii '" I ... ... ... ! '" 500 677 10 0 106 o o I i I 198 o o 144 o o; i\ Rich ... 39.728 I'O 165 10 8 1 j j ■ 22'O i6'o 9 o oj goo 25 611 611 18 7 ... i ... 10 10 0 280 6 5 19 6 9 B. Lambert J. Irvine... Contract Surveyors— J . Kochforfc Clyde Nuhaka 1,920 2 16 o o VO 900 900 Watarara Ngaruroro Heretaungs Woodville 5.819 18 2 8'3 202 8 11 186 13 4 90 21*25 1000 10 o o 90 o o 212 12 3 565 18 9 144 8 o 225 16 o > Open, liilly country. Includes balance on contract No. 10. Contract No. 9, unfinished. Ii. Lessong Drummond and Grillett H. Ellison «s 30 063 980 7-0 2'0 600 900 43 6 o 18 11 8 129 9 11 Balance of Contract No. 6. Mohaka f Maraekakahu \ Ruataniwha... f Matapiro 1 Heretaunga... (Patoka. Court Surveys i I A.H.Rosa 1 I 43 5 10 C D. Kennedy 18-5 700 128 17 s 122 8 7 ! r Private Native Land 5,060 1 o 500 58,111 0'62 IS 1 S *° 77.368 I'O 341 10 8 33.45 s 38 7-8 1,086 12 8 15 3° 063 9 8 o 5,060 o 123-6 8 7 o I.03 1 5 2 40 16 11 3,700 7 2

204 S 7| 204 5 7 Mr. Inspector Williams was transferred to Auckland District last October. G. W. WilliamB ... («) 113 16 6 1,140 4 9 A. Dundas and cadet Pohangina 60,000 i 125 o 70,000 w 2'8 824 5 6 12,000 77 1 6J 937 10 o (J) 55 ° o Mr. Dund*3 ha3, besides,about 13.000 acres ofseetional survey half complete, (a) Mountainous and hiily forest country, very unfavourable for triangulatiou. (l>) Hilly forest country; Mr. Sirconi commenced this survey; tho expenditure on his portion greatly increased the average cost, (c) Loss of time, uud compensation, Pohangina flood. l> , . W. Knowloa ,., Arawaru, &c. ... ... (.) (/) 26 14 6 12 1 8 112 18 2 677 9 4 (d) Three-fifths ot area broken forest country; the remainder open, (e) Native opposition, Himatangi Survey. (/) Loss of time shifting camp on several occasions to other districts. Half the area covered by forest, the rest open country. Mr. Smith has 60,000 acres of trig, and topography of forest country well advanced, (g) Consists mostly of mountainous and hilly forest country. (/1) The boundaries of this block were defined by the triangulation; the map was compiled by Mr. Tronson and others, (i) Mr. Smith laid down standard points in Maaterton for simplifying Land Transfer surveys. (j) Topography only, omitted in original triangulation. Nearly all hilly forest oountry, very dHUcult of access, and otherwise expensive to survey. Mr. Sircom was employed iu Pohangina District up to the time of his resignation, Mr. Cliraie is employed upon the Wellington City standard survey, required to facilitate operations of Land Transfer Department. ... (d) n>645 54 1 94 1,033 16 8 E. E. Foster Smith ... Wairmioru, &c. Waiohine, &c. ... 9.536 31 18 o 115,920 39.000 U) 483 o o 8't 5 o 9,827 (a) ... 5°4 S 10 114,500 M3i 5 ° 1900 38 o o 15 OO (O133 12 6 714 16 o 685 15 3 A 4 I'O 22 1 o ... (ft) * I 3 B-. A. Northcroft and cadet (5 months) J. Sircoiu ... Mount Cerberus 87S 14 7 150,000 i-6 1,032 o o 665 1 o 35 S ° ... 261 17 10 Pohangina 765 9 3 J. D. Climie and cadet Port Nicholson I 5102 W. Snowdon and cadet ,). Annabell ,T. ¥. Sieely K. J. Tone ... Port Nicholson Ikitara, &c. Wangachu, &c. Aohanga, &c. ... 1 26,900 12,858 2'0 2'0 225 o o 116 5 4 4.4 5 8 2 5 1 10 418 9 9 6 3S i8i 21 12 5 o 5 4 0 860 9 17 o 73 IO ° 182 1 1 154 o 9 207 3 10 3 ' 2 28 12 6 16 12 6 13 9 4 27 12 10 5100 742 10 9 314 15 i° 225 10 8 735 12 2 About half the area is under forest. Mr. Annabell was absent 5 months in Taranaki District. Mr. Sicely was about 7 months in Taranaki District. Hough forest country, very inaccessible and costly to survey. Mr. Jackson was engaged 6 months in the office. (k) The surrey of this block was greatly facilitated by his sectional survey. 5.°45 9 o "ft i5 6 3 4 2 I '3 9 4 '3 9 4 i 44 239 it 8 1,401 o si 14 11 4 (*) ... 382 14 o L. Jackson ... Akatarawa, &c. 3.435 11 E. V. Briscoe G. Struthere C. W.H.Thompson... Port Nicholson Wairarapa, &c. Kairanga 13.360 '3 4.553 8,55° 1 "ii Oil 391 14 2 400 18 5 495 32 8 10 400 24 15 2 20 10 9 24 15 2 480 17 6 253 10 2 Open, swampy country ; sections scattered.. Revision survey of Kairanga Block. Level Tores! country. Mr. Thompson has been absent in Taranaki District since JSovember laat. "18 72 ■ "3S si 21 o 0 72 12 3 2 152 12 8 757 10 8 8,488 18 10 60,000 i 8h3 7 14 o 675 '5 8 4 31 18 o 428,038 i-6 2,834 8 1 60,178 289 1 4l 4,115 14 10 13 9 4 13 9 4 1,896 o 6 47 o 2 114,500 1.431 5 o Compiled by Mr. F. H. Troii3ou from surveys by various surveyors. Staff (surveys and compilations) '.Temporary —■ A. J. Bawson Kaitawa, &c. ... 125 o 0 9.53' 7.586 |o 4* *i35 6 9 122,200 ,| 966 o 8 * Belmont, &e. ... 150 12 8 150 12 8 Includes road, traverse, and sectional pegging. Expenditure charged against Vote 103, item 30. «i 14 6 o 12 21 18 o 263 6 7 38 16 6 302 8 1 Rough forest country. Includes explorations and engineering surveys of Hult-Waikanae Road. Expenditure charged against Vote 103, item 34. X. D. Wilson Akatarawa 38 16 6 453 o 9 22J 18 8 0 4'3 19 3 C'uiifraet and Schedule Surveyors — M. Carkeek Pnlmerson and Scott A. B 1 . MattliowB ... Waitoha, &e. ... Arawaru, &e. ... Karioi, &e. ... 627 45 5 3 163 15 o 617 86,587 29,893 2 19 2 4/8 34 145 3 ° • 859 17 3 445 IS o 182 11 o 365 16 9 399 IS o 50,000 0-9 188 o o 948 2 9 188 o o 627 45 5 3 163 15 o "7.097 23 3 i.45° '5 3 Authorized Surveyors Mangahao 50,000 °"9 13 12 o 13 12 o 4,ii5 14 i° 2 2| iioi 9 i7 8 1,089 J 4 JI 152 12 8 809 19 2 9,903 14 4 Totals and Mean • •• 60,000 9.536 A 1 3' 18 o 478,038 »"5 3,022 8 1 60,178 289 1 4i 13 9 4 13 9 4 10,109 54 o 8i 346 1 11 353,797 2/ 3.848 o 11 125 o * Bepresents amount of lien.