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LAND DIS' 'RII IT OF WESTLAND. G. H. McClure. Temiko and Waiwhero 6,400i 6-52, 1201 a 3-66, .. I .. I 50 16 51 246 16 5 Comprises two months' work, as Mr. McClure was retransferred to Canterbury District, leaving Westland on 7th June, 1905. The minor triangulation and topography included careful definition of coast-line and adjacent wild rugged country. " Other work " includes repairs to trig, station, definition of mining-holdings, and picking up of old sectional boundarlea. Apart from the two sections, all Mr. McClure's work is preparatory to proposed settlement surveys. 367 5 0 Of this amount £293 17s. 6d. is recovered from other departments. Tne balance, £73 7s. 6d., represents cost of supervision, surveys, reports, &c, and correspondence in connection with oonstructive-works carried out by the Lands and Survey Department (total expenditure being £4,212 12s. lid.); and also Land Commission business, reports on surveys, valuation of lands, &c. 957 10 11 Heavily timbered country. Mr. Maitland's work comprised some intricate operations in connection with the adjustment of boundaries of Town of Ahaura, and a number of rural sections consequent upon old faulty work. This was absolutely required for the subdivision of adjoining Crown lands. The road and railway survey near Lake Brunner was undertaken to adjust oertain sawmill boundaries which were iu dispute. " Other work" included survey of holdings at Stafford, and exploration and report upon lands proposed to be resumed for settlement purposes. • W. Wilson. Westland Land District 367 5 0 H. Maitland. Waimea, Brunner, Ahaura, and Mawhera-iti, &c. •7,680 5.0 2,095 10 3-5 18-25 150 32-5 525 10 134 5 11 A. H. Harrop. Hohonu •16,000 2-1 6,268 25 1-911 90 85 ]90 9 0 1,006 3 0 006 3 0 In heavy-timbered country. " Other work" includes traverses of water-races, £105. Survey of gravel reserves, and roaddeviation survey, both for Road Department (cost, £31 2s. 4d., to be recouped), traverse of Greenstone Road, repairs to trig, stations, &c. C. H. Morrison. Mai Mai, Ma-whera-iti, Mawhera-nui •17,300 1-97 2,800 20; 4-001 60-5 52 4616 7-0 100 190 0 0 1,081 6 7 081 6 7 In rough, broken, forest country. " Other work" includes connection*, traverses for isolated sections, £175 ; balance repairs to trig, stations, reporting on areas, &c. Cost of sections is high on account of these being isolated areas adjaoent to old and faulty survey-work. * Topogra] ihical surveys.