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Table 1.—RETURN of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors, from 1st April, 1905, to 31st March, 1906— continued.

Minor Triangulation and Topographical Survey. Rural and Suburban. Town Section Survey. Native Land Court Survey. Gold-mining Surveys. Eoads, Bailways, and Water-races. Other Work. ] Total Cost of Surveyor and Party from it April, 1905, Remark*. Surveyoi and District. cue Acres. -a g o 03 u Acres. •■« ~g 02 Z2 Acres. ~ g *> i « °3 Acres. <~Q -» o o o o i Cost per Mile. !S|| .a.JJJ.il, _L»UD,| to ; 31st March, 1906. Cost. lan: DIS , I 'Eli IT OF WESTLAND— eo; 1 I ntinuii d. t. d. 1-05 233 s. .. s. 10?.5 £ 10-05 £ s. d. 359 11 9 £ s. d. 900 18 9 W. F. Bobinson. Bruce Bay, Mount Douglas, Arnold, Brunner S. T. Burton. Waiho, Gillespie's, and Karangarua J. Cunningham. Okuru.. T. W. Hughes. Waiwhero and Punakaiki •20,500 •11,300 •7,000 •6,492 7-531 5-0 2-07 2,990 3,279 5,728 3,250 16 16 ; ?T : 2-91 2-25 1-5 i i I •■ 2-82 2-0 9-0 . 12'0 140 5-67! 140 0 0 3 16 11 847 12 0 958 0 0 407 16 2 In forest country. "Other work" includes special inspection survey of timber-holding in Arnold Valley, £269 11s. 9d. ; topographical survey and value of improvements on runs in Makawhio Valley, £75 ; special location of boundaries of fNative Reserve No. 30 '(£10 cose to be recouped by Road Department), &c. In bush and heavy - scrub country, work involving a considerable amount of exploration in connection with road access, &o. In heavy forest and swampy country. " Other work " includes exploring for roads, reports and valuations for Board, repairs to trig, stations, &c. In rough forest country. " Other work " is cost of engineering survey (£3 16s. lid. to be recouped by Road Department.) Mr. Hughes commenced work in Westland on 4th November, 1905, thus cost represents rather less than five months' work. Partly river-bed and partly swamp, bush, and scrub. "Other work " includes sixteen miles of river-traverse, four miles coasttraverse, eight miles compass-traverse of track, lakes, and swamp, and grading roadlines, &c. Mr. Richardson resigned from the staff and left Westland on the 21st December, 1905. Partly river-bed and partly heavy bush. Mr. Johnston resigned at end of October to take up work in South Africa. Partly river-bed and partly forest land. Expensive but necessary exploring before settlement. Mr. Webb commenced duties in Westland on the 9th Ootober, 1905, thus nearly six months' work is shown in statement. H. Richardson. Wataroa and One One 705 12 0 ! •6,500 6-0 2,600 15 2-52 215 10 0 ! i J. A. Johnston. Waitaha and Mount Bonar •10,300 2-69 2,383 10 3-08 i 482 12 0 i P. C. Webb. Mount One One, Wanganui, Wataroa, Poerua '16,580 * I 140 2-3 388 16 1 5-16 t