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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 OTAGO.

Topograph: ical Survey. Mini >r Triangulation. Topographical Survey for Soleetion under " The Land Act, 1887." Bural and Sul mrban. Native Li tnd Court Survey. Gold-] lining Survey. Eoads !, Railways, and Waterraces. Detention by Native Opposition or other Causes. Total Cost of Surveyor and: Party from | 1st July, 1890, to 30th June, 1891. OtherWork. Surveyor and District. Acres. o Total Cost. Acres. -g g Total Cost. Acres. o< O 8 . Total Cost. i 8 . no o< o Total Cost. ■3 i O.O S5 o Total Cost, 2 6* * J* ta.S Total Cost. I: £,0 Total Cost. Cost. Remarks. Cost. a. £ s. d. a. £ s. d. d. £ s. d 125 2/ £ s. d. 12 9 0 £ s. d S s. d. £ s. d. 14 2 0 £ s. d. 155 2 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 4 18 0 £ s. d. 192 9 3 I. 3 Bush country; not in a goldfleld. Road-work in a specially expensive district, owing to the distance food had to be carried and wet weather. No cadet assisting. 1 Mostly small grazing runs. Open country; within a golclfield. No cadet. John Strauchon. Glenoniaru, Tautuku, and Woodland 11 David Barron. Rock and Pillar, Naseby, Lauder, Maniototo, Gimmerburn, Blaokstone, &c. John Langmuir. Rankleburn, Crookston, Tuapeka West, Beaumont, &c. E. H. Wilmot. Tarras, Cardrona, Wakefield, Skipper's Creek, Humboldt, Dart, &c. D. M. Calder. Woodlands .. 32,000 127 0/6J 866 13 4 26 8/ 10 8 0 75 6 5 997 2 11 4,734 98 2/6 591 15 0 448 97 11 3 7 18 0 37 10 0 32 16 5 810 18 0 0 Mostly bush, and very rough; within a goldfleld. Cadet nine months assisting. 0 * With topography. Open country, very rough. Had to travel a long way in connection with these surveys. Within a goldfield. No cadet. 5 Dense bush, wet, and difficult of access; pioneer track having to be cut. A very expensive district. No cadet. 0 Heavy bush, wet, and expensive to work. Cadet three months assisting. 12 4/4 4-75 20,000 1-84 153 5 1 34 3 10/3J 17 10 0 1,724 33 4/9f 415 18 0 57 10 6 069 16 0 10,750 7J 335 18 9 1,500 10 2/21 167 1 3 9 0 0 33 15 0 125 16 0 676 3 5 3-75 W. D. R. McCurdie. Catlin's, Glenomaru, Warepa Temporary Surveyors. John Edie. Glenomaru, Catlin's 5,904 6,973 44 2/lf l/9f 634 2 10 622 10 6 2 10 3 3 32 6 6 66 0 0 5 0 0 650 9 0 662 10 0 C. t>. Price. Glenomaru N. L. Falkiner. Warepa, Clarendon, Woodlands H. Maitland Fee System. L. O. Beal, jun, Robert Hay L. D. Macgeorge T. C. Dennison G. M. BanJohn Cumine Contract. L. D. Macgeorge T. C. Dennison 5,916 04 13 0 11 3,187 437 59 2/81 56 59 15/ 323 10 0 429 2 6 2-97 12 7 0 30 13 3 78 10 0 409 14 0 440 9 5 3 All heavy bush land. Had old surveys adjoining to contend with. The road surveys were in five different localities. Have two months' work, May and June, done in Block V., Woodland District, which will appear next year. Not in a goldfield. No cadet assisting. ) This surveyor resigned on 31st December, 1890, and on his work being taken up by Mr. Edie, it was found to be unsatisfactory, and therefore discarded, consequently no area could be allowed, thereby raising the rate per acre of previous work. Bush land. 5 All bush; part in a very expensive district. Have had to shift camp five times since September. No cadet. Not in agoldflold. I Topographical surveys were small grazing runs. Native surveys in rough wooded country. No cadet. 5 Very rough, broken, open, rocky country. I Ditto. i Rough open country. II The gold-mining applications were on seabeaches. 1 Rough rocky country. I Rough broken country. 22,923 •71 67 16 7 830 38 8/5J 350 19 5 3.84 1 15 11 0 IS 0 16 0 0 139 17 2 538 5 4 .. 155 "4 3/9 29"o 0 559 131 325 49 150 59 23 5/l| 5/6} 3/7 20/4J 3/81 3/101 154 2 6 36 10 0 58 6 6 52 7 0 22 13 0 11 8 0 6 0 0 154 2 6 36 10 0 64 12 6 81 7 0 31 13 0 11 8 0 ( 9 0 0 1 5/8J 2 1 14 4 0 0 1-09 8 11 0 9 7 0 4 0 0 13 7 0 4 0 0 \ Open country. 1 Cemetery reserve. Means and totals 22,923 -71 67 16 7125,91' 11 166 6 0 10,751 7J 335 18 9 55,063 408 1/4J 3,703 14 5 831 ■18 8/5J 350 19 5 3,471 (•;:; 4/118 859 4 3 29-40 10 11 11 311 11 9| 16 0 605 0 6 6,494 17 4 prov: :ncl .L Di: 3TRICT O: e sou . .AND. Staff. 3. Strauchon. Waikawa and Makoreta J. Hay. Longwood, &c, and Stewart's Island 82,000 3 85 8 4 3 I 85 8 4 72,700 908 15 0 7,083 291-166/ 2,230 11 2-25/ "82 "2 2-9/ 2,211 23 1-94/ 29 1 2-75/ 448 4 1 250 17 6 s. 11-5 16-5 14 0 10 0 0 162 3 0 264 0 0 39 11 10 20 4 0 779 18 6 687 18 11 One half section work in forest, remainder open. Road survey in forest country and expensive district, owing to difficulty of transport and large rainfall. Surveyor working partly in Otago District; no cadet assisting. £256 16s. to be credited to Otago District. Mr. Strauchon promoted Chief Surveyor, Westland District, in May, 1891. All forest country; heavy clearing at many trig, stations. Country in Stewart's Island difficult of accoss, and many miles of bush tracks had to bo cleared. Cadet assisting. From 19th January to 30th June. Broken forest country, with heavy rainfall. J. Blaikie (temporary). Waikawa Fee and Contract Systems. J. Blaikie. Campbelltown W. Sharp. Otera and Waikawa T. S. Miller. Invercargill, Campbelltown, Winton, Longwood, &o. H. R. Dundas. Preservation.. 11*16 8 214 15 10 1,700 8 /8'47 60 0 0 40 "l9 3 7-4 14 16 0 11 9-75 5-16 26 16 0 15 0 0 10 5 0 294 19 3 146"s 0 53 17 0 226 3 9 74 10 0 158 1 8 278 17 10 Broken forest country, with heavy rainfall. Includes five settlement and eighteen saw-mill applications. 1 10-79 io"s o 4 0 0 29 42-03 58 17 6 62 17 6 Isolated claims on West Coast. Means and totals 82,000 72,700 3 908 15 0 12,235 66 2-3/ 929 14 1 1,700 8 /8-47 60 0 0 88 7 20 83 18 6 5S 1,700 /8'47 60 0 0 88 20 83 18 6 53-91 17 1 6 921 4 3 65 15 10 2,268 14 2 Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (1,700 copies), £60. •—Prep jaration, not g ?iven; i lost of 'ap< n'inti; ng (1,7( Price 2s. 6d.] By Authority: Gbobge Didsboey, Government Printer, Wellington.—1891.