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TABLE A. —Summary of Field Work.

TABLE B. —Areas of Rural and Native Lands Survey.

TABLE C.—Return of Field Work Executed by Head Office from 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1938.

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Class of Work. Area of Mileage. Average Cost. Total Cost. £ s. d. Geodetic triangulation (1st Order) .. .. 8,500 square miles 10-ls. per sq. mile 4,280 10 7 Triangulation (3rd Order) .. . . .. 452 square miles 20-32s. per sq. mile 459 6 6 Standard traverses .. .. .. .. 45.25 miles £18-05 per mile 817 1 1 Topographical survey for settlement .. .. 53,040 acres 2-18d. per acre 482 10 3 Rural survey .. .. .. .. 128,167 acres 1'01s. per acre 6,503 11 4 Suburban survey .. .. .. .. 1,121 acres 19-95s. per acre 1,118 8 2 Native land survey .. .. .. 5,642 acres 3-33s. per acre 940 17 7 Town surveys .. .. . . .. 53-7 acres £2-68 per section 626 8 3 Housing surveys (sections) .. .. .. 584-2 acres £1-42 per section 3,085 17 3 Housing surveys (preliminary) .. .. 1,985 acres 12-61s. per acre 1,251 9 9 Road and railway surveys .. .. .. 204 miles £22-16 per mile 4,522 0 3 Other work .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,968 8 11 Total cost of completed work .. .. .. 28,056 9 11

. c , Native Land Rural Survey. gurvey _ Acres. Acres. Auckland and North Auckland .. 22,028 4,396 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 805 1,503 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 27,136 623 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 82 625 Wellington .. .. .. .. 80 777 Marlborough .. .. .. 4,747 Nelson .. . . .. .. 298 Westland .. .. .. .. 2,939 Canterbury Otago .. .. .. .. 67,538 Southland .. .. .. .. 2,514 Total .. .. .. 128,167 7,924

Geodetic Triangulation (1st Order).. District. Cost. c, Number of Square Miles. stations £ s. d. Auckland .. .. 8,500 45 4,280 10 :7