C.—lA.

Table 2.-Return of Field-work executed by the Staff and Contract Surveyors on Lands administered by other Departments from 1st April, 1939, to 31st March, 1940.

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DisMct . Buial Survey. Village and Suburban Survey. Town Section Survey. Housing Subdivision Survey. Acres. Total Cost. Acres, of Cost per Total Cost Acres Number of Cost per - r .... + . Number of Cost uer ___ Sections. Acre. Lotal A «es. Sections , Section. Total Cost - Acres - SertioL Section TotaI Cos 4 - ~~ j 1 1 i,°S™ ™ dN °" la °° kl *° d - ** »» « «£ » 'jf-M ;|»f »" » »» 17 8 j 198-98 79« it, i,f„ ,J % Hawke'sBay .. .! " " " " /3 ' 94 6 4446 164 7 8 :• •• .... 17 00 68 1-41 95 19 11 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 15*43 k 4.0 n q n o« 1 lo 15 0 : 4 59 24 1-29 19 Wellington .. ' '* 16 . 8 o I Sj a 7 4 ' 03 16 2 2 ! 18-84 87 2-02 176 2 0 Marlborough " " ® f.f. ™ •• •• 44 12 174 1-22 211 10 9 Nelson " ;; " 3 16/4 18 4 1 °' 60 1 12-97 12 19 5| 6-59 24 1-12 26 15 5 Westlaud .. .. .. .. , q! fi 9 \ K7.an 97*17 « A'm °A , " i 1,60 9 4-19 37 14 6 Canterbury .... 28 'Ml ™ 0 ~ R „ o Jo o 5-19 15 11 3 &kr :: :: ~| — *• 2 | " |g »» 1 S9 SJ'i SS S feS SIS " j - 4-3 ° •• 7-81 41 0-81 33 6 9 TotalS 10,328 | 1-24 644 2 10 388-76 89 46-67 906 14 0 23-79 63 6-45 406 4 5 403-51 1/708 2-14 3,659 4 10 ~ - ! _____ 1^

I)jgtrict Housing and Town Schemes (Preliminary). Native Land Survey. ! Eoad and Railway Survey. Total Cost ACreS ' c °9t per Acre.j Total Cost. Acres. Cost per Acre. | Total Cost. Mites. Cost per .Mil,. Total Cost. W ° rk al ' d N ° rtn AucMand "" " " 64 ho 42 '° 9 ° 63 19 9 10 'g9,*s3 >'?f 498 9 6 t H-18 39-59 142 12 6 087 9 0 5,631 3 4 Hawke'sBay . . .. .. .. .. 6— 83 8 „-40 ,4 15 5 6-68 38-04 254 2 6 64 2 8 653 8 2 Taranaki . .. .. .. .. <301.90+ 9A a 49 in -' 0 20-34 34 15 8 2 9 4 83 19 10 Wellington " 1 J ° 4 ' 42 197 3 ' 9 " 37 34-98 327 16 3 113 15 6 862 0 2 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 45-75 1 is 10 Ai' n a n - 48-70 186 0 6 169 9 7 620 7 0 Nelson.. ., .. .. .. 560-00 25-18 70t"0 0 35-12 553 3 0 61 6 8 713 17 11 Westland . '05 0 0 .. .. .. .. 5 . 25 48 . 76 256 0 0 .. 998 14 8 Canterbury .. .. .. .. ' ' ' ' ® °®~ 16-00 105 18 3 .. 149 7 0 Otago .. .. .. .. .14-06 69-63 48 19 0 " o"T 95 24-27 556 18 7 46 5 0 1,511 18 1 Southland .. .. .. . . j " " " •' 24-63 19-85 488 18 9 69 11 1 1,179 3 2 | U •• •• 34-75 12-45 432 14 6 25 8 4 521 0 8 T ° laIS •• ; 838,91 31 ' 42 M17 18 9 12,321-11 44 1-31 3,639 0 6 I^lTTis, 925 0 3 • includes periphery surveys for Housing Department, 30-35 acres at a cost of £214 12s. 6d. t Does not include surveys paid for privately-namely, 3,173 acres. , Does not include 3,147 acres, costs of which are not available.