Table 2.—Return of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors on Lands administered by Lands and Survey Department, from 1st April, 1928, to 31st March, 1925.

Table 3.—Return of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors of Lands administered by other Departments, from 1st April, 1924, to 31st March, 1925.

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Minor Topographical Survey. Rural. Village and Suburban. Town Section Survey. Roads, Railways, and Other Work. Triangulations. r B 1 J ° J Water-races. Total Cost . of Land District. * . t Completed ©I . 2 to Wnvlr Cost p,® °o [Cost o g Cost of Cost Acres, -je o Total Cost. 1 Acres. per Total Cost Acres. r Total Cost. Acres, x £ per Total Cost. Acres. ■ Sec- Total Cost. Miles. per Total Cost. Cost. Acre. go) !zj g Acre. -g g tions. Mile. d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. b. £ s. d. s. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. N. Auckland .. .. .. 6,200 4-94 127 X4 0 10,936 3-17 1,732 10 11 530 32 13-62 361 2 2 31-4 90 1-68 151 4 0 21-4 36-93 753 9 6 1,289 13 7 4,415 14 2 Auckland .. 9,660 0-96 38 12 2 9,000 1-07 40 0 0 30,296 1-85 2,805 3 7 124 6 6-06 37 10 0 96-5 384 2-02 . 777 7 5 54-5 20-69 1,128 19 4 854 18 8 5,682 11 2 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 1,187 2-89 171 14 3 .. ! .. .. .. .. 339 8 7 511 2 10 Hawke'sBay 55,000 0-87 200 0 0 1,470 15-00 91 18 0 .. .. 5 1 60-00 15 0 0 .. .. '.. .. .. 306 18 0 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 11,859 1-26 746 13 2 218 12 10-84 118 4 4 11-3 15 2-93 43 17 11 .. .. .. 356 13 11 1,265 9 4 Wellington .. .. .. .. 3,729 2-60 484 3 6 12 3 51-75 32 ] 8 6-3 25 2-24 56 0 5 12-2 94-51 1,153 0 4 439 4 7 2,164 10 6 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 77 9 5 77 9 5 Nelson " .. 3,000 2-72 34 0 0 20,480 7-90 674 11 5 2,284 1-88 215 11 7 135 51 33-83 228 7 0 8-9 16 3-46 55 6 8 2-8 32-68 91 10 0 29 0 0 1,328 6 8 Westland .. 52,800 4-11 904 5 8 3,342 6-60 1,104 15 6 176 13 32-62 287 1 2 47-0 98 5-50 539 7 10 20-5 48-18 987 13 1 131 15 11 3,954 19 2 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 5,158 1-07 276 2 8 34 3 120-00 18 0 0 .. 18-0 8-67 156 10 5 125 11 4 576 4 5 Otago " .. 3,200 4-35 58 0 0 .. .. .. 1,087 6-70 364 8 4 801 20 7-26 290 16 0 0-5 2 14-82 29 13 0 1-0 43-78 43 15 8 913 0 10 1,699 13 10 Southland .. .. .. .. 20,900 .. 3,274 3 5 .. 0-2 1 6-33 6 6 6 1-7 19-51 33 3 5 191 6 4 3,504 19 8 Totals .. 70,860 1-12 330 12 2 89,950 4-901,838 9 1 90,778 2-46 11,175 6 11 2,035 141 13-641,388 2 4 202-1 631 2-63 1,659 3 9 132-1 32-91 4,348 1 9 4,748 3 2 27,300 4 2

Rural. Town Section Survey. Native Land Survey. Roads, Railways, and Water- other Work. Land District. | i of Acres, 1 Total Cost. Acres, i 6 | Total Cost. Acres. Sees, or C '^® r Total Cost. Miles. Total Cost. Cost. | m 1VS " | s. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. s. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. North Auckland .. .. .. 59 3-05 9 0 0 0-2 1 9-0 9 0 0 6,024 107 2-61 785 19 10 1-5 18-67 28 0 0 5 17 0 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103,209 286 2-35 12,145 2 7 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,749 105 2-67 1,168 3 2 .. .. .. 7 0 0 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,918 97 1-95 4,192 0 0 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-1 2 6-30 12 12 0 11,778 99 1-82 1,072 5 5 .. .. .. 67 9 7 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,262 165 1-59 2,953 17 7 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 148 7 7-79 57 10 0 .. .. .. 72 8 4 Nelson .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 75 2 9.40 34 6 6 Canterbury .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 865 25 4-62 199 17 0 Otago .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 400 19 11-01 220 4 8 Southland .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. 319 4 5-05 80 7 5 Totals .. .. .. 59 I 3-05 9 0 0 0-3 3 7-20 21 12 0 211,747 916 2-16 22,909 14 2 1-5 18-67 28 0 0 152 14 11 1