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No. 12— continued. —Return of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors, from Ist July, 1890, to 30th June, 1891. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF MARLBOROUGH.

>pographical Survey. Minor Triangulation. Topogr* Survoy for under Land Ac iphical Selection "The ;t, 1887." tval ana Suburban. 'own Section Survey. Nft1 ive iurvoy. Gold-inii ling Surveys. Roads, Railways, and Waterraces. Other Work. Suryeyor and District. u <D - *§ Total Cost. <0 . Acros. -g © o<1 O IT: J-l 6 § Total Cost. "I &* Acres. & S to ■g S3 Total Cost. « Cost per! I ; Mile. Total Cost of Surveyor and Party from 1st July, 1890, to 30tli June, 1891. Remarks. Acres. Acres. *| Total Cost. Q Total Cost. Acres. Acres. n Cost per Allotment. Total Cost. Acros. Total Cost. 'otal Cost. Cost. B. F. Goulter (Staff) — Orieri, Gore, Linkwater, Arapawa, Cloudy Bay, Avon d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 489 14 4 s. d. £ s. d. a. £ s. a. A. E. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 6,G46 25 1/5-6 Detached and isolated section survey. Mostly heavy bush and rough hilly country. No cadet assisting. One month's leave of absence and one month in the office. Partly bush, partly open country. Includes seven miles land-plan survey under Public Works Act. Observations for variation of compass; also cost of Native Land Court surveys to date. Hilly bush country, adjoining old surveys. * Bough hilly country; heavy bush. Licensed holding; mineral lease. Open country. Gore, Linkwater, Arapawa, Cloudy Bay Arapawa, Linkwater, Cloudy Bay US 12-17 143 0 0 611 17 4 03 0 0 A. D. Wilson (Schedule). Linkwater, Wakamarina, Gore D. D. Dobson (Schedule). Onamalutu 48 1 3/6 8 7 5 •• ,♦224 0 0 6/7-6 74 5 11 82 13 4 10 2 12/ G00 G00 Means and totals I 6,704 1/5-fl 504 1 9 ! 224 0 0 2J 6/7-6 74 5 11 11} 12-17 143 0 G3 0 0 700 10 8 iOVINCI Jj DISTBIl it of ne: ,so: J. Snodgrass J. Montgomerio B. T. Sadd and I. D. Thompson G. H. Bullard F. S. Smith and F. A. Thompson{ 157,81 li 821 18 10 867 119 0,439 3,000 ton 13 3 113 68 14 3/8 3/7-3 2/3-5 a/ 3/6-6 15819 o; 21 9 4i 738 2 11 459 0 0| 108 8 6 36 111 1 3 i 130 8 > . . "514 0 0 885 0 0 536 0 0 2457 0 0 10 14 8 8/10 6/10-5 3/0-7 1/7-4 227 0 4 304 10 7 81 14 0 198 7 10 5 'k 8 0 4 11 40 0 0 114 18 0 357 16 4 17 2 0 79 13 6 774 12 2 G91 2 2 No cadet. Very rough, mountainous, and bush country. Goldfield 700 2 11 Ditto. 785 2 1 Heavy bush rough country. Goldfield. Cadet assisting three months as assistant surveyor. 715 6 4 Heavy bush rough country. No cadet. Transferred to another district. * And topography. tBevision. 1,357 13 7 18,109 acres, Midland Bailway area ; 3,242 acres, sectional ; 42,444 acres, revision; 80,000 acres, triangulation. In progress. Cadet. Open country. } Transferred to another district. 58G 18 5 Bough bush, mountainous. No cadet nine months. Transferred. 542 9 3 Bough bush and mountainous country. 724 13 9 W. D. B. Murray F. A. Greenfield Authorised Surveyors 20,01 8j 279 18 4 2,283 G,467 5,817 18 51 46 2/2-1 1/6 1/11 i 248 4 l! 485 0 6 559 14 6 5 10 8 0 115 10 0 12 16 9 45 0 0 326 "o 0 ' 9 7/6 119 19 3 21 6| Means and totals 20,000[ 3J 279 18 4 157,8131 ljl 821 18 10 I 25,663 314 2/2 I 2,778 18 10 Bβ 111 1 3 G 130 8 6 ..[ 4718 0 18 3/11-4 931 12 0 rwjj 6 3 1217 12 o'l,339 16 6,103 8 6 Less £1,810, fees paid on surveys during the year. ■KO incia: DISTEICT OF TBS' 'LAND. Staff District Surveyor. W. G. Murray. Kauieri, Totara, Otira, Teremakau, Waimea, Wataroa, Arnott, Okuru, Matakitaki Staff Assistant Surveyor. W. Wilson. Whitcombc Pass, Toaroha, Totara, Kanieri, Mahinapua, Waitata, Wataroa, Mount Bonar, Mount Oniono, Wanganui, Poerua Contract Svrveyors. J. N. Smyth. Totara, Waimea, and Kanieri E. J. Lord. Greymouth and Waimea .. N. 3. Wylde. Greymouth and Waimea 53,080 1-32 292 7 11 1,799 59 3/7 232 13 II J lj 3 0 3 0 254 0 0 7 8/0£ 101 18 2 1J 19 13 4 29 10 O! 79 12 1 819 15 0 Heavily bushed country; within a goldfield; very wet climate, and consequently expensive district. No cadet assisting. 301 7 1 249 3 i 18 8 4 613 G 0 Thick bush country ; within a goldfield ; expensive district. No cadet assisting. 34,400 2-1 2,974 27 1/9 57 2 25 8f 1 17 5 111 15 0 Native land survey; principally cleared or cultivated ground. Mining surveys on cleared ground. Preliminary road survey. Bough traverse only. Beach. Gold-mining dredging claims on sea-beach and coast. 2,31 •S3 10 98 10 0 4/7 13 5 0 I i 183 3 34 4/11J 45 18 0 6 19 0 0 19 G 45 13 0 4 Means and totals .. i ..~m I I I .. [87,480 1-6 I 593 15 o! 4,773! 86 2/0j I 481 17 6 if 1 3 0 o| 3 0 O' 2,300 83 10] 98 It) 0; ;495 2 I 1 12 6/5} j 160 16 2 5|! 6 19 6| 30 9 6l 98 0 5 1,597 8 6 PBO' fINCIAL DISTEICT IF C. NT. IBB" BY. J. S. Welch. Ashley 4,529 7 24,400 3 185 6 J 102 1 2,405 14 15,286 37 II241 11 15,754 52 m IB 1/11 1/6 •143 3 11 f526 0 9 17 17 0 7 13 0 35 14 0 53 0 0 24 2 3 46 11 6 721 11 8 C75 3 9 549 15 9 533 2 4 Hilly pastoral country. Includes survey of parts of Midland Bailway Blocks XLV. and XLVI. '£128 17s. was charged against this survey (Block XLVI., Midland Bailway Company), as unfinished work last year, f Unfinished, Block XLV., Midland Railway Company. } Besurveys. § And topography. Includes Tasman and Murchison glacier country. Sectional work scattered. !j Midland Bailway Block XLI. Part of sectional work very hilly country. II Eesurveys. Bough, hilly country, and plains. r. N. Brodrick. Mackenzie and Waitaki 207 5 7 102 0 m 100 0 0 5 8 0 00 0 0 150,853 0-42 §14,494 v> 168 3, II. M. McClure. Ashley and Selwyn J7.000 81 08 15 C I? 5/64 m 329 16 0 67 0 0 489 0 5 9 3 7 0 30 2 0 !j. O. Mathias. GeraldineandAshburton 2 GOO 12 18 0 Means and totals 150,853 267 5 7 14,494 2 162 9 0 7, 3J 98 15 6 62,902 131 1,080 11 1 0-42 m 27J; 4 1G 133 0 0 159 7 9 2,479 13 6