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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, 1939, to 31st March, 1940.

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Class of Work. Area or Mileage. Average Cost. Total Cost. „ £ s. d. Ueodetic triangulation (first order) .. .. 9,520 sq. miles 11-3s. per sq. mile 5,393 9 5 Triangulation (second and third order).. .. 225 sq. miles .. 21s. per sq. mile 235 17 4 Standard traverses .. .. .. .. 42-75 miles .. £38-01 per mile 1,624 18 0 Topographical survey for settlement .. .. 2,451 acres .. 7-31d. per acre.. 74 12 7 Rural survey .. .. .. .. 87,932 acres .. 1-34s. per acre .. 5,899 7 11 Village and suburban survey .. .. .. 1,339 acres .. 30-08s. per acre 2,013 13 10 Native-land survey .. .. .. .. 12,321 acres .. l-31s. per acre .. 81117 9 Town survey .. .. .. .. 57 acres .. 4-77 per section 959 9 3 Housing survey (section) .. .. .. 404 acres .. 2-14 per section 3,659 4 10 Housing and town scheme (preliminary) .. 839 acres .. 31-42s. per acre 1,317 18 9 Road and railway survey .. .. .. 177 miles .. £25-03 per mile 4,430 13 10 Other work .. .. .. .. .. 6,059 12 0 Total cost of completed work.. .. .. .. 32,480 15 6

District. j Rural Survey. Native Land J Survey. Acres. Acres. Auckland and North Auckland .. 19,533 10,761 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 897 '623 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 21,561 Taranaki .. .. .. .. i'o70 4,038 Wellington . . . . .. .. 336 Marlborough .. .. .. 13,530 46 Nelson .. .. .. .. 327 Westland .. .. .. .. 1,521 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 19,198 Otago .. .. .. .. 9^061 Southland .. .. .. .. 898 Total .. .. .. 87,932 15,468

Geodetic Triangulation (First Order). District. — Cost< Square Miles. * u ™ ber of stations. Canterbury and Otago .. .. .. 9,520 49 5,393 9 5