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Return of Field-wo r k executed by Sta ff and Contract Surveyors, and of the Cost of the Survey Department, in the Colony of New Zealand, from 30th June, 1882, to 30th June, 1883.

Minor Triangulation. Topographical and Trigonometrical Survey. Native Land Court Survey. Native 1 chase liand '. Surv< ■y-Gold-Mi] Surve; ling jRoads, Kailways, and "Water-races. Miscellaneous Work. Total Charges against the Survey Votes for Twelve Months. Major Triangulation. Eural ana Suburban. Town Section Survey. Districts. Chief Surveyor s. yZ- O ft if °-s! •W.-S I CD ft fifg Supervision, Inspection, and Office-work. a ft Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. US Acres. Miles. Cost per Mile. Cost. Field-work. Acres. Acres. Acres. Cost. s. cl. s. d. s. a. d. s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. 4,878 8 1 a. d. d. Head Office and General 2,708 14 2 Photo - litho. Branch 110-3 9 6 01 388 8 7 2,648 3 3! 23,688 18 10 6,951 8 11 Auckland ... S. P. Smith, A.S.G. 917,280 308,473 0-97 1,072,793 0-63 112,084 612 1/2-76 655*3 818 28/8-4 351,659 71 /3-32 3,179 14 0-42 Hawke's Bay 30,000 17,500 167,000 0-62 35,800 /10-89 244 3,000 123-25 9 19 6 447 10 9 3,535 4 4 1,944 17 10 H. Baker .. 0-25 111 - •■ ! 2 \W Taranaki -. T. Humphries 149,000 1-2 f 40,706 1*21,731 389 161 2/ 1/7-7 }40 44 18/1-2 j'54,250 \t73,700 4 70 /5-5 /10-6 1 •• I 18-25 i 50 13 0 2,771 19 5 J7.458 3 2| 2,512 2 4 Wellington J. W. A. Marchant 11,376 335,340 1-8 40,516 162 1/10-8 91-75 49/6 6,682 4 /9-4 26,539 1-9 108 9 0 0 60 0 0 2,289 6 6J I 8,749 17 2 4,810 2 10 23 0-7 Nelson 60,571 239,581j 1-4 43,870 1/5-4 48 17/3-9 5,725 17/10-4 93-25 5 9 7 | 1,760 2 7 11,413 8 0| 2,605 18 2 J.S.Browning 0-35 279 253] •■ 342 1,683 5 11 ■ 604 12 6 320,700 0-20 347,300 0-73 3,496 57 1/10 i 391 7 4/4 16 17 12 2; 51 6 8| Marlborough H. Clark .. •• 1,731 80 95-5 19 0 1 340 15 0 5,221 0 1 1,970 0 0 Westland . > G. Mueller .. 80,510 0-5 157,860 2-15 26,362j 50 /10-2 1 1 40/ ., j 7/3-4 •• I '10,139 13 5 6,822 15 0 Canterbury J. H. Baker.. 3,300 2 138,255! 1145 1/3-5 56-75 206 21/3 " I 771 8 0 16,317 1-1 324,9721 0-92 175,300 724 /10 577 3431 16/8 38; 5 8/6-75 1,131 64 8/10 30 5 12 10 | 884 13 8 10,442 19 4 4,697 3 2 Otago W. Arthur .. 4 0 0 93 1 5 3,279 14 2 1,832 3 11 554,400 0-237 33,817 483 1/6-4 70 80 5/7 1 19/4 1-25 I . , Southland .. J. Spence .. 9 95-25 10 12 6 1,011 6 3 .. i ■ • Boad Surveys, from 15th 30th June, Chatham Isds., April, 1882, to 1883 1539-8 20/2-5 486,573 32,718 14/1-3 4173 1/3-2 156 /4-76 7 3-87 8,987 161 12,058 7 3 86,623 10 8 42,338 6 11 1768 691-55 111 18 9 448 8 7 Totals and Averages 1,348,490 0-38 417,537 0-89 3,348,246 0-88 671,937 jys for Native Res lerves Trustee. This sum does not include all the cost of the West Coast Commission surveys, as they were not paid by jhe Survey Department before 1st April, :883. Surveys tor West loast Comi isioi -t Survi £ s. d. Total expenditure for the year .. .. 128,961 17 7 Less fees for surveys, sale of maps, &c. .. 7,231 8 0 Net cost .. .. .. £121,730 9 7