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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 WESTLAND.

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To] Trig pographical and (ononietrical Survey. Rural and Sul >urban. 'owi Section Si roy. Native Si Land irvey. lourt iia-mi ining Surveys. Roads, I Kailways ana W.ter-U^n^ races- I or other Causes. I CMile. 6r | TotalCost- Cost. Other Work. Total Cost of Surveyor and Party from 1st July, 1888, to 30th June, 1889. Surveyor and District. m U si t< 03 O o o o J3 Remarks. Acres. !*§ Total Cost. Acres. Total Cost. Acres. "a SI Cost per Allotment. Total Cost. Acres. ftp O Total Cost. Acres. 02 S § J Total Cost. O •3 i Cost. I W. G. Murray. Greymouth, Okarito, - Totara, Otira, Waimea, Gillespie's, Waiho, Mount Cook, Karangarua, f?, Bruce Bay G. J. Roberts. Greymouth 41,020 a. 0-44 £ s. d. 75 17 0 925 3S 3/2i £ s. a. 148 7 4 *20 57 £ s. d. 1 f$ 0| £ s. d. 108 10 2 £ s. d. 834 19! 6/1! £ s. a. 256 6 0; £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 71 5 0 £ s. a. 794 3 8 Quartz-claims 011 mountain-tops, and claims and section-surveys in rugged and broken bush country; very expensive. District within a goldfield. I *158 I 134 3 0 202 0 0 302 7 1 * Town sections, Native township, Greymouth. Amalgamation, connection, and readjustment of old broken and piecemeal town-section surveys; areas principally covered with overlapping buildings. Mining surveys along sea-coast; heavily timbered and swampy country ; expensive district; in a goldfield. Yv 1. Wilson. Greymouth, Totara, Waitaha, Waimea 286 117 175 4 3J 339 4/7 77 14 8 10 6 0 241 6 0 Contract Surveyors. E. J. Lord. Arnold .. 2 2 0 2 2 0 Readjustment of boundaries of Wallsend town sections, in consequence of action of Railway Department. Mining surveys ; dredging claims ; swamp and beach country; expensive district; in a goldfield. ' " J. N. Smyth. Totara, Arawata 640 10 4/3-5: 137 11 6 Means and totals 41,020 0-44 75 17 0 925 ys 3/2J 148 7 4 178 34; 1 4 4-3 417 17 5J 1,813 5/2-4 471 12 2 |285 13 6 1,339 18 9 Minor Triang. and Top. PROVINi UAL DISTRICT O: ca: te: :BURY. Roads, Fences, and Streams. Other We :k. i .eres.l Lotsi Bate. Cost. J. S. Welch. Ashley and Selwyn Topography only James Hay. Selwyn and Ashburton .. 111,512 62,340 134,247 1-05 0-53 0-85 487 19 0 137 13 4 474 8 9 893 10 1/7 70 13 11 I 665 7 10 Very high precipitous country. 7^224 94 n'h 225 15 0 •r . . I 641"l3 2 Very high precipitous country. Sectional surveys. Lake Ellesmere Flat. Includes survey of Mueller and Hooker Glaciers, and a great deal of detached sectional surveys. * Survey of Educational Reserve 1112; survey not completed. Topography ; very high precipitous country. Survey of Educational Reserves 1125, 1129, 1202, 1203, 1204. Survey of run-fences. In the cost appears time he was absent on leave, which cannot be charged to educational reserves surveys. # T, N. Brodrick. Mackenzie County Topography only .. G. H. M. McClure. Ashburton County Topography only .. L. O. Mathias. Ashley, Selwyn, Waimate 75,000[ 90,000 30,200 218,800 0-96 0-48 0-77J 0'37i 300 14 4 180 0 0 97 13 6 337 6 4 1,790 46 1/6 134 5 0 12J 2 16 0: 35 0 0 037 5 0 1J195 24 1/2 69 14 2 I 26J 1 10 0 39 15 0 765 4 /3-6 •11 12 0 571 13 1 '292 '22 3/3' 47 9 0 306 "7 2/ j30 12 0 1,640 3 i/i'i 93 5 0 45J 4 3 7 188 4 5 ,674 20 'lk 12615 4 505 1 0 Christchurch Office /3 15 19 0 ■ • 15 19 0! 1,276 33 i •• Means and f Minor triangulation totals ( Topography only 350,959 371,140 0-93 0-42i 1,360 15 7 1 654 19 8 1 12,670 229 /10-68 563 16 1 308 7 2/ 30 12 0 1,640 3 1/1J 93 5 0 84£j 3 2 3 262 19 5: '4,439 24 /7-48 138 7 4 3,036 19 1 Minor Triangulation. PROVINCIAL DISTEICT- OP OTAGO. Roads, Railways, and Waterraces. Det rativs or ot] ;ention by 3 Oppositioi her Causes. Other Work. Cost. I Coat. !135 3 7 i John Strauchon. Glenomaru, Waikawa, Tuturau, and Woodland David Barron. Maniototo, Lauder, Hummock, Budle, Naseby, Kyeburn, &c. John Langmuir. Waipori, Teviot, Maungatua, Glenkenich, Cairnhill, and Benger B. H. Wilmot. Bannockburn, Shotover, Middle Wakatipu, Skipper's, and Cardrona D. M. Calder. Kurow, Longslip, Moeraki, Awamoko, and Marewhenua W. D. R. McCurdie. Catlin's, Glenomaru, Woodland, and Warepa 30,000 250 0 0 191 3 9 t j ■■ \ 40 9 6 5 372 16 8| 749 15 10 Only eleven months' work; one month charged against the Southland office. Both triangulation and road surveys arc in bush country. Provisions had at one place to be carried fifteen miles, and at another place packed forty miles. In addition to this work, a block of 2,500 acres in Glenomaru District is well forward. Eoads graded and traversed throughout. Cadet assisting for four months. Open country within a goldfield. On leave of absence for six weeks. No cadet. 2,264 or 1/51 14J 5£ 0 15 0 43 10 0 1,472 57 5/ 368 0 0 196 13 4 791 4 6 950 2J 9 17 11 8,181 45 1/0 409 1 0 ' . 4 977 21 5/2| 254 3 0 37 12 0 757 17 5 Partly bush country, very rough.' Cadet (new from office) four months assisting. 229 3/10 44 0 0 1,010 2i 7/11* 402 2 6 272 5 4 738 14 11 Within a goldfield; open country and very rough. Spotting surveys very much scattered. No cadet. 4,592 30 2/ 457 1 3 16 2 3 0 4 6 0 156 2/9J 21 12 2 30 19 0 483 11 4 Bush and open country, over a wide field; therefore expensive, 1,160 acres of Native surveys well advanced. No cadet, Thick bush, and very wet. 476 5 0 1 4,749 -14 2/ 620 9 0 4 55 18 0 80 2 0 590 7 8 Contract, G'r. Mackenzie. Waikouaiti 30,950 259 17 11 20,015 150 1/65 1,577 11 0 30J 60 0 15 11 1 47 16 0 3,615 107 5/9J 1,045 17 8 46-20 9 5 7 428 14 8 758 15 3 4,111 11 8 Partly bush and hilly. 2,999 101 1/04 152 0 0 0-75 14 1 4 10 11 0 40 0 0 202 11 0 Fees. R. Hay. Waihemo .. S. Mackenzie. Maungatua and Glen'l25 4/7& 28*17 0 22 1 8/6| 9 3 0 Bush and hilly. "2 •■ omaru fj. O. Beal, jun. Blackstone .. H. Maitland. Otamatakau "52 "2 6/6 1618 0 30 1 ipi 6 19 0 Means and totals 30,950 259 17 11 20,192 154 1/7J 1,623 6 0 30J 00 0 15 11 47 16 0 2,999 101 i/oj 152 0 0 3,667 109 5/9§ 1,061 19 8 4695 9 7 1J 439 5 8 40 0 0 758 15 3 4,314 2 8