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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 3, Issue 130, 17 March 1860, Page 4

Eettxen shewing the work performed by each individual officer of the Sarvey Department during the year 1859; and the cost per acre in each case to the Province: — Work performed by Mr. M. Fitzgerald, Chief ; Provincial Surveyor — Ist. Re-survey of between 400 and^| 500 acres of' the Town of Napier... | 2nd. Exploring road to Mohaka j 3rd. Assisting Mr. M'Lean at office j* 304 6 7 work 4th. Surveying 80 acres for race course, Pakowai —Total cost _, The re-survey of the Town (after deducting time employed by Mr. M'Lean) will have cost between 10s. and 12s. per acre. Work performed by Mr. O. L; W. Bousfield, District; Surveyor : — 18,200 acres staked out at Kauranaki, Oero, Aorangi, and Otaranga, atacostof 763 17 6 or at the rate of lOd. per acre. Work performed by M.r. E. M. Skeet, AssistantSurveyor: — 24,000 acres staked out at Puketapu, Patangata, Euataniwha, &c, &c, , atacostof. 649 110 or at the rato of 6£d. per acre. , Work performed by Mr. T. D. Triphook, Assistant Surveyor, between the Ist of January to the 31st July, 1859 :— At Cape Kidnapper and Puketapu, 4900 acres (besides which he was for a long time employed in the office), at a cost of. 387 10 5 Deduct salary for time employed in office 90 0 0 297 10 5 Mr. W. Graham, Assistant Surveyor: — Porangahau Block. —This work all requires re-surveying ; the sum of 184 2 10 has heen expended, and only a few miles of cutting through fern, and bush of any use to the Provincial Grovernment. Rettteit shewing the acreage surveyed by the Survey Department during the year ending 31st December, 1859; and the cost per acre such surveys have been to the Province : — £ s. d. Total number of acres surveyed 47,550 Total cost of Survey Department^ deducting the sums paid in March Quarter, 1859, for liabilities incurred during December Quarter, 1858 2819 4 6 Deduct salaries of Draughtsmen, cost of tools, instruments, drawing paper, office alterations and repairs, building chimney and water closet, printing, &c 500 5 4 Total 2318 19 2 or at the rate of about llf d. per acre. I have no reason to believe that there has been any difference in the amount of work done since the allowance of the " Field Regulation." I cannot make a return without first applying to the Assistant Surveyor. H. S. Tioten-, Chief Provincial Surveyor. Rettjen of the Surveys executed by Contract in the Province of Hawke's Bay, shewing the Town and Suburban land, and the cost per acre in each case : —

Bettxen shewing the number of acres Licensed as Euns, and the amount of rent received from the same during the' year ending 31st of De- ; cember, 1859 :— . Total aumber of acres assessed 388,386. Total mount of assessment '. £390 9s. 'id. Eettten shewing the number of acres contained within the external points of the Trignometrical Survey in the Province of Hawke's Bay, and the average cost per acre. Number of acres .;....... 937,600 Total copt—£2llo, or about five, eighths of. a ;penny per acre. ■ ; j. :. - :

Betttkn" of the number of acres not licensed as Runs and bona fide property of the Province; distinguishing also the number of ac^Ste^ha same which is unsuited for agriciuture: —

a Considerable bush land. b Bush and hills. c Bush and hills. As neither of these blocks have been surveyed, these figures can only be looked upon as approximately correct.

ro (V) a b s s - § « | Township. § § § v Total Cost. i % % -s o s o o EH DO H O s. d. £ s. d. Havelock 30 6 8 10 0 0 3373 3403 0 9 126 9 9 136 9 9 Porangahau ... .60 11 8 35 0 0 5333 5390 0 8 177 15 4 3-19 4 4

NcofacresJ 0 '?!/^ 868 - Name of Block, not licensed tn Sbte* uns " agriculture. Porangahau 160,000 140,000 Tautane 64,000 54,000 a Ruahine 100,000 30,0005 Tikokino 42,000 30,000 c Totals 366,000 254,000