Survey Rates and Costs




Auckland Provincial Government Gazette.

p. 248

No. 7.—Survey Staff.

There are no salaried surveyors in the service of the Province, nor is there at the present time any trigonometrical work in process of execution by the Provincial Survey Department. The ordinary road and sectional surveys, &c., performed as before stated by contractors, have been charged and paid for at the rates set forth in the following schedule, viz. :—

£ s. d.
Traverse 1 12 6 per mile
Grass, open 2 10 0
Fern 3 5 0
Scrub 5 0 0
Forest 6 10 0

For purposes of computation of payment—

  • Vegetation not exceeding 18 inches in height is considered and termed “Grass.”
  • Vegetation above 18 inches and not exceeding 4 feet is considered and termed “Fern.”
  • Vegetation above 4 feet and not exceeding 6 feet is considered and termed “Scrub.”
  • Vegetation above 6 feet in height is considered and termed “Forest.”

No. 8.—Cost of Survey.

Cost per Acre in

Grass Fern Scrub Forest
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Towns or Villages—
Subdivided into half-acre sections 11 7½ 13 4 17 3¼ 1 0 8¼
Do. one-acre do. 6 9½ 7 9¼ 10 0¼ 0 12 1½

Suburban Lands—

| Subdivided into sections varying in size from 2½ acres to 5 acres each | 2 11¼ | | 3 8¼ | | 5 5¼ | | 0 6 11¼| |

Country Lands—

| Subdivided into 40-acre farm sections | 0 9¼ | | 0 11¾ | | 1 7¼ | | 0 2 0¼ | |
| Do. 100-acre do. | 0 6 | | 0 7½ | | 1 0 | | 0 1 3¼ | |
| Do. 200-acre do. | 0 3½ | | 0 4¾ | | 0 7 | | 0 0 9½ | |

Note.—The above prices include a finished plan of the work.

Minor Triangulation ... ... ... ... 0 0 2¼

D. A. Tolmie,
Waste Lands Commissioner.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Auckland by Henry Brett, Printer for the time being to the Provincial Government, at his General Steam Printing Establishment, Wyndham-street, Auckland.




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🗺️ Report on Provincial Surveys in Auckland (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
25 January 1875
Surveys, Waste Lands Commissioner, Provincial Surveyor, Auckland, Colonial Secretary
  • D. A. Tolmie, Waste Lands Commissioner