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Table A. —Summary of Field-work.

Table B.—Areas of Rural and Native-Land Survey.

Table C. —Return of Field Work Executed by Head Office from 1st April, 1938, to 31st March, 1939.

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Class of Work. Area or Mileage. Average Cost. Total Cost. £ s. d. Geodetic triangulation (first order) .. .. 9,060square miles 12-Is. per sq. mile 5,470 0 0 Triangulation (second and third order).. .. 284 square miles 46 • 3s. per sq. mile 656 18 5 Standard traverses .. .. .. .. 70-24 miles £53-81 per mile 3,779 9 1 Topographical survey for settlement .. .. 19,899 acres 6• 62d. per acre 548 10 4 Rural survey .. .. .. .. 128,116 acres 0• 86s. per acre 5,525 16 2 Village and suburban survey .. .. . . 1,436 acres 18 • 60s. per acre 1,335 7 1 Native land survey .. .. .. .. 7,059 acres 2-35s. per acre 831 0 5 Town survey .. .. .. .. 105 acres £3-18 per section 852 12 11 Housing survey (section) .. .. .. 526 acres £1-77 per section 4,035 3 11 Housing and town schemes (preliminary) .. 927 acres 45• 10s. per acre 2,089 11 1 Road and railway survey .. .. .. 190-5 miles £27-57 per mile 5,425 3 8 Other work .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,279 12 10 Total cost of completed work .. .. .. 34,829 5 11

District. Rural Surrey. 3^ Acres. Acres. Auckland and North Auckland .. 22,365 6,559 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 3,798 1,939 Hawke's Bay . . . . .. 12,965 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 345 1,271 Wellington .. . . .. .. 235 3,876 Marlborough .. .. .. 13,132 25 Nelson .. .. .. 289 Westland .. .. .. .. 1,684 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 1,066 Otago .. .. .. .. 71,867 1 Southland .. .. .. .. 375 Total .. .. .. 128,116 13,671

Geodetic Triangulation (1st Order). District. Cost. ,,Number of Square Miles. gtations £ s. d. Marlborough, Nelson, and Canterbury .. 9,069 39 5,470 0 0