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No. 1.—RETURN of Field-work executed by Staff and Contract Surveyors, and of the Cost of the Survey Department, from 1st July, 1888, to 30th June, 1889.

Topographical Survey. Minor Triangulation. Topographical Survey for Selection under " The Land Act, 1887." Kural and Suburban. Town Section Survey. { Native Land Court Survey. Gold-mining Survey. Boads, Kailways, and Water-races. Detention by Native Opposition or other Causes. Miscellaneous Work. Total Charges against the Survey Votes for Twelve Months. District. Acres. © . a© o Acres. ftp Acres. Acres. CO u 8 Acres. 55 s Is Acres. >gg;3 o Acres. •sS:s -S3 g"5 ° Miles. Cost per Mile. Cost. Cost. Field-work. Supervision, Oirice-work, and Publication. Auckland d. 53,500 a. 1-28 d. 90,697 661 : 3. d. 1 7 79 39 s. d. 18 11-6 s. d. I 3,591 167 s. d. 10 11 M. C. 70 35 £. s. d. 9 18 9 £ s. a. i £ s. a. 1,125 18 8 £ s. a. 10,998 11 3 £ s. d. 4,752 4 8 Hawke's Bay •• 52,696 C5 i 0 10 4,377 4 08 310 6 U ii 6 0 18 5 0 j 20 0 0 709 18 4J 4,064 15 7 2,663 14 3 Taranaki 10,078 65 1 26 2,598 28 12 ■ 1 40 15 4 0 220 11 4! 1,454 9 2 1,474 15 1 .. Wellington 13,000 1-8 87,275 4-8 95,997 403 1 3-8 319 441 9 6-5 2,278 4 0 3-6 44 10 11 18 7-7 2 10 0 1,302 18 8! 8,256 1 5 4,019 10 1 29 ■ 3 60 812 18 2 767 18 5 Marlborough 39,200 1-3 4,182 20 1 2-4 1 823 7 7-6 4 5 4 " Nelson I 110,493 1-42 27,486 177 1 9-3 56; 321 16 2 2,602| 92 9 4 10 Oj 5 4 8 2,226 3 5j 0,253 12 2 2,426 17 9 Westland 41,020 044 925 38! 3 2-5 I 178 343 24 4-3 1,813 | 37 :5 2-4 285 13 6 1,339 18 9 1,534 1 4 Canterbury 371,140! 0-42 350,959 0-93 12,670 229 I i0 1068 306 'J 2 0 1,640 3 jl 1-5 84 40 3 2 3 133 7 4 3,036 19 1 2,832 12 4 Otago 30,950 2-00 20,192 154 1 7-25 30 60 15 11 2,999 ioi ! 1 0-13 3,667 109 5 9-5 46 76 9 7 1-5 40 0 0 758 15 3 4,314 2 8 3,232 1 6 Southland 4,554 43 2 8-5 21 83 10 0 6,275 42 2 7 2,714 70 I ! 3 4 4 60 9 6 5 65 18 10 841 0 9 1,145 19 11 Head Office and Lithographic Office ■• I •• I " i I i .. 8,360 14 3 i I I I ! ! i i 1 I I Means and totals 1,855 1 44 683 1,187 15 4-6 18,833 186 1 49 17,160! 513 6 8 272 1 8 0 4 62 10 0 6,834 5 41 41,372 9 0 33,210 9 412,160 0-4251 598,10-2! 1-15 87,275 4-8 319,477 Total expenditure Less refunds .. £74,582 18 7 12,872 5 8 £61,710 12 11