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

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Surveyor and District. A Acres Major Triangulation. Minor Triangulation. Topographical and Trignomotrical Survey. Kara] and Suburban. Town Section Survey. Gold-Mining Survey. Boads, Bailways, and ( Water-racos, Cost Miles. per Total Cost. Mile. Detention by Native Total Cost Opposition Other Work. o f or other Surveyor Causes. aU( j p arty 1 from ■ 1st July, 1884 to Cost. Cost. 00th June, • 18S5. Remarks. a Acres. I -> 3 Total Cost. ftp Acres, -^h Total Cost. o 2 ,; V, a 9 „;■ I ftp O Q 1 f^ O ■ Acres. 4=0 Total Cost. Acre:- 1. -■■- •:! Total Cost. o< Kg 1 SO I Q . 02 j O Aorea. "S S *>S Total Cost. y-,2, °g ■ 02 . U Acres. nTj Total Cost. £g o< W. O 1 1 d. £ s. d d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. s. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 995 18 10 s. A.. D. Wilson (standard) .. /■Mount Fyffo Gore .. -. •■ I R. F. Goulter (staff) -! Cloudy Bay .. .. .. M Onamalutu .. .. .. j VPelorus Sound, North Bank of Wairau 21,570! 71 14 6 717 8 24 71 5 0 149! 52 % 52 0 0 .. . . 24 0 0 |- 733 4 9 ) 467,840 acres major and 216,9(50 topographical and trigonometrical survey in progress. Meld work completed. Partlyopen, partly bush. /Partly covered with scrub and small bush. 3 sections open. ) 5 sections, heavy bush. In various bays of Pelorus Sound; 10 sections covered with \ heavy bush. 1,259 1.1 13 94 8 G 21,570! 71 14 6 1,976 19 1'JA 1G5 13 6 149 5! 20 52 0 ol i | 24 0 0 1,729 3 7 1 Less fees deposited for surveys 58 0 0 £ 1,670 17 7 PRi OVtNCIAL DISTRICT OF WESTLAND. W. G. Murray, Totara, Waimea, Tekinga, Otira, Teremakau.. E. J. Lord, Greymouth, Arnold, Hohonu, Waimea .. J. N. Smyth, Mahinapua, Bruce Bay, Waiho, Karangarua .. 92,360 0-7 265 7 0 10,720 5-7 14,700 1-9 90,000 0-1 8,860 8 257 S 0 111 8 0 200 6,943 10,705 10 23 22 2/ 1/6-7 1/0-7 20 0 0 540 14 11 5G6 10 4 50 138 21/6 148 12 01 396 1 io; | I 3217/0-6 337 10 6 "212/7 o"e 0 9 27-5 19 17 0 B 15 0 179 4 0 103 7 0 24 4 6 102 4 0 43 0 0 1,083 11 0 79-1 10 11 830 11 4 Bush country, within a goldfield. Cadet under one year's experience assisting for three months. Heavy bush, hilly, within a goldfield. Dense bush country. Assisted by cadet during eight months of the year. Mountainous country, densely timbered; no roads, tracks, or open river-beds. Country partly thick scrub and partly heavy timber, within goldfield. G. J. Eoberts, Cascade, Barn Bay, Jackson's 37,040 0-6 I 92 12 8 87 5 0 [ 321 0 0 1,118 0 4 E. Wither, Paringa, Abbey Bocks, Otumotu, Otira I 4t 10 0 1,894 17 4/8-5 440 2 10 4 13 12 9 54 11 0 12 10 0 557 13 10 129,400 0-7! 357 19 3: 118,980! 450 18 0 19,7421 72 1/7 !l,573 8 1 fid 138 21/6 148 12 0 406 | 34: ] 7/ 343 16 6 40-5 8 0 5 337 2 0 502 16 6 4,381 3 5 Less refund cost of road survey by County Council, and mining 5 survey fees 405 19 0 £ 3,975 4 5 PROVINCIAL USTRICT OP CANTEItBU: ;Y. J. S. Welsh, Akaroa | 2,195 *277 45) 6/ 5/1 631 1 1 207 9 10 207 9 10 838 10 11 Sectional surveys, bush land, very scattered. Akaroa standard survey, £90 3s.; Defence surveys at cost of Defence office, £117 6s. lOd.: total, £207 9s. lOd. James Hay, Akaroa I " 1 5,341 *597 74) 21 j 2/6 745 5 4 1 6 0 0 6 0 0 751 5 4 H. Maitland, Geraldino .. 4,766 *754 64 6 0 64 6 0 04 6 0 Eesigned. Plans of -work done previous year. T. N. Brodrick, Ashley and Selwyn ( 1 10,118 0-8 83 4 6 681 20 J 2/11 802 19 5 16-20 3 11 7 58 4 3 894 8 2 Partly bush surveys, Oxford. J. E. Pickett, Selwyn 751 *49 4,612 *1,817 2,328 *278 5,128 *3,364 723 *731 1,767 82) 2f 72) 18 f 97i *) 47) 12) 37] 19 [ 56 53 15 6 53 15 6 53 15 6 Plans of work done previous year. Transferred. H. C. White, Waimate ( " I 13 12 2 101/700 0-85 541 8 9 3/3 130 1 5 3-21 5 16 0 18 17 0 690 7 2 Survey of Education Eeserve 119 at cost of Education Board. L. O. Mathias, Ashburton, Ashley, Selwyn and, Geraldinc f 6,538 0-5 1/3 532 4 4 . 2 3 10 0 7 0 0 30 12 1 30 12 1 583 8 7 G. II. M. McClure, Ashburton, Geraldine, and Selwyn ( ( " 1 " t 2/10 306 17 10 100 265 4/11 G5 17 4 165 10 16 150 0 0 jt57 6 10 1 {7 10 0 t57 6 10 1 „, 12 }7 10 0 J bil l ° Partly pastoral deferred-payment land. F. Watkins, Ashley, Geraldine, Mackenzie, and Selwyn 1/3 522 7 10 I 522 7 10 W. C. Wright, and Timaru office, Geraldino and several counties i/oa /3 75 14 7 75 14 7 22 1 9 15 15 0 Christchurch office, including Mr. Shanks. Several counties.. W. A. Nalder, contract surveyor 22 1 9 1-50 10 10 0 1515 0 And altering sections. 16,651 0-6', 46 16 8 151,700 0-85 541 8 9 35,478 675 2/l| 3,828 13 7 100 265 4/11 65 17 4 165 10 15 150 0 0 2411 105 16 3 421 0 3 5,159 12 10 * Eesurveys. \ Subdivision of Educatii m Bescrve 939 at cost of Education Board t Threi s-quarters of a mile river traverse.