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Return of Field Work executed by Staff, Authorized, Contract, and Schedule Surveyors, &c.-continued. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF MARLBOROUGH.

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Major Triangulation. Minor Triangulation. 'opogr ai rigono] Sun ■aphical ad metrical rey. fural ai id Suburban. Town Section Survey. Sold-miaing Survey. Boads, Eai and Water-n ilways, Detention by If ative Opposition or other Causes. Other Work. Total Cost of Surveyor and party from 1st July, 1879, to 30th June, 1880. aces. Eemarks. Surveyor. District. Acres. o< Total Cost. Acres. !■«! Total Cost. I Acres. On © ft Total Cost. Acres. ■si o^ Total Cost. ft I df ■?■§ Total Cost. * ** si Acres. •st it 6 -§ o< Total Cost. OS g, I Cost 5 per Mile. Total Cost. Cost. Cost. Staff. L D. Wilson s. d. £ s. d. d. £ b. d. £ s. d. 1,347 10 2 s. d. & s. a. £ s. d. a. r. p. s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 26 0 7 £ s. d. 1,094 12 0 156,000 2-07 Mr. Wilson has major and minor triangulation in progress, 300,000 acres. C £23 14s. charged against deposit for survey, and paid in to public account. Mr. (. Groulter has minor triangulation in progress, 56,000 acres. I. ¥. Goulter Tennyson Pelorus Sound ... 258 3 1 10 23 14 0 28 12 0 ] 486 10 0 ,, Schedule. '. O. Western Cloudy Bay and Queen Charlotte's Sound Pelorus and Wairau Mining District 1,303 14 1 62 99 5 0 125 4 0 ,, 25 211 2 20 3 25 19 0 Paid for by applicants. 156,000 2-07 1,347 10 2 1,561 17 1 7 122 19 0 25 2 11 20 3 25 19 0 54 12 1 1,706 6 0

Staff. 0. W. Adams T. K". Broderick Christchurcb. Ashley 2,709 •963 0 "il 4 115,474 •963 ! 463 "0 2 2 15,947 7 "53 3 "(5J r 338'l7 10 1,088 15 2 813 2 0 i 39J miles standard traverse and 143 standard stones put in. ) Sectional work and Waimakariri reserves-open country; trigonometrical, open, high, mountainous country ; cadet assisting. W. A. Nalder D. Watt ,, ... ... ,, ... ... Revised Revised 15,532 3,512 8,432 2,740 8,055 2 149 2 33 2 38 0 10 5 80 90 lOfi 3 0 lOf 81 4| 01 4f 01 4| H 690 12 3 156 1 9 593 17 6 192 16 6 543 13 5 J. 846 14 0 786 14 0 ) 800 acres difficult bush country; rest very easy, open plains. J. E.'pickett Selwyn 9,400 1-47 57 il 6 93 11 9 ' 694 16 8 > Generally fair, open country ; some manuka land. i Triangulation open sandhills, triangles very small; sectional work open country, but very detached, necessitating much moving camp ; cadet assisting 3i months. J. W.O'Brien W. ft. Hay ward J. S. Welch ,, ••« ... ,, ..• ... Revised 9,435 4,521 1,720 7 476 5 102 1 72 0 40 6 13 21 3 21 3 02 8| 86 41 589 13 9 282 18 0 231 10 6 151 0 10 j... 872 11 9 1 Open country, partly plain and partly hill country. 1 Open country ; this officer tendered his resignation, and has left the service. 1 Sectional survey partly bush, excessively difficult; trigonometrical work open country, very small triangles entailing much work ; cadet assisting. ,, ... ... Akaroa 74,542 1-66 i 679 13 7 75 "lO 5 231 10 6 906 4 10 James Hay ,, ... ... Revised 1,686 1,620 2,615 4,495 1,836 446 368 2,792 544 746 3 36 3 26! 5 43!' 5 23; 3 37: 3 12: 3 14: 2 84' t 15 5 24 35 63 3!5 5| 36 4f 3 3 6J 79 71 213/6* 118/61 U 8| 54 81 461 6 9 443 6 3 835 5 7 800 14 0 883 6 0 301 8 6 248 16 4 656 3 7 127 17 5 14 11 8 904 13 0 M. MeNicol E. S. Donald W. H. Grano A. Houghton ... „ ,, ... ... ... 835 5 7 800 14 0 883 6 0 1 Difficult bush country; very intricate work ; cadet assisting. Difficult bush country; cadet assisting 6 months. Partly bush and partly open country ; all very rough. Very difficult bush country. Difficult bush country ; very intricate roads to be traversed. „ ... A. Seaton ,, ... ... Revised Revised },. 550 4 10 ,, ... ... 784 1 0 Difficult bush country ; very rough, E. Nutter ,, ... ... I ... 14 11 8 A. O'N. O'Donahoo ... Ashburton 10,362 1,983 1 3 145: ! 39: Si 3* n si 653 14 7 124 19 5 Field-work completed, and expenditure charged last year ; but area not returned, as the plots were not in. This officer has now left the service. Revised 260 13 8 J... 70 15 11 849 9 11 272 acres bush ; rest open country. II. Maitland Gcraldine 318,734 •468 622 1 1 76,320 0-81 i 882 14 9 C.E.O. Smith G. S. Anderson H. 0. White ,, ... ... 7,426 5,528 3,031 1,061 4,809 1,043 225 i 69: i 93!i lfi 22 i I 42! ! 32 5 >1 9J IS 2i '2 0 !2 OJ !2 Of I 675 5 5 886 7 8 302 18 5 109 8 4 496 8 8 29 7 2 704 12 7 886 7 8 298,000 acres of this triangulation is revised work originally done by Mr. Sealey rest is new work ; open country ; cadet assisting. Open hilly country ; sections scattered. Open country ; sections very scattered. ,, ... ... Waimate 908 15 5 Open country ; sectional work, especially that revised, entailing much work. ,, ... „ ... ... Revised ,, ... Christchurch Office ... Timaru Office Contract. George Duncan, per Jamea Henderson Ashley ... ! ... 42,456 I 825 ( 10 10i 1,791 2 3 1,927 9 3 ,, ... ... 598 13,573 374 4,886 10,454 I 8( : 159] i 81 i 44:1 . 112 1 lOlOi il 2 il 2 ..!1 4 1 4 25 4 6 791 15 2 21 16 4 325 14 8 696 18 8 Open country, generally hilly. ,, ... A. J. Lewis ,, ... ... 762 16 8 E. Howden „ per J. Hall J. Hall J. A. Connell J. Hall" !!! W. G. Hay ward E. Dobson Dennison and Grant... G. L. Wilkins D. McGill ,, ... ... ), ... ... Selwyn ,, ... ... ,, ... ,, ... 4,397 2,187 652 795 5,208 29,347 1 "94C 561 i 53 2S i 77C 155 C 0 "ei 1 "3 1 6i 2 101 0 8 0 41 174"'l 0 136 13 9 49 12 4 114 10 4 173 12 0 550 5 1 42 7 3 758 J8 1 83 4 0 635 2 0 345 6 8 195 18 5 49 12 4 114 10 4 403 3 10 602 10 6 48 11 8 379 13 9 1,192 16 4 ] 887 11 0 Open country, very rough. Work inaccurate ; in process of completion by staff surveyors. Open country interspersed with timbered gullies ; difficult work. Area included in last year's return. Open plains. Area included in last year's return. Open country. Swamp. Partly bush, very mountainous. Open country. Open plains. Area included in last year's return. Open country. Open hilly country. ,, ... ... ,, ... ... ,, ... ... Ashburton Ashburton and Geraldine ... Ashburton Geraldine 7,546 31,092 20,833 816 4,869 241 138 C 312 C 14 C 23 C 1 "ii 0 8|: 0 U| 0 m 0 7f 424 9 8 1,117 7 4 1,030 16 ( 40 7 6 1' 152 3 1 ' ,, ... ,, p. W. Harper J. Oumine 4,948 1-75 36 1 7 ,, ... ,.-. j... J. H.'r. King T. Maben „ p. W. Harper Dennison and Grant... J. Kelleher D. McGill ,, ... ... Open country. ,, ... ... ,, ... ... 333,613 156,229 19,342 1-24 1-40 2d. 1,723 13 4 911 6 8 161 3 8 '" 136 18 8 1,723 13 4 \ 911 6 8 i 296 19 10 100 15 5 Open hilly country. > In the Mackenzie country, ranging from 1,000 to 5,000 feet. Open country. Area included in last year's return. ,, ... ... Waimate ... 2,421 "241 1 "3 15l'"6 3 J. E."e. Coyle W. Harper G. L. Wilkins ,, ... ... ,, ... ... 12,146 2,772 56,375 27,258 685 59 0 60 2410 1140 191 0 9 0 9 0 7 : 0 8 1 0 455 9 6 " 103 19 0 1,644 5 5 " 908 12 0 ■34 5 0 j... 499 4 7 Open hilly country. Open country; plans returned for revision. Ditto. Ditto. ,, ... ... ,, >•• •■« 1,495 2 8 843 15 2 13 8 1( ,, ... >'i Totals and means 330,843 1 690 16 7 780,468 4,235 12 8 t 404,726 i 3,3871 1-30 1 If 22,707 7 4 269 5 3 29,696 2 8