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RETURN of Field-work executed by Staff and Contract Surveyors, from 1st July, 1881, to 30th June, 1882. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF CANTERBURY.

Major Triangulation. Min< )r Trij igulation. Ti Tri and igonometrieal Survey. Eural and Suburl >an. 'ection oads, Rattan d Water-ra< ,vays, Other Work. Total Cost of Surveyor and Party from I st July, 1881. to 30th June, 1882. 'own Survey. District. :es. Surveyor. Acres. o < Total Cost. Acres. 6 Total Cost. Acres. I o % Total Cost. Acres. O2 ft Total Cost. s 41 S Total Cost. i la Total Coat. I I Cost. .Remarks. 0. W. Adams Sciwyn d. £ s. d. 92,871 a. 2-60 £ s. a. 1,006 15 2 s. d. £ s. d. s. a. £ s. d. M. eh. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. 1,006 15 2 T. 1ST. Brodrick Ashley j, Waimnto 120,488 •71; ' 360 15 8 37,030 •94 145 "V 2 849 r202 500 27 6 1 I 4 10 254 7 8 '36 6 10 I S 872 3 3 24,960 acres completed in the field last year. Country triangulated this season high and difficult. C 1 19,000 acres topographical survey only in Ashley District, 2 85,525 acres topo1 graphical survey only in Waimate District; both over high and rough country. Cadet assisting. Sectional work Ashley District in forest. 3 Plus £142 15s. for work partly done but not completed last year (see Returns to SOth June, 1881). 3 V 1 6* 36 6 10 2 181 14 1 L. O. Mathias Ashley 2,301 rl80 1,291 j-231 875 rl59 4,483 r551 8,040 riL,414 1,156 »-126 3,662 »-241 2,935 r3,360 5,055 H78 889 rl,966 1,614 rl,175 12 r50 14,992 r290 6.857 rl50 9,271 j-5,439 50 11 161 6 19 2 37 19 56 21 12 18 3 25 7 60 66 60 11 24 37 43 17 2 2 164 7 90 2 90 35 ii 0 j> ... 5, j, ... Selwyn %'i 520 11. 0 8 "27 20 0 27 0 0, 6 0 0 24 0 0 571 11 0 Principally suburban work ; sections under 10 acres. David Watt Ashley j, ,j ... Akaroa %"a\ 722 11 0 722 11 0 Open hilly country. J. E. Pickett Selwyn 0 ioi 0 64 411 "il 7 411 11 7 823 3 2 Mainly open pastoral country. Cadet assisting. G-. H. M. McClure '.'.'. )> Q-eraldine 2 7J 687 4 7 687 4 7 Open, rough, hilly country. ,, .f. 8. Welch "'. Akaroa Rough hilly country, with bush in gullies. Small sections. James Hay ,, ... ... a"Vj 837 13 1 837 13 l! » ... 2 in 808 9 0 808 9 0 Partly bush land. Arthur Houghton ... j> ... . ... Andrew Seafcon j, ..• 4 "'ei 647 0 3 647 0 3 Intricate Peninsula surveys ; bush land. K. McMcol '..'. 5, ... 51 714 15 3 i714 15 3 " '> )5 1 ,, ... ... J I 3) •" Grcraldiue l 2i 938 16 0 37 71 15 0 55 10 0 994 6 0 Open land in Mackenzie country. Cadet and party assisting. A. O'N. O'Donahoo... Ashburfcdn ... 471 15 7 If. C. White Waimatc 1 4 471 15 7 Seven months' work. Transferred to North Island. i"oi 779 7 10 22 88 12 G 55 0 0 831 7 10 Open land; partly plains and partly bush. Standard work. Recently resumed duty. [ Principally sections surrounded by previous surveys. II. Maitland Christchureh Office ... Timaru Office 5, ... ... Goraldino Ashley, &c. ... Greraldine Wai mate Selwyn, &c. ... 7,868 4,833 j-255 24 164 75 4 2 0 Of 23 18 6 155 12 0 -155 12 0 23 18 6 5 19 7"'g 7 2 6 McTntyre, Lewis, and Fooks William Darby James Adam jrk done at 0 vvner's oxpen 0.'24 56 4 3 ) 6S" 6 9 Wo se Waimate Ashley 433 r78 yc21,013 27 9 12 5 4| 1 1 0 4| 116 18 0 4 4 6 418 10 2 62 }.., 212 i6 io; 201 11 6 93 0 3 414 9 9 422 14 8 ( 4i miles standard work at £15, £63 15s. ; work done, but plans no'- yet to 1 hand, £29 5s. 3d. : total, £93 Os. 3d. Remainder town or suburban work. Pastoral country. ,, ,, Total staff 120,488 ■71 360 15 8 129,901 2-12 1,152 2 4 131,370 1,477 Contractors. J. Cumine W. Darby... W. A. Nalder J. Cumine... ~) D. McGdll... J. H. R. King D. McG-ill... l> W. Darby W. A. Ilarpei' F. Howden J 1 31 8,861 16 8 134 45C 15 6 310 4 0 4 0 6 0 21 0 0 466 13 2 11,071 16 10 Waimate 720 4,774 264 0 11| 1 1 1 9| 35 12 6 258 11 10J 23 17 6 1 35 12 6 258 11 10 34 1 6 fl43 5 7 113 14 2 82 4 9 <J 286 16 6 40 11 5 154 7 10 l_ 16 0 0 12,237 2 11 J Balance of contracts not previously returned. Partly bush survey. Ashley 7! 22 ; 6 1 22 8 0" 10 "4 0 Percentages paid on ~\ work ve turned last > year J I Total : I itaff and contractors ... 466 13 2 120,488 •71 360 15 8 129,901 212 1,152 2 4 140,128 1,512 1 3k 9,179 18 6 131 450 15 6 319 4 0 5 22 6 9 8 34 4 0 Note.— r, reserves ; pc, pastora! country.