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No. 10-continued.-Return of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors, from 1st July, 1889, to 30th June, 1890. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF NELSON.

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Topographical Survey. Minor Trii igulation. Topographical Survey for Selection under " The Land Act, 1887." Rural and Suburban. Native Land Court Survey. f Detention by Native Opposition or other Causes. Town Section Survey. Gold-mining Surveys. Roadi 1, Railw: 1-8 a,ys, and AA 7ateruces. Other Work. Total Cost of Surveyor and Partv from 1st July, 1889, to 30th June, 1890. Surveyor and District. In I © . Acres. 1^3 i Total Cost. 1 o< 1 [__ ! o . a,© Acres. _ _< \p 'Total Cost. _ . p.© Acres, -o £ Total Cost. O Acres. \ °§ \Z_ 0G O Total Cost. Acres- °1 AUotm Pentj T«^ Cost- __ a - u qj 31 © . Acres X _.?- Total Acres- *_a _o Cost o o a _\ I 0Q f-l i "*-* d © . i I o o a© \ Acres. \ 6 _$ ; Total Cost. i fc © o< \ I m o 1 © 5 Remarks. Cost-1 Mill ier "Total Cost. Cost. Cost. d. £ s. d. A. £ s. a. d. £ s. d. s. d. 1/5 £ s. d. 415 15 10 £ s. a. * 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. a. it. p. 1,053 j 1 is. a. 35; 5/2-5; 4610/10-8 6 2/9-5 5 6/ J. Snodgrass. Buller and Karamea Circuits J. A. Montgomerie. Inangahua, Mawhera, Cobden . T. Sadd. Aorere, Ta.kaka, and AA 7aitapu G. H. Billiard. Owen, Tainui, and Karamea F. S. Smith. 1 . . n - -. (.. _, . mi 'Amuri Circuit F. A. Thompson, j j .. 5,870; 20; 1 £ s. d. 275 4 2 £ s. d. £ s, d. £ s. a. £ s. d. 702 18 0 One month's leave. Rough bush country; within goldfield. No cadet. Rough bush country ; within goldfield. Cadet three months. 309 8 2/9-7 43 9 0 597 13 11 38 c h 10 12 7 18 0 194 3 3 907 14 10 71,402 0-3 1,095 90 16 3 5,519 86 2/2-3 604 11 10 459 01 17 0 3 5 19 17 19 0 186 19 , 3 200,000 0-5 410 19 0 25: 699 3 8 Heavy bush. Within goldfield. One cadet assisting. i 4,894 2/5-6 603 7 9 207 80 0 0 719 13 9 157,813 1-25! 15,972 0-7 l 821 18 10 49 18 3 1 50,750: 6 High bush country ; within goldfield. No cadet. 0/9 1,903 7 0 623 14 4 I 642 18 6 513 4 5 1 140,000 acres of trig, and topography nearly completed in field. j Mountainous country. No cadet. Not in goldfield. AV. D. B. Murray. AVaitapu, Totaranui, Kaiteritori F. A. Greenfield. Wai-iti, A\ Tangapeka, Waimea Authorised Surveyors 75,000 2-251 103,790|0'9 J j 703 2 6 389 4 3 1,163 5,583; 11 60 1/8 1/4 90 18 4 372 4 0 1 7 7/10 57 6 2 862 3 0 Rough bush country; bays and inlets. No cadet. 38 25 10 0 567 14 8 j High bush country. Part goldfield. No cadet. 4,189; 1/2-5 253 2 9 1 93 13 0 8f 6 15 59 1 0 552,575 1-oil. 274 346 7 8 j Partly on goldfield. Paid by fees. Means and totals .. '2,375 2 10' 71,402 I 0-3; : 96 16 3! 78,283 200; 1/1-1 4,292 16 6! i .. j .. i 3,139 j 99! 7/0-7 I ! 1,108 8 1 121 6 18 0 84 18 0 1,087 13 0| 5,961 18 6 Tope Tri; (graphical and gonometrical Survey. PRO 1NCIAL d: STRICT OF W: istla: :d. Roal Is. Staff District purveyor. W. G. Murray. Cascade, Jackson, Arawata, Macfarlane, Okuru, Arnott, Matakitaki, Bruce Bay, Karangarua 39,240 0-53 l 87 16 4 112,900! 3-1 169 7 9 2,220 22 2/1-9 239 13 4 122-25 18 8 410 0 61 23 11 8! 835 0 91 Heavy bush and broken country within a goldfield, and the most expensive district in New Zealand. Detached and isolated section surveys ; road surveys through dense forest country. I Staff Assistant Surveyor. W. Wilson. Greymouth, Gillespies, Karangarua-, Waiho, Okarito, AA'ataroa, Poerua, AVanganui, Oneone 19,888 1-21 100 9 0 50,000 0-25 52 12 0 4,858; 40 1/llJ 474 0 4 1 9 7J 69 13 2 1 025 7 0 Heavy bush and broken country within a goldfield, and very expensive district. Section surveys isolated ana detached. 30 3 6| 47 50 0 0 lj 6/2J 15 12 Oi .. - Contract Surveyors. J. N. Smyth. Okarito, Totara, Kanieri, Waimea, Otira 7 7i 2 4/3 10 8 0 | 42 3 0 21 15 0 256 6 6 Hea\-y bush country; expensive district (goldfields). Gold-mining surveys, quartz-mining, and special claims inland, and special claims on sea-beach. Heavy bush country in a goldfield, and expensive district suburban section survey in densely-timbered country; gold-mining claims on sea-coast and beach. Heavy bush country in an expensive goldfields district. 551 3 15 14 6/4-i 170 0 6 2-94 14 6 E. J. Lord. Greymouth, Arnold, and AVaimea 62 16 24/ 74 6 0 270 0 30 5/6 74 6 oj .. 38 6 61 .. 11 6 0 125 11 0 5! H. J. Wylde. Greymouth and Waimea ■■ 121 2 -04 38 6 _\ •- 59,128 0-70| I 188 5 4 3 6/3JI Totals .. __ L . ' |62,960[ 0-84 221 19 9 7,217j 80 ' 2/23804 13 8] '30 3 0 47 1 9 1_] 69 13 2j |993 2 15 23 6/1*1 304 5 025-24 117 18 1452 3 6 56 12 8 1,880 11 9 Ti Survey i "The opofir; for Sel Land aphical lection undes Act, 1887." 'ROVINi !IAL dist: :ICT >F G nt: :rbur" Coal-mining Survej-. Joseph S. Welch. Selwyn ana Akaroa Counties 7,146 26 /4| 138 9 0 1,538 100 5/5J 419 7 6 9,250 1/OJ 481 10 7 128 17 0 695 3 11 Owing to the smallness of the subdivisions and disputes with Natives re boundaries, and consequent delays, the cost of the Native Land Court surveys is greatly increased. Subdivision of Lake Ellesmere. Mr. Hay transferred to Hawke's Bay, 31st May, 1890. Triangulation in high mountainous country. Road survey near Halden Station. " Other work:" Educational survey (cost refunded). Topographical survey under " The Land Act, 1887," entailed the re-marking on the ground of a large number of old sectional boundaries. Includes subdivision of Native pah into seventy-five town lots. Delays owing to Native disputes greatly retarded and increased the cost of the Native Land Court surveys. James Hay. Selwyn County .. •• ! 72 9 36 12/10 23 2 580 10 5 T. N. Brodrick. AVaitaki, Mackenzie, and Geraldine Counties G. H. M. McClure. AVaimate, Mackenzie, Geraldine 189,297 0-37: 291 16 7 89,267 0-74 275 5 0 I 54 _ 1/8 4 10 0 a. 8-21 4-13 70/ 14 8 9 76 14 1 741 18 6 145,296 2-3-441 12 7 1,185 20 /11-76 58 3 11 1,805 li 61 15 11 6 17 4 556 IS 8 L. O. Mathias. AA'aiinate, Ashburton, Geraldine 21,271 88 12 7 13,987 1 39 1 /4-37 42/ 254 12 1 2 2 0 l,915i 155| 2/8J 259 0 3 4 4 0 600 3 3 Contractors. Mclntyre and Lewis. Selwyn County .. W. H. Dunnage. Selwyn County 55 2/Vi 7 3 6j 484 47 0 0 1 J 54 3 6 2 2! 1-95 Means and totals .89,297 0-37 291 16 7 89,267 0-741 275 5 0J66,567 1-911 530 5 2 31,678: 162. n 946 11 1 ■■ 36| 12-9 23 2 0 5,258 271 2-841 740 3 8 -18-1-95 47 0 0 4-13 70/ 14 8 9 216 12 5' 3,228 18 3