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Table 1.—Return of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors on Lands administered by the Lands and Survey Department from 1st April, 1938, to 31st March, 1939.

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Minor Triangulation. Topographical Survey for Settlement. Standard Survey. Rural Survey. District. — r '— Acres. °Aere " I TotaI Cost ' Acres " °Acre. er TotaI Cost Mlles - °MUe. er Total Cost ' Acres - ° Acre° r Total Cost ' I : ' ! d. £ s. d. d. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. s. £ s. d. Auckland and North Auckland .. .. 35,100 0-76 111 13 10 19,000 0-74 58 8 10 44-30 68-28 3,024 18 0 22,355-5 2-08 2,322 1 8 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 46,452 1-55 300 0 0 ... .. .. .. .. .. 3,785-5 1-30 245 8 0 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. .. 100,000 0-59 245 4 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,949-0 1-27 823 7 0 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •- -. .. .. 345-3 1-75 30 2 10 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 10-44 25-64 267 12 10 235-4 6-60 77 14 0 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8-00 42-36 338 18 3 9,572-0 0-70 296 0 10 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 316 224-05 295 0 0 7-50 19-73 148 0 0 266-6 10-06 134 4 5 Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. .. .. 1,683-6 4-34 365 7 8 Canterbury Otago .. .. .. .. .. •• .. .. 583 80-30 195 1 6 .. .. .. 71,867-2 0-26 946 8 10 Southland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .• -• •• .. -. .. 375-2 4-30 80 14 11 Totals .. .. .. .. 181,552 0-87 656 18 5 19,899 6-62 548 10 4 70-24 53-81 3,779 9 1 123,435-3 0-86 5,321 10 2 Village and Suburban Sections. Town Section Survey. Road Survey. Total Cost District. ; Other Work of 1 (Cost). Completed Number of Cost per T t , n t A Number of I Cost per T t I „ t Mil Cost per . Work. Aores - Sections. Acre. 10taI Lost " Acres - Sections, j Section. 10tal 00st - Mlles - Mile. TotaI Cost - s. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland and North Auckland .. 234-03 20 26-54 310 11 5 41-76 145 11-32 286 5 10 65-50 32-60 2,135 7 6 1,167 3 5 9,416 10 6 Gisborne . . .. .. • - • • • • • • • • • - • • •. .. .. .. 29 5 0 574 13 0 Hawke'sBay.. .. .. 389-00 11 4-87 94 14 9 1-00 4 3-67 14 13 6 .. .. .. 450 0 10 1,628 0 8 Taranaki 7-50 7 114-63 42 19 9 3-15 7 4-49 31 9 5 .. .. .. 233 15 5 338 7 5 Wellington .. .. .. 54-88 5 9-58 26 5 7 1-43 8 6-95 55 12 3 29-58 28-65 847 11 0 524 1 5 1,798 17 1 Marlborough.. .. .. 8-30 3 44-45 18 10 0 .. .. .. .. 5-50 17-33 95 5 10 112 1 5 860 16 4 Nelson .. .. .. 12-30 7 104-07 64 0 0 5-50 7 2-14 15 0 0 .. .. .. 297 0 0 953 4 5 Westland .. .. .. 210-12 7 14-67 154 2 2 10-66 22 5-08 111 16 11 4-80 23-12 110 19 9 57 7 0 799 13 6 Canterbury .. .. .. 70-13 19 26-75 9S 15 1 0-50 2 7-50 15 0 0 0-97 39-34 38 3 2 267 16 6 414 14 9 Otago .. .. .. 61-20 5 29-36 89 17 0 21-17 15 4-80 72 1 0 3-32 12-66 42 1 0 168 16 11 1 514 6 3 Southland .. .. .. 8-58 3 49-82 21 7 6 2-95 11 1-43 15 14 6 .. .. .. 87 11 11 205 8 10 Totals .. .. 1,056-04 87 17-35 916 3 3 88-12 221 2-79 617 13 5 109-67 29-81 3,269 8 3 3,394 19 10 18,504 12 9