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No. 7, continued. —RETURN of Field-work executed by Staff and Contract Surveyors, from 1st July, 1882, to 30th June, 1883. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF OTAGO.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF SOUTHLAND.

Minor Tria] igulation. To] Trig pographical and jonometrical Survey. Rural and Suh urban. 'own Section Survey. Native Land Court Survey. Gold-mining Survey. Eoads, Riant Water-] A. Iways, wes. Other Work. Total Cost of Surveyor and Party from 1st July, 1882, to 30th June, 1883. Surveyor and District. 4^ et-j m %S EC Eft II "-■ i °S O u zs Eemarks. Eft © © © ft Total Cost. Acres. 6 Total Cost. Acres. Eft si a © 02 © ft Total Cost. -r. G - < £ © °3 Total Cost. Eft © 3 © o< © ft Total Cost. Eft © © <1 m I-- rt 2 d'-g Cost per Acre. Total Cost. ED Cost per Mile. 'otal Cost. Cost. d. 1-10 |£ s. d. 79 1 0 ! d. 2-15 £ s. d.| 454 8 l! s. d. 0 103 £ s. d.l 482 17 Hi s. d. £ s. d. s. d. 3 Si £ s. d. 6 5 0 s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.l 13 19 0! £ s. d. 1,036 11 0 J. Strauchon, Waikawa, Mokoreta, Slopedown, Otara, Waipahi D. Barron, Long Valley, Kyeburn, St. Bathans, Rock and Pillar, Blackstone, Gimmerburn, Maniototo, Naseby, Upper Taieri A. R. Mackay, Leaning Rock, Tiger Hill, Tarras, Nevis, Wanaka, Fraser, Cairnhill George Mackenzie, Dunedin and East Taieri, Dunback, Hummockside, Waikouaiti W. D. B. Murray, Upper Taieri, Waikaia, Otama, Crookston, Glenkenich J. Langmuir, Mount Hyde, Table Hill, Teviot, Beaumont, Benger E. H. Wilmot, Kawarau, Shot-over, Skippers, Wakatipu, Hollyford William Armstrong, Strath-Taieri, Budle, Swinburn, Hummock D. W. Gibson, Tiger Hill, Lauder, Blackstone, Poolburn H. A. R. Farquhar, Tarras, Lauder, St. Bathans, Wakefield, Cluden, Tarras John Cook, Sutton, Nenthorn, Blackstone, Strath-Taieri M. McNicol, Wendon, Wendon Side, Waikaia A. Seaton, Wendon 16,317 50,591 10,705; 17 38 i •■ I 7,391 30 1 1 402 17 9; 3 11 31 0 17 1 0 264 18 12 5| 164 16 6 2* 10 4 0 13 0 0 298 0 4 895 15 7 13,528 0 8f| 489 12 0 20 4 7 3 87 5 0 103 8 5 680 5 11 52' 9,835 80 1 8|! 853 19 10 10 0 0 M 6 14 3 36 18 6 26 5 0 927 3 4 The charge under Native Land Court is for the survey of a Nativo cemetery at Port Molyneux, 1 rood 19 perches. 16,565 720 13 6 128 1 144 13 2 75 13 4 941 0 0 68 0 10*! 285' 103 27,000 0 7 796 15 0! 45 4 6 16 0 22 3 13 8} 15 8 4 2 16 11 0 33 2 0 28 5 0 880 6 4 82l 31,000 2-36 304 14 8 10,209 75 0 10} 448 2 1 ■249 26 13 If 163 14 11 2 10 6; 919 2 2 23,789 45 0 8 788 9 3 788 9 3 195,500 0-45 368 0 6 16,757 7,500 26 38 0 61 0 7| 441 0 6 241 7 0 92 4 2 3 10 7 8 323 2 1 13 10 0 774 10 3 622 17 6 Transferred from Canterbury staff in December, 1882. 16,241 113 0 9} 642 8 6 28' 226 10 4* 117 6 5 759 14 11 8,875 32 1 Of 468 8 9 468 8 9 6,021 25 1 1* 339 16 2 339 16 2 Private Surveyors. J. Campbell, Clyde, Cromwell .. Dennison and Grant, Kakanui .. 47',881 0-6 119'14 0 341 4 1 6 25 11 6 25 11 6 119 14 0 •• Fees. J. Campbell, Clyde, Cromwell .. 543 4 6 120 10 6 504 13 5 10 146 10 8 267 1 2 Totals (16,317 1-10 79 1 0 324,972i 0-92 1,246 17 3 175,300' 7241 0 10 7,262 10 3 577 343i jlS 8 285 16 71 38 16 5 0 1,131 64 8 10 j 500 18 1 30 5 12 10 170 6 0 884 13 8 10,446 7 10

Staff. John Hay, Fiord County 554-4 •237 547 0 0 1,121 66 7/4 411 0 8 25 18 1 983 18 9 Eough topographical survey only. Country explored extremely broken and almost entirely bush-clad. Eural sections nearly all in bush. More than half the sections, embracing about a quarter of the acreage, in bush. Work scattered. William Hay, Wairio, Wairaki, Oreti, New Eiver, and Invercargill James Blaikie, Taringatura, Centre Hill, Eyre, and Hokonui George Watson, Hokonui and Taringatura Fee System. George Hately, Invercargill, Longwood, Winton, and Forest Hill T. S. Miller, Longwood, New Biver, and Jacob's Eiver D. W. McArthur, Stewart Island (Pegasus District) J. B. Cuthbertson, jun., Hokonui and Mabel W. F. Ward, Campbelltown 4,615 226 3/6-4 816 1 8 11 4 0 0 5 0 9 9 0 830 10 8 19,904 138 /8-7 722 8 10 70 SO 5 7 00 Q Q 49 6 4 794 3 10 Chiefly deferred-payment and education-reserve land. Work scattered. 4,936 34 1/2-5 299 0 5 8 8 0 327 8 5 Spotting surveys and deferred-payment blocks, the latter being remote, irregular in shape, and broken. In progress: Subdivision of bush reserve near Winton; cost to date, £20. Eight saw-mill areas and one purchase. 1,755 2/0 176 8 3 176 8 3 760 5 2/7-3 99 4 6 9 19 4 S 14 0 107 18 6 Comprising three saw-mill areas, two mineral (coal) areas, and one gold-mining area ; all in bush. Survey in remote locality and in dense bush. Fees paid privately. 50 1 8/0 20 0 0 20 0 0 674 3 1/2-7 41 7 4 i 5 0 0 41 7 4 Spotting applications ; one in bash. 2 2/10/0 5 0 0 Spotting application. Totals 554-4 ■237 547 0 0 33,817 483 1/6-4 2,590 11 8 70 80 5 7 22 8 8 19 4 8 14 0 4 0 0 5 0 93 1 5 3,286 15 9 By Authority; Geobge Didsbtjey. Government Printer, Wellington,—1883.