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No. 12— continued.— RETURN of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors, from Ist July, 1890, to 30th June, 1891. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF TARANAKI.

Minoi nation. Topogrr Sal BeJ "The aptaic lectic Lam al Survey for in under 1 Act, 1887." Rural and Suburban. Town Section Su] 'ey. Native Land Coui Survey. w< ISt >;lKt (mission. Boads, Be am Water-] Always, 1 races. Total Cost Other Work. o f Surveyor and Party from 1st July, 1890, to Cost. 30th June, 1891. Remarks. Surveyor and District. <m § Cost per ■Pg Allotment. o 3 •A Acres. 8 . o< Total Cost. Acres. Total Cost. °g Acres. q£ Kg b a> . -£*§ Total Cost. o< O Acres. Total Cost. Acres. \ . t< s Total Cost. 1 'A til tn Total Cost. g Cost a per S Mile. Total Cost. d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. s. 1-06 1-15 £ s. d. 660 12 4 581 16 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. s. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ b. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. 655 7 4 l 562 3 6j 584 8 3t 75 7 10i H. M. Skeet. Mimi and Upper Waitara P. A. Dalziell. Huiroa E. W. Buckeridge. Ngaere Taranaki Office 12,500 10,084 21 30 32* 3 18 0 124'io 0 75 7 10 Rough forest country. Ditto. Exploration of roads through forest country ; 16 miles graded. Harbour soundings, scattered surveys, and erection of tripod signals. Contract Surveyors. E. H. Davis. Ngatimaru and Upper Waitara T. K. Skinner. Paritutu 1,652 5 2-24 181 8 1 600 4-38 131 0 9 •10-9 1-25 10 0 1 20 0 0 109 4 11 25 0 0 I } 457 13 9 f * Heavy forest; graded and compass traverse. { West Coast Commission Reserves and road connecting them. Resurvey and subdivision of old Native reserves. Partly open and partly bush adjoining very old surveys. Completion of Pahautuhia Block. Whitianga, Taumatamahoe, and Marae^ kowhai. Roads through rough forest country. 552 13 3-36/ 92 11 0 293 0 0 John Skinner. Mahoe 6,700 1 /1-8 50 0 0 50 0 0 C. Finnerty. Ngatimaru 8,400 8-72 305 5 5 305 5 5 Means and totals 305 5 5 24,236| 56 1-17 1,423 16 11 j 7,252! 14 /4-68 142 11 4-38 131 0 9 43-34 5 17 10 259 0 11 75 7 H 2,983 6 1 8,400 8-72 PROVINCIAL iISTRH it of we: ,LINi rTOi Staff. LI. Smith .. J. D. Climie. Makuri-Puketoi W. B. D. Murray. Moawhanga J. Annaboll. Omahine A. E. Ashcroft. Apiti, Ongo, &c. R. P. Greville. Pahiatua H. J. Lowe. Apiti and Pohangina M. C. Smith. Wellington and Wairarapa J. F. Frith. Mauriceville C. A. Mountfort. Ongo, Apiti, Makotuku J. R. Annabell. Wanganui .. H. J. Lewis. Kaiwhata, Eewa, &c. H. W. Climie. Makuri T. W. Hughes. Puketoi A. Seaton, Mangahao R. B. Bristead. Waiohine and Wainuioru A. Simpson. Masterton 2,000 14,000 9,200 16,000 2-2 6-96 11-4 3-8 18 C 8 406 0 0 437 12 5 257 10 5 27,500 2,810 5,747 416 1,130 886 2,367 LOO 8 14 12 16 Lβ 9 1/Vj 1-6/ /3-7 1/5 1/10-5 1/5 2,2io'i4 9 212 16 0 89 5 1 29 0 0 105 8 0 02 6 10 38 12 8 oi' 50 3-6 3 "i: 10 4 1 14 4 2 11 8 97 7 0 51 11 0 7 15 0 6-69 4-50 7-80 4-62 4-00 13 6 8 11 4 5 10 18 5 10 8 8 14 12 3 90 18 4 50 9 10 85 4 8 48 7 6 58 9 2 r>35 10 8 41 1 0 102 8 1 112 4 5 108 12 1 256 18 3 378 17 8 86 17 7 202 0 0 108 3 10 97 18 8 694 17 6 663 3 8 171 13 6 290 16 4 788 1 0 799 19 8 736 15 9 493 14 9 562 11 3 742 4 1 597 18 2 644 12 3 152 11 2 687 10 1 655 12 9 544 11 10 510 12 8 Mostly engaged on inspection duties. Rough mountainous country ; difficult of access. Transferred to this district, March, 1891. Acting as Crown Lands Kanger for two months. Eough forest country. Retired from service, 31st December, 1890. Includes three months while on leave. Hilly bush country; scattered surveys. Cadet assisting. Bush country ; difficult of access. Cadet assisting. Rough, hilly, bush country; difficult of access. Acting as Crown Lands Ranger for three months. Work very scattered, and almost wholly in rough bush country. Rough forest country. Heavy bush country ; difficult of access. Expensive district. Mostly broken bush country. Broken, hilly, bush country. Rough forest country. Hilly bush country. Heavy bush country. Native reserve, good flat land. Engaged from 6th September, 1890. Rough, mountainous, bush country. Mostly open country. Engaged from 16th September, 1890. Other work includes survey of Waingawa, Ruamahanga, and Tauherenikau Kiver-beds. Bush country. Other work includes 24 miles back-pegging, benefiting 9,600 acres. Erjgaged from 22nd September, 1890. 11,526 IS /'ib-5 504 "3 0 '230 "l /8 7 9 0 8-25 35-00 7 IO 0 13 8 4 58 12 8 465 11 4 3,919 105 5,079 8 2 26 /9-25 1/2-25 1/9-5 152 11 2 6 0 0 449 19 4 '(350 ' i.'i 1/4-5 43 19 1 "•50 9 12 0 4 1C 0 9 16 0 34"o 3 5,600 ii 4211 4 i-5 1 10 0 1 16 0 17-25 9 8 1 162 4 5 18'l3 7 254 12 C 11 ', 000 'of H. R. Atkinson. Kopuaranga and Mikimiki R. H. Rcaney. Puketoi N. F. J. Haszard. Mangaone 333 1 8 464 11 8 "86 /3-4J 14 10 0 89' 14 5 17 2 0 382 10 2 257 8 2 349 12 2 Broken bush country. Other work includes 33} miles back-pegging, benefiting 14,500 acres. Engaged from 14th November, 1890. "3 H Means and totals 11,000 34 0 3 46,800 5-9 1,162 0 1' 61,5711 282 1/3-1 3,875 12 10 205-1 122 1 8 8§ 175 5 0 880 14 1/2 51 8 1 88-61 11 11 2 1,024 13 11 3,129 6 2 10,814 18 5 Contract Surveyors. P. R. Earle. Pohangina and Apifca E. W. Seaton. Haurangi and Waipawa A. O'Donahoo. Maungakaretu, &o. H. R. Atkinson. Hautapu and Apiti .. N. F. J. Haszard. Pohangina J. King. Mangaone. G. Scott. Apiti and Pohangina J. Annabell. Omahino and Momahaki.. F. Owen. Hautapu and Apiti N. H. Macdonald. Makuri and Kaiwhata A. O'Donahoo. Tiriraukawa and Maungakarehi F. Gillett. Te Kawau 5,625 5,098 16,233 2,687 4,027 2,297 3,240 0,581 1,376 5,829 !) 7 21 •1 /ll-l 1/10-i 1/4-6 /8-4 /8-7 /7'9 1/1-7 /9-7 1/1-5 /9 266 3 0 475 1 6 1,123 4 5 94 10 0 145 17 6 75 12 0 186 1 3 266 9 10 77 12 6 221 12 0 Broken bush country. High broken forest country. Rough forest country. Includes cost of Mr. Humphries work last year. Rough forest country. Ditto. Heavy bush country. Rough forest country; difficult of access. Broken forest country; difficult of access. Rough forest country. Bush country. Subdivisional survey for Native Land Court. 7 3 15 35 \ 738 3 /i 150*0 0 2/3 34 0 0 Ditto. Means and totals 52,993 1/li 2,932 4 36,0: /1-2 184 0 Grand means and totals 11, 34 0 3 40, 5-9 1,162 0 II 114,564 :>n 1/24 6,807 16 1( 205-1 122 1 8 8} 175 5 0 36,91 /1-5 235 8 1 88-61 11 11 1,024 13 11 3,129 6 2 10,814 18 5 * The expenditure on these surveys was defrayed from deposits, and therefore is not charged here to the vote for Survey Department.