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Table 2.—Return of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors on Lands administered by Lands and Survey Department, from 1st April, 1926, to 31st March, 1927.

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Minor Triangulation. Lanl? 1^ 00 j Topographical Survey Contoured. Rural. District. : j j — — — — Acles - per'Acre. Total Cost. Acres. Total Cost. Sq. Miles. Total Cost. Acres. per C ®* r e. Total Cost. d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. s. £ s . d. North Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 9,788 5-26 2 576 13 11 Auckland .. .. .. 14,700 0-5 29 0 0 .. .. .. 72 9-59 690 i7 6 14!556 0-78 "'567 0 3 Gisborne .. .. .. .. ... ,. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 11,850 115 686 7 0 Ilawke R Bay .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,850 10-8 354 0 0 .. .. .. 5,558 0-90 244 0 0 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 97 3 . 91 379 g g 21,478 0-90 967 2 4 Wellington .. .. 378 26-4 41 10 6 .. .. !. 1.902 4-80 456 17 7 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. __ 862 ].| (i 50 13 6 ;• ■' •• ■■ •• ■■ •• •• •• •• •• .. 4,793 2-50 583 2 7 WestLmd .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,377 8-13 967 0 0 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,472 1-33 296 8 5 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,000 1-4 107 0 0 : .. .. .. .. .. .. 12.094 2-03 1.227 18 0 Southland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ; •• - - .. .. 453 7-02 158 19 6 Totals .. .. .. .. 32,700 1-0 136 0 0 8,228 11-5 395 10 6 169 6-33 1,070 6 2 90,183 1-94 8,782 3 1 Village and Suburban. Town Section Survey. Roads, Railways, and Water-races. Other Work. District. " I : ' ~ 1 — Total Cost of *»«• sSiot per Acre. ™ost. Acres. Total Cost. Mies. Total Cost. Cost. s - £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ £ s d £ s d ! £ s d North Auckland .. .. 23-2 5 37-88 43 19 0 149-5 226 2-48 561 11 10 6-8 26-59 180 12 3 1 761 7 8 I 5 124 4 8 Auckland .. .. .. 161-3 15 26-26 j 211 15 4 54-8 234 2-72 636 11 10 26 5 28-00 742 3 1 15 9 4'556 3 9 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. 4 . 2 30-59 130 0 0 43 3 2 's.59 10 2 Ilawke s Bay .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. x . 0 M . 00 24 0 0 136 0 0 758 0 0 iaranaki .. .. .. 124-5 16 16-o0 103 4 0 .. .. .. .. 0-9 20-62 IP 3 0 277 14 5 ! 740 10 5 Wellington .. .. .. 31-0 1 12-40 19 5 0 165-0 668 1-16 775 2 3 3-6 33-30 119 5 2 631 11 11 2' 043 12 5 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 . 8 53.75 43 0 0 1,049 15 0* l'l43 8 6 Aelson .. .. .. 5-5 3 92-60 2-5 7 0 .. .. .. .. 2-3 53-90 121 9 8 252 15 9 '982 15 0 W estlarid .. .. .. 97-0 18 31-60 153 15 0 49-0 141 2-62 370 0 0 0-3 38-00 9 10 0 111 10 0 1 611 15 0 Canterbury .. .. .. 4-1 3 118-52 24 0 0 18-8 77 0-99 76 0 0 1-6 44-45 71 2 6 1,210 0 9+ l'677 11 8 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-3 3 5-25 15 14 11 10-4 22-30 232 10 6 ' 45 14 l'628 17 10 Southland 051-9 35 4-81 132 13 2 1-7 7 3-75 26 14 5 4-3 28-10 120 2 3 228 7 5 666 16 9 Totals •• 998'5 96 14-30 713 18 6 441-1 1,356 1-81 2,461 15 3 62-7 28-91 1,812 18 5 7,426 16~~3 22/799 g 2 " * Other work includes 30 miles of standard traverse at £56 per mile. f Other work includes 37-3 miles of standard traverse at £29-4 per mile