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TABLE No. 6.—RETURN of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Sueveyors, from Ist April, 1892, to 31st March, 1893. LAND DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

Topographical Survey. Minor Triangulation. Topographical Survey for Selection under the Land Act. Bural and Suburban. 'own lection Survey. Nativi Land Court Survey. Gold-mining Survey. Eoads, Eailways, and Water-races. Detention by Native Opposition or other Causes. Other Work. ier Worl Cost. Total Cost *. of Surveyor and Party — from 1st April, 1802, to 31st March, 1893. Surveyor and District. Eh Q . p, CO Acres. +n o Total Cost. =°_^ 0 ! * © . Acres. +> o ' Total Cost. o< I EH © . ft© Acres, -p £ Total Cost. D_ Acres. _£ tU o © . +* g Total Cost. O -1. m" A °.a Sh5 k~3 o co S3 is A _i 06.5 •go 0 0 Eh <D P.QJ IE! Z. o to __ «m a © - o o &° Acres. ,Y_d +> o Total Cost. ° U EG J* ■ 5 a Cost per Mile. Remarks. Acres. Total Cost. Acres. Total Cost. Total Cost. Cost. d. £ s. d. d. 1-37 1-10 £ s. d. 131 8 2 220 17 0 d. £ s. d. s. 0-96 1-88 £ s. d. 737 14 10 649 12 8 s. £ s. d. s. £ s. d. s. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 300 1 9 48 10 0 £ s. d. 1,147 4 8 424 4 10 L. Cussen. Hamilton F. Simpson. Whangarei J. Baber, jun. Tauranga G. A. Martin. Kaipara G. Stevens. Tangihua J. I. Philips. Waikato 23,000 45,630 15,271 6,897 1,345 7,584 4,085 8.375 8,253 43 32 13 74 35 112 79 2-59 2-14 2-6 1-0 1-1 811 10 0 417 17 4 430 13 8 455 17 4 61 75 27-0 82 0 0 160 2-5 8-5 7-0 6-1 16-8 180 i7-5 10-7 14-7 268 15 0 45 0 0 149 8 9 74 17 0 89 14 0 75 0 0 182 2 0 45 12 8 137 19 8 28 3 0 720 12 6 812 14 0 755 16 11 896 5 1 684 3 5 551 19 8 Mostly bush. " Other work " includes 39 inspections. Broken country, mixed bush and open. Transferred to Napier as Chief Draughtsman in September. Scattered surveys. Nearly all bush, adjoining old surveys. Section surveys (8,500 acres) not yet mapped. Broken forest country, small sections. Includes Cambridge Standard Survey, £186 3s. 9d. Mostly small resurveys. Inspections kauri, perpetual lease, &c. Mostly resurveys in broken bush country. Temporarily transferred in January to East Coast. Mostly broken bush country, adjoining old surveys. Inspection, &c. Scattered section..; very broken bush country. Open swamp lands and rough bush. Rough country ; much travelling. H. D. M. Haszard. Tokatoka W. J. Wheeler. Whangaroa 67,670 0-64 181 9 0 A. H. Vickerman. Mahurangi T. K. Thompson R. S. Galbraith. Opotiki, Whakatane .. A. G. Allom. Barrier A. B. Wright. Road Surveyor Temporary Staff. N. F. J. Haszard. Puhipuhi .. W. C. C. Spencer. Mangakahia H. A. Warner. Russell 5,62. 3,348 23,035 048 57 46 72 70 1-88 3-8 0-64 1-5 531 14 11 041 14 0 736 7 10 48 12 0 'i48 io 80 59 - 4 0 11-0 6-5 2-5 2-5 13-0 110 10-5 10-0 100 15-4 127 14 8 66 12 6 25 0 0 25 0 0 200 0 0 00 8 4 12"o 0 706 11 11 658 0 10 709 8 2 127 17 0 108 16 0 11,100 0-5 20 16 3 18,000 2-15 10l"8 2 7,978 409 2,991 26 9 10 1-35 20 1-03 540 12 9 40 0 0 154 17 6 7-6 8-5 11-5 15-0 87 8 0 127 10 0 38 0 0 10 0 0 642 3 4 934 3 0 737 10 11 Broken bush country. Heavy forest. Open country; scattered bush. Mean s and totals 147,4i 0-9 554 10 5 118,000 2-15 161 8 2 95,883 678 1-8 6,197 4 10 61 75 27-0 82 0 0 148 10 8-0 59 4. 0 91-7 14-01 1,286 19 11 75 0 0 863 3 10,737 12 3 Forest and open isolated sections. Broken forest lands. Ditto. Ditto. Native Land Court survey paid for by Government. Nearly all wet swamp. Native Land Court survey paid for by Government —Hauturu and Puketarata Subdivisions. Broken forest land. Ditto. Includes contract for £65. Broken forest land. Includes 6 S.G. runs only partly surveyed. Contract forest land, mostly broken. Very broken forest land. Forest land, rather broken. Nativo Land Court surveys paid for by Government; Okoheriki Subdivisions partly surveyed. 1 Half open fern ; remainder very broken forest. I Includes two school-sites, 15 acres. Includes one school-site, 10 acres. I Broken forest land. I Road up Kirikiri Valley. ' Broken forest land. ). Ditto. ) Forest land. I Native Land Court surveys paid for by Government. ) Broken forest land. ) Ditto. 1 Open and forest. Authorised Surveyors. P. Bedlington R. Campbell P. E. Cheall.. E. P. Clare C. Clayton O. M. Creagh W. Cussen 4,325 318 694 855 20 2 2 5 1-78 2-51 1-9 2-2 385 2 6 40 0 0 65 18 4 94 16 8 2,000 0-91 91 8 3 1-5 9-4 14"3 0 369 1 5 48 0 0 24 5 0 94 16 8 91 8 3 358 10 4 482 2 5 "l 4,069 11 1-64 333 10 0 103,474 88 017 928 2 3 A. L. Foster.. E. Frissell J. Hannah .. J. W. Harrison P.Holt J. H. K. Hovell J. B. Koast D. H. Lusk H. Mitchell 1,081 703 1,417 2,289 10,2.2 3,291 5,000 1,468 211 2 4 23 5 9 15 3 2 1 1-28 2-05 2-18 1-52 0-3 1-97 0-89 1-43 1-77 09 1 0 77 19 10 154 7 6 175 0 0 155 2 6 325 0 0 224 14 6 105 13 4 18 15 0 69 2 6 82 18 7 154 7 6 175 0 0 42 5 0 225 0 0 224 14 9 64 0 0 18 15 0 i^ooo "l 0-52 26"o 0 A. B. Morrow R."Newmann W. C. O'Neill C. C. Otway G. H. Purchas J. Rochfort A. M. Sheppard I. Stephens D. Stubbing G. B. Thomas J. R. Vaile A. Wilson Goldmining 1,436 548 3,089 5,577 2,500 1,693 150 2 7 13 6 3 3 2 11 2-6 2-01 1-2 1-0 1-5 2-83 78 13 4 71 9 0 311 1 1 336 '6 8 128 4 7 127 0 0 21 5 0 6-3 ii-34 71 8 9 199 0 0 162 2 6 313 10 1 ' 792 11 6 383 9 0 128 4 7 129 5 0 6 0 0 404 1 3 275 0 0 25 0 0 235 8 4 68,747 ii o'-ii 404" 1 3 5,500 592 2,434 3 2 14 0-93 1-85 1-81 255 15 4 55 0 0 220 5 5 1,084 '43 '8-98 486 i4 9 Means and totals 59,510 159 1-3 3,830 1 7 175,221 51 0-16 1,449 11 9 1,084 43 8-98 486 14 9 7-8 10-90 85 11 9 5,577 19 8 Grand means and totals 147,400 0-9 554 10 5 18,000 2-15 161 8 2 155,349 837 1-3 10,027 6 5| 01 75 270 82 0 0 175,221 51 0-16 1,449 11 9 1,232 53 8-86 545 18 9 99-5 13-86 1,372 11 8 75 0 0 863 3 5 16,315 11 11 I •All add: itional Ni ,tive Land Cou ■t surveys, by various surveyors, totalling 6G bl >cks, vitli an area of 100,853 acres, cost of which is paid by Native owners. LAND DISTRICT OF HAv KE'S BAY. Staff Surveyors. E. C. Gold-Smith. Poverty Bay J. Hay. Norsewood, Tatoka, Takapau, and Mangatoro 35,000 0-4 54 11 6 4,316, 20 2-93 633 5 2 0-7 23 5 8 16 6 0 138"i3 7 612 9 4 734 3 9 District Surveyor, Field Inspector, and Land Officer at Gisborne. Settlement work. Experienced very bad weather; rough forest country. " Other work " is represented by inspecting Napier standard survey, and small road deviations. Transferred to office staff 1st August, 1892. " Other work " represents redefining boundaries and office work. Somewhat delayed through Native difficulties. The wet season in the localities in which he has been working has considerably hindered the work. Transferred to Southland Office staff 1st August, 1892. Small scattered surveys. W. Armstrong. Paritu D. W. Gillies. Tokomaru and Mata, .. W. J. Wheeler. Waiapu W. T. Neill. Motu and Waikohu 3,060 14 10 0 19-2 10 1 5 18-7 26 4 8 193 8 4 490 3 11 101 11 4 20 0 0 5 0 0 50 13 8 469 9 11 490 9 6 229 18 0 530 10 4 11 3,! 150 1 1-6 157'io 0 95" 3 4 16,780 5-i 355 i5 4 7-9 12 17 1 O. Goldsmith. Hangaroa H. M. Smith. Weber and Woodvillie .. 132' 7 110 13 3 6 8-3 22 10 2 0-9 5 0 0 180 16 11 4 10 0 257 0 8 16 4 6 Authorised Surveyors. A.D.Newton. Nuhaka North T. J. Mountain. Pohui Hallett and Laing. Taramarama, Clyde, and Nuhaka G. J. Winter. Motu Kennedy Brothers. Waikopiro, &c. 16,000 0-9 05 0 0 13,760 4-9 281 15 0 3,969 4 4,610[ 14 0-74 2-24 147 0 0 522 19 8 2-9 12 8 3 55-7 8 19 0 j 36 0 0 498 15 6 395 19 0 339 17 4 Heavy and rough forest country. On the settlement work there had been previously spent 4|d. an acre on topographical survey. Rough forest country. Experienced much bad weather. Engineering survey Waikaremoana-Frasertovvn and WairoaMahia Roads. 3}d. an acre previously spent on topographical work. Survey of Native blocks at the instance of the Land Purchase Department. 2,00o| 2 0-9 90 0 0 4^873 "8 0-49 170"0 0 90 0 0 100 0 0 .. j Totals 54,060 o-o 134 1 630,540 5 I 637 10 4| 15,027, 47 I I 1 1-87 I 1,406 8 4 8,023 0 81 327 10 0 114-3 £13-37 1,527 12 0 20 0 0 289 10 7 4,266 2 4 16—C. 1.