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Table 2. —Return of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors on Lands administered by the Lands and Survey Department from 1st April, 1931, to 31st March, 1932.

Topographical Survey for Settlement. Rural. Village and Suburban. District. * — 1 r —j 7 T — - V Total Cost. Acres. j Cost. Acres. I Total Cost. j - - - d. £ s. d. s. £ s. d. s. £ s . d. Auckland and North Auckland .. .. 45,890 3-05 584 0 7 79,933 1-75 7,049 12 8 607-7 33 14-73 447 n 11 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,381 0-22 47 10 3 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,169 1-48 161 0 0 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. .. \ .. .. 3,969 1-21 239 18 2 .. .. .. " Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 21,000 6-02 527 0 10 .. .. .. 36-5 5 20-66 37 14 0 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. .. ., 856 1-10 17 I I f Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 498 2-85 to 19 9 Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,027 4-99 ; 8 8 Canterbury.. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 2,776 1-55 214 19 10 265-1 12 8-00 106 2 3 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17.563 1-68 1,471 8 1 359-0 50 18-83 338 1 7 Southland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,408 1-42 100 5 11 506-8 14 2-83 7,1 13 9 Totals .. .. .. .. 66,890 3-99 1,111 1 5 114,580 1-69 9,659 17 8 1,775-1 114 11-29 1 001 3 6 Town Section Survey. Roads, Railways, and Water-races. Other Work. District. ~\ * : T~ * Total Cost of Acres - ! Sections. SeSion' Total Cost. Miles. °®|P e . r Total Cost. Cost. Completed Wort. £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ g . d. Auckland and North Auckland .. .. 29-08 49 2-35 115 2 11 58-25 25-28 1,473 10 2 1,512 5 10 11,182 4 1 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 16 0 62 6 3 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 5-00 23 0-43 10 0 0 154-00 24-61 3,790 0 0* 820 0 0 4,781 0 0 Taranaki.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-25 42-78 52 8 0 440 18 10 '733 5 0 Wellington .. .. .. • .. 1-92 8 3-90 31 4 3 6-09 50-11 305 1 4 571 19 6 1,472 19 11 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-60 9-10 23 13 3 20 18 6 92 6 1 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 10-24 56 1-79 100 5 5 17-42 33-28 577 6 9 134 7 8 882 19 7 Westland .. .. .. .. 1-81 3 6-86 20 11 0 • 1-00 31-70 31 14 0 139 8 3 448 1 11 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 15-16 75 1-64 123 3 4 30-81 33-47 1,031 7 2 623 11 5 2 099 4 0 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 209-50 100 2-09 209 1 6 3-55 13-34 47 7 0 282 15 2 2'348 13 4 Southland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 30-78 17-09 526 0 11 162 17 1 860 17 8 Totals .. .. .. .. 272-7*1 314 1-94 609 8 5 305-75 25-71 7,858 8 7 4,723 14 3 24,963 17 10 * Does not include plan work.