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Class of Work. Area. Average Cost. Total Cost. £ s. d. Minor triangulation .. .. 403,680 acres 0• 41 d. per acre 689 1 11 Topographical survey for settlement .. .. 33,318 acres 1 • 21d. per acre 168 10 8 Rural, by stafi .. .. .. •• 47,907 acres 1 • 97s. per acre 4,709 18 7 Suburban, by stafi .. .. •• •• 574 acres 13-27s. per acre 380 19 5 Town, by stafi .. .. .. •• 92 acres £3 -70 per section 399 6 1 Native Land Court, by staff .. .. 17,121 acres 0-74s. per acre 636 3 0 Native Land Court, by private surveyor .. 10,472 acres l-35s. per acre 705 7 2 Roads, by staff .. .. •• •• 269.9 miles £18-8 per mile 5,077 19 2 Roads, by private surveyors .. 18 • 9 miles £28*3 per mile 534 15 6 Other work by staff .. .. .. •• •• 3,139 6 9 Total cost of completed work .. 16,441 8 3

_ _ . ,, Native Land Land District. Rural Survey. Court. Acres. Acres. Auckland and North Auckland .. 32,477 25,805 Gisborne .. .. • • • • 1,151 22 Hawke's Bay .. .. • • 732 Taranaki .. . • • • • ■ 3 > 947 296 Wellington .. .. •• •• 715 1,469 Marlborough . ■ • ■ • • 2,368 1 Nelson .. .. ■ • • • 109 Westland .. .. •• •• 2,574 Canterbury .. .. • • ■ • 2,584 Otago .. .■ • • ■ • 752 Southland .. .. ■ • • • 498 Total 47,907 27,593