TABLE No. 48.—Return of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors, from 1st April, 1896, to 31st March, 1897— continued. LAND DISTRICT OF OTAGO.

SUMMARY. RETURN of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors, from 1st April, 1896, to 31st March, 1897.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB97.

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Minor Tria an Topographs u angulation id cal Survey. To] Select undi >ogr&i] ion bt sr the ihical for ifore Survey Land Act. Rural and Suburban. To 1 rn Section Survey. Natr 'e Laud Court Survey. Gold-mining Survey.* Roads, Railways, and Waterraces. OtherWork. i Total Cost of Surveyor and Party from lstAnril,18%, to 31st March, 18B7. Surveyor and District. H Pi® Acres. ■* 'Z li o< Total Cost. Acres. o Total Cost. ■S I. L ■g g *. § Total Cost. __J§ « 1 o S *■ S Total Cost. ! © « 0) • 1 Xβ £ ft? ~P jo i Total Cost. r< I do o _» i Total Cost. i 1 8 & ID Total Cost. Cost. Remarks Staff Surveyors. John Langmuir. Maruwenua a. £ s. a. d. £ s. d. •13,911 176 s. 1-3 £ s. a. 881 0 7 A. B. P. £ & s. d. 3. £ s. d. 34 s. 8-8 £ s. a.! 15 0 0 8i £ s. d. 17 18 7 £ s. d fl52 8 0 £ s. d. 4 4 0 £ s. a. 1,037 0 0 * 12,175 acres under Land for Settlements Act. The cost includes the boundary survey and sale plan. f This includes the preparation and supervision of all contracts. Cadet assisting. X Nine months' work ; applications very much scattered. § Mining applications, very much scattered. E. H. Wilmot. Queenstown .. D. M. Calder. Naseby, Maniototo, and Gimmerbum W. D. R. McCurdie. Tautuku W. T. Neill. Moeraki, Akatore, and (ilenoniaru Temporary Sttrveyor. John Edie. Rimu .. Under Fee System. 1,935 9,635 20 61 1-4 1 135 6 8 487 13 9 2 1 16 1-16 7 0 0 {1,893 §925 3-8 5-3 369 1 8 267 17 0 40 18 0 167 15 0 623 0 0 1,017 0 0 6 r,2 34 3,000 3,683 i i 46 18 0 61 7 8 119,000 114,293 15 60 1-5 1-4 675 0 0 304 1 9 24 6 17 7 165 2 5 75 19 1 76 13 2 770 0 0 569 0 0 || Heavy bush country. A selection survey had been made of this area. II Of this area 2,847 acres under Land for Settlements Act. 2,430 33 2-9 349 3 10 ♦•8 10 0 0 80 0 0 47 0 0 496 0 0 * • Heavy bush country. R. Hay L. O. Beal, jun. L. D. Macgeorge J. Curniue Herbert Park N. M. Kirkcaldy L. H. Reynolds William Hutchison 2,826 1,128 1,070 10 1,025 297 125 122 65 ■22 ■20 1 16 7 2 2 5-5 5-2 3-8 15-4 4 5 4-4 6-4 780 15 11 291 18 0 202 0 0 7 14 0 205 7 0 74 1 6 27 6 0 39 1 0 Means and totals 6,683 108 5 8 41,204 365! 1-4 ;2,832 6 7 2 1 16 1-16 7 0 0 2,280 2 1 40J 9 1C i 397 10 5 412 9 3! 4,512 0 9,455 222 48 lND ust: HOT if sout: :land. 11,753 s. s. d." & ohn Hay, District Surveyor. Winton and iNokomai L Hodgkinson, Assistant Surveyor L. Falkiner, Temporary Assistant Surveyor. Waikawa ). McPherson, Temporary Assistant Surveyor. Lord's River (Stewart Island) i. H. Wilmot, District Surveyor 11,953 6,056 40 40 15 1-31 1-96 1-26 771 5 10 1,171 7 0 384 11 4 95 40 59 11 17 6 12 6 2 ! 3 0 0 : 9 10 0 716 0 0. 818 0 0 277 0 0 Hilly forest country and hilly open country ; settlement surveys; nine months' work, of which a part was partly completed during previous year. Mr. Hay appointed Chief Surveyor of Otago in January last. Mostly hilly forest country. Hilly forest country ; settlement survey. From 1st April to 31st July, 1896. Hilly forest .country. 9,264 1 1-5 736 14 6 719 0 0 t 164,000 323 9 1 This was ail exploration and topographical survey between the West Coast Sounds and Lakes Manapouri and Te Anau. Hilly forest country. 0.47 . H. Treseder, Temporary Assistant Surveyor I. R. Dundas \ S. Miller, Authorised Surveyor 20 24-25 485 0 0 269 10 0 750 0 0 939 17 2'34 227"l 9 331 5 823 9l"2 9 110 0 0 Rural and suburban ; includes sawmill areas and occupation licenses under Mining Act. Rural and suburban ; was hilly forest country; for settlement. 7 . Blaikie, Authorised Surveyor 675 5 1-72 58 4 0 824 17 6 6 267 15 0 22 0 0 Means and totals 164,000 047 323 9 1 41,640 UK 1-60 3,349 4 5 95 40 59 11 17 6 1,155 2i 6-26 361 17 9 20 24-25 485 0 294 12 2 3,418 0 0 N * Gold-mining surveys are now paid for by the Warden. I Major Triangulation.

Major Triangulat Mino] Trianguli don. and Topograp] Ltion j Topographical ! Survey forSe1 lection under "The liand Act, 1892." I . .-, Koads, Eailways, fc Rural and Suburban. Town Section Survey. iNatlv « ail( oourt Gold-mining Survey. and 0 hm vev - Water-races. « Detention by Native Opposition or other Causes. Detenti by Nati Jppositi or otht HanfiAi Total Cost of Surveyor and Party from 1st April, 1896, to 31st March, 1897. Other Work. ileal. Di«trict. u Acres. s. Is. |. Acres. U| o I o OS i-< " CO r* C Acres. g-£ Acres. *o 2, j Acres. 1 *$ $* ll| "I 1 j . !„,„___.__ — .ore,. °| || Acres. «] f| Acres. || k Acres. *J }j ' Miles. Oo-J. j ■ *i ii! g| I s ! ° i g , Causes Cost. Acres. Cost. Auckland Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough .. Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 750,000 a. 0:36 ■' 218,000 68,215 451,000 11,000 71,192 7,500 d. 0-25 .. j 25,000 1-3 1-17 21,262 r :: 2-7 : .. .. .. I 6,683 a. 1-2 9-7 80,050 4,708 47,698 94,628 28,101 29,114 4,702 42,178! 41 ,204 41,640' 445 1-65 35 1-75 181 2-32 217 1-10 80 0-9 98 1-16 71 2-79 358, 0-99 365 ! 1-4 118 1-60 302 33 1075-25 s. 452 1 17-96 42 18-4 504 36-08 71 54-25 210,277 37,251 38,172 d. 90 1-67 1173,252 2127 9| 1-91 i '■20 7-7 '.'. j .. .. i 19,364: 277 58 1-44 205 10 3,398 46 .'. .. 9,455! 222! 1,155| 24 s. 5-44 5-7 15 6-47 136-25 36-62 39 190-9 38 47 6 15-5 40-5 20 £ £ s. a. 11-59 271 7 0 17-6 12-9 5 0 0 9-65 11-8 14-56 20-5 8-5 9-8 24-25 i £ s. a. 533 10 8 983 13 10 518 13 2 2,442 11 7 1,047 10 0 765 10 1 47 14 8 1,709 1 6 412 9 3 294 12 2 £ s. d. 19,672 0 0 3,479 0 0 6,829 0 0 12,250 0 0 2,872 0 0 6,138 0 0 1,298 0 0 2,381 0 0 4,512 0 0 3,418 0 0 " 6-9 8,424 164,000 I •• |o ; 47 4 1 2-35 95 1 69-85 6 1-16 40 5-9 4-8 626 Means and totals 914,000 .0-20 826,907 0-95 52,945 414,084 1,968: 1-44 1515-50 1052; 26-53 294,124 186i 8-9Q 206,829 2706 5-47 569-77 1202 276 7 0; 8,755 6 11 •62,849 0 0 — including £56,579 6s. lid. pi t,id for out of deposits for gold mining surreys.