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Minor Triangulation and Topographical Survey. Topogri for Selecti Sur under the aphical ion before rvey Land Act. Rural and Sul iurban. 'own Section Sui ■vey. Native Land Court Survey. Gold-mining Survey.* Koads, Railways, and Waterraces. Other Work. Total Cost of Surveyor and Party from 1st April, 1890, to 31st March, 1897. Surveyor and District. Acres. +> 3 v. 3 Cost per : °3 Allotment/ li ! m> ag °'2 t< do o 'o a ft® Acres. *» g Total Cost. I I : Cost per To t a i cost. g , Mue. Remarks. IsJ Acres. S'S Total Cost. o< ° i : &© Acres, -g « o< Q Total Cost. Total Cost. Acres. Total Cost. Acres. Total Cost. Cost. Staff Surveyors. J. A. Montgomerie. Reefton 11,000 d. 1-2 £ s. d. 55 14 2 d. £ s. d. s. £ s. d. s. £ s. d. s. £ s. d. 1,250 21 s. 2-6 £ S. d. 164 2 3 £ £ s. d. £ s. d. 576 1 10 £ s. d. 723 0 0 Cadet assisting in office. Cost of other work, general office duties, preparation of mining licenses, &c. Cost of other work, mainly control of works on Belgrove-Reefton Road for six months. Surveys very scattered ; generally forest country. J. Snodgrass. Kawatere, Mokihinui, Ngakawau, Maruia, &c. Et. T. Sadd. Waitapu, Takaka, Aorere, and Pakawau •T. D. Thomson. Mount Arthur, Totara, Wangamoa, and French Pass D. J. Barron. Mytholm and Waiau .. 265 2,140 6,069 5 32| 36 4-5 3-3 1-6 59 12 6 355 3 0' 507 8 10 655 608 279 12 12 3 7-5 3-9 2-5 245 12 6 119 4 0 34 4 0 1-5 8 25 9-2 37 10 Oi 73 11 0 244 13 6 108 8 0 118 6 8 563 0 0 689 0 0 668 0 0 Surveys for the most part in hilly country, partly forest. 19,687 1\ 0-4 335 0 3 1 28-5 11-9 337 17 4 192 0 0 Transferred to Auckland District roads in August. 11,000 1-2 55 14 2 28,161 80 0-9 1,257 4 7 2,792 48 4 363 2 9 38 11-8 :448 18 4 1,047 10 0 2,835 0 0 Contract Surveyors. E. J. Lord .. J. A. Robertson. Reefton J. O'R. McCabi . Reefton J. B. Saxon. Keefton Saxon and McCabe. Reefton.. E. J. Lord. Mawheranui H. W. Young. Ahaura R. A. Young. Waitakere J. Shadick. Kawatiri C. Lewis. Mount Arthur J. A. Jennings. Oparara G. B. Sinclair. Lyell 37 0 Paid by fees. 16,572 229 5-9 4961 15 9 Means and totals .. 11,000 1-2 55 14 2 28,161 80 0-9 1,257 4 7 19,364 277 5-7 5524 18 6 38 11-8 '448 18 .4 1,047 10 0 2,872 0 0 .ND DISTRICT OF M. .RLBOROUi :H. Staff Surveyors. F. S. Smith. Hundalee, Acheron, &c... D. W. Gillies. Barefell, Acheron, &c. .. 71,192 296 12 5,293 573 1 d. 9-7 7-12 213 14 3 17 0 0 A. E. P. 6 3 36 54-25 18 19 9 104 4-9 25 9 4 502 16 11 2 12 4 709 0 0 621 0 0 Triangulation and topography in very high country. Settlementsurvey of Okarahia Block ; dense fern, scrub, and light bush. Total cost includes one hundred miles of fence and river traverse in rough and precipitous country. Maps incomplete. Total cost includes 160,000 acres triangulation and topography, and 4,000 acres of rural sections. Maps incomplete. E. W. Buckeridge. Whernside and Puhipuhi Temporary Surveyors. M. Carkeek. Barefell, Acheron, &o. .. 1,926 10 11-21 90 0 0 9J 4-86 45 0 0 779 0 0 s. 1-3 1-5 \ 201 3 10 150,000 acres triangulation and topography complete in field; very higli country. Very hilly country, chiefly bush. Rough, broken country, chiefly bush, adjoining old surveys. 789 0 0 A. Simpson. Cloudy Bay, Arapawa, &c. C. W. McFarland. Wakamarina, Onamalutu, &c. T. W. Hughes. Hundalee, &o. 4,291 6,661 16! 46 278 18 8 499 11 6 5,201 49 1-4 364 1 5 205 10 15 153 15 0 2| 3 95 9 26 2 6 27 0 0 58 17 0 660 0 0 767 0 0 E. H. Farnie. Hundalee, &c. 702 0 0 116 0 0 145 miles of rivers, fences, &c, including sub-trigs and topography. Under three months' work. Six miles of road-survey, and about 1,000 acres rural sections. Maps incomplete. Work consists of thirty-two miles of road-surveys in rough oountry, chiefly bush. Maps incomplete. R. J. Johnston. Hundalee, &c. 32 18-33 586 10 6 521 0 0 Contract Surveyors. A. D. Wilson. Gore, Arapawa, &o. R. F. Goulter A. P. Seymour. Orieri, Gore, &c. 4,863 7 1-13 274 9 0 197 0 0 217 0 0 Heavy bush in the Sounds District. 5,507 '*9 1-17 322 4 8 3,119 6 L-39 21617 6 All rough country, chiefly in bush. Means and totals 71,13: 296 12 8 29,1198! 1-16 1,695 17 8 6 3 36 54-25 IS 19 9 8,424 58 1-44 606 8 3 205 10 15 153 15 0 47 14-56 684 13 0 765 10 1 6,1.38 0 0 LAND Dli iTRIC , wbstlan: s. d. 2 5-3 s. d. £ s. d. Appointed Chief Surveyor, 10th November, 1896. Chiefly revision surveys in bush country in Arahura District. Within a goldfield. No cadet assisting. Very high, rough country for minor triangulation and mining surveys. Revision surveys in Totara District. No cadet assisting. Fees received for mining surveys, £359 11s. Along sea-coast, and easy of access. W. G. Murray, District Surveyor. Waimea and Kanieri 3,500 33 428 8 2 17 9 8 535 0 0 W. Wilson, Assistant Surveyor. Otira, Turiwhate, Totara, Waiho, Gillespie's, and Paringa E. J. Lord, Authorised Surveyor. Greymouth and Waimea J. N. Smyth, Authorised Surveyor 7,500 2-7 85 0 5 1,200 37 3 9-4 226 19 7 1,300 13 5 8-4 370 8 10 10 0 0 736 0 0 49 3 ! 12 34 30 5 0 2 1 25 0 2 10 0 824 14 7 6 309 3 0 20 5 0 3 0 0 Appointed Temporary Surveyor, 6th February, 1897. Rough, broken country, and heavily timbered. Fairly good country for road-construction. J. N. Smyth, Temporary Surveyor. Turiwhate, Waimea, Kanieri, Totara, and Toaroha J, C. Macfarlane, Authorised Surveyor. Turiwhate, Waimea, and Totara • • 6 6 20 9 6-3 122 17 2 24 0 0 1,225 6 4-4 389 17 6 Chiefly broken forest country. Within a goldfield. 16 Means and totals 46 6-47s.j 7,500 2-7 85 0 5 4,702 71 2-79s. 657 17 9 3,398 1099 14 4 1 20 9 6-3 122 17 2 47 14 8 1,298 0 0 LAND Dli STRIC CANTERBURY. Staff Surveyors. T. N. Brodrick. Arowhenua, Corwar, Spaxton, Tengawai, Opawa, Opihi, Opuha, Nimrod, and Otaio G. H. M. McOlure. Arowhenua, Opihi, Waipara, and Waitohi L. 0. Mathias. Opihi, Oorwar, Hororata, Fighting Hill, Hawkin's, Hale, and Westerfield G. Mackenzie. Maokerrow 24,987 6,254 171 58 1 0-5 0 7-7 800 0 6 328 6 4 13 2* 9 5 1 4 10 3-5 120 5 10 1 11 5 9 269 9 9 815 3 3 719 0 0 718 0 0 Comprises the Orakipaoa, Highbank, and part Albury Settlements. Open, flat, and undulating agricultural lands, and rural sections in South Canterbury rough and hilly. Open, flat, and undulating agricultural lands, comprising the Waiapi, Horsley Down, and part of the Rakitain Settlements. Open, flat, and undulating agricultural lands, comprising the Marawiti and part of the Rakitairi Settlements, Midland Block 05, and three small freehold sections. Flat and hilly sections in the Makarora Valley. 7,433 53 0 9-6 298 18 2 570 2 8 610 0 0 57 13 0 37 4 0 14 0 0 ' ' I Temporary Staff Surveyor. E. H. Farnie. Tengawai, Pigeon Bay, and Christchurch 3,447 70 1 5-9 275 17 3 1 69-85 3 9 10 54 5 10 320 0 0 Otarakaro, Wharenui, and part of the Albury Settlements, and three sections at Little River. Open, undulating country, and rough bush sections. Transferred to Marlborough, 11th January, 1897. Means and totals 42,178 358 0 9-9 1,740 0 3 69-85 3 9 ID 154 ,8 9 9 131 11 7 1,709 1 6 2,381 0 0 jold-naining si irveye are uow puid for by the Warden.