No.8.—RETURN of Field-work executed by Staff and Contract Surveyors from 1st July, 1884, to 30th June, 1885. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF TARANAKI.

Topographical and Trigonometrical Survey. Rural; ,nd Suburban and tool Sites. Survey. Native Land Court Survey. Native Land Purchase Survey. )Id-Mi ining Eoads, Bail and Water-ra iwayB, Detention j by Native Opposition or other Causes. ... _ : Total Cost Other Work. o j Surveyor and Party — from 1st July, 1884, to Cost. SOtb June, 1885. Town Sectio: iurvoy. .ccs. Surveyor and District. Major Triangulation. Minoi Trli igulation. Sc] Remarks. u o . Acres. -^ o Total Cost. O Acres. Total Cost. Acres. £'$ Total Cost. o<! Acres. 02 s . ■» '5 Total Cost. O Acres. SHI 111"! Total Cost. ! Acres. .«o 4-. 3 Total Cost. 0 w o< o o u Acres, o S 1=5 *> {3 Total Cost. O Acres. -si II 52 . Total Cost. Miles. Cost per Mile. Total Cost. Cost. G. W. Williams (general) J. O. Barnard, Poverty Bay a. £ s. a. d. £ s. d. a. £ s. a. s. £ s. a.i s. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d £ £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. 132 18 8 729 10 8 & s. a. 842 10 9 749 10 8 Field Inspector. Field Inspector in charge of district. Absent six months. Surveys much scattered. Also 300,000 as topographical ana 1,340,000 major work with stations up in the field. Scattered sections adjoining old work. About 700 acres complete in field. 11,312 acres. Blocks and some trig, work complete in field. Nearly all rough bush country. Bush and open country, adjoining old surveys. 12 3 33-4 20 0 0 S. Weetman, Waitemata E. C. Goldsmith, Tauranga, &c.. L. Cussen, two assistants, and cadet (part of time), King country P. Simpson and cadet, Whangarei 8,025 1 35 18 9 3,107 300 27 10 2-6 8-25 402 18 4 125 10 0 31-5 *46 38*7 60",0 0 2'763J "s 2l'-0 240"0 0 1-3 5 6-1 9-3 8 0 0 47 0 0 102 12 2 138 12 10 593 11 4 698 12 9 3,467 7 0 2,719,000 0-22 2,473 16 0 399,000 0-77 1,274 19 0 5,529 2-65 732 6 2 7-8 11 85 16 0 19 0 0 916 12 8 63 J. Babor, jun., and cadet, Waipipi ana East Cape F. H. Eagecumbo, Whaingaroa .. R. Newmann, Kawakawa 2,200 400 0 0 1 40 40 0 0 60 10 8 915 15 10 22 3-8 34,618 233 7 0 64,909 1-9 520 0 3 029 4,400 4 34 2-4 l'l 75 3 8 424 0 8 18-8 6 17 29 322 0 0 174 10 8 916 18 10 879 8 10 1-04 B. Lambert, Wairoa, &c. P. E. Oheal, Thames .. W. J. Parris, Mangonui, &c. ■ ■ .. 3*350 121 19 8 12 1-15 21 11-6 252 2 8 13 10 0 231 5 8 350 16 0 650 18 4 653 2 6 6,520 1-47 40 0 0 22 ,'000 1-4 129"9 0 4,522 1,988 22 1-4 3-5 320"0 8 332 3 0 '*2 8-7 151 0 0 Left the service 30th April, 1885. Left the field for office 30th April, 1885. 1,400 acres in sections complete in field. 70 square miles trig., 2,200 acres in sections, ana 5,200 acres Native Lana Court block complete in fieia. Mostly bush country, ana adjoining old surveys. Left the service 4th June, 1885. O. A. Martin, Titirangi, &c. 11,520 0-5 24 0 0 1,035 145 62 320 0 0 27-5 74 20 74 0 0 9 23-7 214 0 4 30 0 0 764 9 11 W. C. Spencer, Coromandel, &c. 18* 12-5 277 11 6 737 17 11 E. H. Haray, Tokatoka, &o. 48,398 169 1 3 0,008 612 1 8 30 0 0 15 10 0 822 18 8 0-8 27 2-03 9 12-7 11-3 59 8 0 146 14 4 169 L5 4 0 12 0 H. M. Smith, Pakiri .. 30,000 1-5 182 10 0 0,788 48 1-8 040 10 0 6-7 ll-5t 15} 703 9 8 3. I. Philips, Opotiki, &c. 34,500 1-3 187 10 0 4,323 15 1-1 238 3 4 ■■ ( I 34 4 0 912 10 10 Very rough bush country. Fifteen milesof railway complete infield. 0. Stevens, Maramarua J. Hannah, Waipu D. W. Gillies, Matakohe G. W. McFarland, Waiwera, &a. W. J. Wheeler, Hokianga 64,040 1 ' 209'lO 0 48,895 0-6 121 11 4 7,891 2,494 3,922 68 38 38 1-8 3-4 41 716 15 11 42S 7 0 807 13 3 731 13 6 589 1 10 656 15 1 Mostly open country. Left the service 30th April, 1S85. Left the field for office 30th June, 1885. All adjoining old work. Mostly bush. Eoads graded for formation. Mostly forest country. Rough scrub country. Rough scrub country. Open country. Rough open country. Bush and open country. Left the service 31st July, 1884. Open country. ! I I 345 14 5 31 0 0 1,426 1,757 19 31 4-6 3-75 325 4 7 343 13 4 0-25 5 0 0 I is"i 21-1 318"o 0 544 3 0 604 18 9 "l 100 H. D. Haszard, Karioi, &c. W. Armstrong, Waikohu J-. E. Pickett, Tokomaru H. D. McKellar, Kawakawa H. S. Price, Waiau, &c. H. A. Martin, Tauhoa .. 05,610 38,000 0-93 036 254 11 11 58 0 2 65,000 06 166 12 3 2,081 12 1-0 130 0 10 196 1,125 99-5 o 2 '*2 12-9 10-5 34 10 10 8 49 5 4 14 1 6 13,989 Q 5-5 318 11 8 27-9 26 41 5-26 30-5 11-75 13-6 12-3 22-75 10 327 16 0 352 11 3 506 4 1 120 2 0 305 0 0 18 10 0 19 0 0 80 5 0 32 6 8 624 18 7 736 13 (i 709 5 13 134 3 (il 488 1 6 20 16 8 8,211 4,220 4 34 1-2 3-3 485'12 6 402 12 10 W. E. C. Moss, Rangiriri, &c. 000 1 0-5 11 6 0 3-5 12 2 0 0 8 6 C 25 2 0 Authorized surveyors 2,767,898 0-23 2,642 17 3 229,535; 40,21( 0-95 1 91b 7 10 170 9 5 22-t 141 0 0; 4,183 |223,872 14 96 18-3 3'9 319 17 6 3,028 19 5 17,339 4 6-1 440 11 4 259 8 14-4 9-6 3,740 14 8 79 17 0 109 0 8 2,197 17 11 21,442 12 11 3,773 10 7 644,304 0-82 2,582 11 10 75,449 1,239 709 14 2-2 3-9 8,308 15 5 243 13 6 62-7 123 [ !, 767 ,398 0-23 2,642 17 8 269, 74f 1-96 1.OR3 17 3 644,304 0-82 9.5R2 11 10 76, OSS 1 7M3 ■228 8,552 18 11 62-7 123 22-< 141 0 0 228,055 110 3-D 3,748 16 11 17,339 6-1 440 11 4 I 267 14-3 3,820 1 8 109 0 8 2,197 17 11 25,216 9 C * Boundary of King country. + Boad. t Confiscated line. L< Li Li :ss refui ;ss Lam ;ss othe nds from d Court s' >r surveys other depart] urveys repaic repaid ;ents .. 780 4 0 874 14 4 84 8 0 1,739 6 4 £ 23,477 3 2

, Ei iral mfl Sn! mrban , \m:\ 'egging, 0! worl Staff Surveyors. E. S. Brookes, Awakino H. W. Glimie, Kaupokonui and Ngaire G. Finnerty, Kaupokonui 11,053 3,062 8 17 a. 19-6 24-4 905 0 0 311 9 4 1,300 6,674 18 42 16-9 11 91 14 01 305 5 0 4o'l7 0 ■733 12 11 682 14 4 Rough forest country. Forest country. 3,941 16 25-9 424 10 S G5 0 0 84 10 0 780 12 8 1,058 4 9 Forest. Has 5,000 acres settlement nearly completed. Rough forest country. Has 400,0(0 acres triangulated inland. H. M. Skeet, Mokau, &o. 250,000 0-6 650 0 0, W. H. Skinner, Egmont and Capo - 5,427 4,073 2,163 31 24-4 17 30 552 G 8 290 1 2 270 7 6 1 j 1,431 12-G 75 0 0 828 2 4 Forest; fair country. 17 A. O'Donahoo, Egmont 9 700 1 10-7 31 4 8 180 18 10 122 0 0 782 13 7 The illness of the whole partv, through swamp fever, added U> cost of work. F. Duthie, Awakino and Egmont I 10,210 3,000 680 14 4 350 0 0 I 635 14 0 Rough forest country. 20 16 28 631 9 8 29,277 251 5-2 631 9 8 Forest. A. C. Atkinson, Kaupokonui Temporary and Contract Surveyors. N. H. Maodonald, Ngaire H. E. Atkinson, Ngaire Skinner and Sole, Paritutu F. Owen, Hawera J. Skinner, Waitara Palmerston and Scott, Ngatimaru 15,788 1,778 201 22 9-7 17-6 G36 19 0 130 10 8 "2-5 3 ' 19-2 41-C 48 0 0 125 0 0 4s"o 0 G36 19 0 130 10 8 48 0 0 180 10 0 195 17 0 528 13 4 "80 13 375 12'io 0 5,042 41 9-3 195 17 0 I 29,500 1 4 491 13 4 37 0 0 .. I 250,000 06 G50 0 0 43,009 117 21-2 3,797 11 8 30,200 2 4-1 522 18 0 56,248 55] 7-91,870 IS 4| i I 5,042 41 9-3 195 17 0 I 5-5 31-4 396 18 10 05 0 0 333 7 6, 7,853 14 3