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No. 10— continued.— RETURN of Field-work executed by Staff and Contract Surveyors, from 1st July, 1888, to 30th June, 1889. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

A Eoads, Ea an< Water-] Arei Sel " The a surveyed for lection under Land Act, 1887." Detention by Native Opposition or j other I . Causes, j Total Cost of Surveyor and Party from 1st July. 1888, to 30th June, 1889. J _ ind Su' Town Section S' fays, Surveyor and District. Mino: Triangulation. Rural turban. irvey. Native Land Court Survey. Gold-i lining Survey. las. Other Work. Remarks. i Acres. © . +gg Total Cost. O Acres. II OS ftp ll Total Cost. Acres. | "o 2 M °3 Total Cost. OD.Jh &* Acres. w q ■*» g Total Cost. 6 o o ¥< I m P o < II 02 o Total Cost. to m Cost per Mile. Total Cost. Acres. *g Total Cost. O I Cost. Cost. A. D. Wilson. Mangakaretu, &e. L. Smith. Mangahao, &c. 3". D. Climie. Makuri, &c. J. Annaboll. Omaliine, Wairoa, and Momahaki, &c. A. E. Ashcroft. Waiopeliu, Wangaehu (Port Nicholson), and Ongo B. P. Greville. Makuri ancf Puketoi .. C. A. M. Crombie. Mangaone a. £ s. d. 3,290 40 2/8-25 £ s. d. 443 18 2 16 30 39 36 17/8-60 15/6 £ 8. d. 34 11 0 23 5 0 801 2 d. 1-9 £ s. d. G G G s. d. £ s. d. ioj £ s. d. 6 3 4 £ s. a. il 7 8 20,200 11,500: 18,575 a. 2-5 12 7-2 £ s. d. 214 8 0 582 7 0 581 15 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. 70 0 0 175 10 7 59 1 6 64 12 6 £ s. d. 251 4 8 741 17 0 826 11 1 925 15 0 Rough forest country ; difficult of access. Heavy forest country. Heavy forest country ; difficult of access. Rough forest country ; difficult of access. 13^000 1-8 98 6 4 5,249 io 1/ *262 4 0 303 1 2-7 3 7 11 ••■ 3,402 56 1/9 +289 12 5 32J 129 4/1 26 6 6 2* 10 14 0 !6 15 2 2 10 0 202 9 111 534 18 10 Includes a large number of small suburban sections. Rough forest country ; difficult of access. Rough forest country ; difficult of access ; completed by Mr. Frith and Mr. Lowe. '" 9,522 8,697 48 27 1/4 0/7-1 633 2 0 +255 17 6 1 11 GOO 30 13 4 6 0 0 !7 11 3 206 0 11 117 12 2 633 18 3 158 8 4 H. J. Lowe. Mangahao Pohangina J. F. Frith. Huangarua and Waipawa T. L. Humphries. Waiopehu t 4 10 0 0 L0 0 01 12,000 8,000 262 'lO 0 34 13 0 127 18 4 G61 12 8 404 18 1 269 8 4 G. T. Murray. Mangahao 647 5,405 29 28 3/2-5 103 14 9 334 G 0 402 128 4/1-4 26 6 6 3 1G 15 4 •• $D G 01 5-25 1-05 165 "5 5 5 8 8 26 1 0 361 13 8 Rough forest country ; difficult of access. Rough forest country. Includes a large number of small subdivisional sections. Partly resurvey of abandoned area in Mas-terton-Mangahao Block. Rough forest country. Rough bush country. 1/3 A. Mountfort. Apiti, &c. Compilations 9,185 843 15 5 6 '6 0 54 '6 0 17J000 80 0 0 2G 18 4 277 8 10 32 1/10 9 1-1 Means and totals 13,000 1-8 98 6 4 45,397 270 1/4-7 3,166 10 9 119 33:. 6/7-9 110 9 0 1,104 2-1 9 14 5 31J 8 18 8 '6 0 1 87,275 4-8 1,755 13 8 2 10 0 1,246 19 4 6,047 14 9 Contract Surveys. Sundries Advance on Te Awanui Block Palmerston and Scott Carkeek and Martin .. G. L. R. Scott ... 1,174 1 5 24 9 0 125 19 5 7 13 0 55 19 4 608 G 8 1 1,600 0 0 23,600 27,000 61 72 1/2 1/4 1,376*13 4§ 1,800 0 05j 200 109 14/3 §S0 0 Means and totals 50,000 133 1/3 3,176 13 4 200 109 14/8 80 0 0 1,174 24 9 0 12| 19 5 7 150 13 0 55 19 i\ 2,208 6 8 Grand means and totals .. 13,000 95,997 403 i2G 13 1 1,755 13 8 2 10 0; il,302 18 8 8,256 1 5 98 0 4 1/3-8 6,343 4 1 319 441 9/6-5 190 9 0 2,278 3-6 34 3 5 44J 11 18 7| 87,275 4-8 • Selection tap cost in ad< lition G-4d. i Mr. Ashcroft also completed [r. Humphries'! Horow] tenua work tt a cost L3s. id. ; Th te survi >y ex< rented !ast year for ■reparation of si ictiou-ma cost in .dditi ton 9'Sd. § Paid foi by Wellingtoi i-Manawatu Eailway Company. PRO"\ DISTRICT OF ;LB01 tOUGH. 'ING :al .1A II. P. Goulfcer (Staff)— Linkwater, Orieri, and Cloudy Bay 10,200 42 10 0 Sub-triangulation in connection with mining and settlement survey. No cadet assisting. Partly open, partly bush. Stations available for future work. Topographical and trigonometrical survey. Exceptionally heavy bush-cutting at nearly all the stations. Scattered surveys. Rough hills, covered with heavy bush. Mining surveys. Hills very steep, and covered with heavy bush. Traverse of track between Kenepuru and Pelorus Sounds. Linkwater and Cloudy Baj' 171 5 0 t ,*: 29,000 1-4 Linkwater and Orieri 4,182 20 1/2-4 251 6 0 i \ 812 18 2 Linkwater, Cloudy Bay, Onamalutu, and Gore Gore ■■ 823 29 7-04 314 10 0 t i V-. 3J 4 5 4 16 0 0 Means and totals 20 1/2-4J I 39,200 1-3 213 15 0 4,182 251 6 0 | 823 29 7-64 314 10 0 3§ 5 4 16 0 0 812 18 2l PROVINCIAL DISTR :CT OF NELSON. J. Snodgrass. Ngakawau, Mokihinui, Waitakere J. A. Montgomerie. Reefton, Inangahua, Cobden R. T. Sadd. Kaiteriteri, Takaka, Waifcapu 3,821 5,074 8 7 1/2-2 1/10-7 227 3 0 479 16 2 51 212 0 10 p 16P 12 0 756: 694 26 8 0 2710 1 302 8 0: 349 14 10 I 10 1 10 222 15 2! 692 6 6 1,025 16 0 Goldfield ; mountainous, bush countryNo cadet assisting. Ditto. One cadet assisting. I 4,595 50 2/3-9 534 10 0 .1 1 7 6 2 7' 42 7 10 303 18 0' 798 7 5 Goldfield partly; rough bush. One cadet. About 3,000 acres rural completed in field. Goldfield; very rough bush. Nocadet. About 200,000 acres trig, completed in field. (5G,000 acres leases and applications and \ 173,785 acres trig. Field-work completed. ( Two cadets. Mountainous, partly open. Broken country ; all in bush. No cadet. Broken, timbered country. No cadet. 103,800 acres trig. Field-work completed. G. H. Billiard. Tadmor, Tainui, Lyell, Owen •■ ! ! 617 22 8 io! I 272 9 0 346 18 0 596 11 0 i F. 9. Smith. ) Boyle, Skidclaw, Dil-) F. A. Thompson.]" Ion, Terako J W. D. B. Murray. Kaiteriteri, Totaranui F. A. Greenfield. Wangapeka, Owen, Tadmor J. I). Saxon, authorised surveyor 79,493 1 331 4 5 4,858 28 1/6 364 7 0 5 10 0 9*6 0 707 10 4 1,516 5 2 31,000 2-5 322 18 4 2,072 2,660 19 22 2/6 1/6 258 17 6 199 10 0 3 5 12 15 3 6 280 11 5 354 8 8 876 12 6 528 2 10 I 4,406 37 1/8-6 378 9 9 535 1710 11 291 10 9 I 219 10 9 Means and totals 110,493 1-42! 654 2 27,486 I 177i 1/9-3 2,442 13 5 56 221 1 10 16 2 178 12 01 |2,602 92' 9 4' '1,216 2 7 10 5 4 8! 57 11 4 |2,226 3 5 6,253 12 2