New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 77

Page 2723

✨ Land Survey Rates and Regulations



Aug. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2723

Schedule Rates per Acre.

Area. Bush. But not less than Open. But not less than
Rate per Acre. Rate per Acre.
Acres. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
10 to 15 .. 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0
15 to 20 .. 0 4 6 3 15 0 0 3 0 2 10 0
20 to 30 .. 0 4 0 4 10 0 0 2 8 3 0 0
30 to 50 .. 0 3 6 6 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0
50 to 100 .. 0 3 0 8 15 0 0 2 0 5 16 8
100 to 200 .. 0 2 6 15 0 0 0 1 8 10 0 0
200 to 300 .. 0 2 0 22 10 0 0 1 4 16 13 4
300 to 500 .. 0 1 7 30 0 0 0 1 0 20 0 0
500 to 1,000 .. 0 1 3 39 11 8 0 0 10 25 0 0
1,000 to 2,000 .. 0 1 0 62 10 0 0 0 8 41 13 4
2,000 to 5,000 .. 0 0 8 100 0 0 0 0 5 66 13 4
5,000 to 10,000 .. 0 0 4 166 13 4 0 0 3 104 13 4

(a.) Where two or more surveys adjoin, a deduction from the sum total arrived at by the above rates is to be made as follows:—

Where two sides adjoin, deduct 25 per cent. of total, or
" three " " 37½ "

(b.) If the surveyors’ camp is situated over 10 miles from the nearest store, in the discretion of the Chief Surveyor, there may be added to the above rates 5 per cent.; if 20 miles, 10 per cent.; if 30 miles, 15 per cent.; if 40 miles, 20 per cent.; and above that by special arrangement.

(c.) Subdivisional surveys will be allowed at mileage rates, except in very exceptional cases, when the Chief Surveyor may allow the above acreage rates or a modification of them.

(d.) Schedule Rates per Mile.

Rough bush country—
Road surveys ... ... ... per mile £ s. d.
20 0 0
Traverse or boundary line ... ... " 14 0 0
Ordinary bush country, with scrub—
Road surveys ... ... ... " 16 0 0
Traverse or boundary line ... ... " 13 0 0
Hilly, open country, with scrub—
Road surveys ... ... ... " 10 0 0
Traverse or boundary line ... ... " 8 0 0
Open country—
Road surveys ... ... ... " 8 0 0
Traverse or boundary line ... ... " 6 0 0

(e.) Wherever deductions are made for contiguity, an allowance of £1 per mile will be given for plotting and calculating adopted work; the same will apply when mileage rates only are allowed. For topographical and other internal work, where acreage rates are not used, a payment of 10s. per square mile will be allowed if, in the opinion of the Chief Surveyor, the work is worth it.

(f.) In travelling to the work, by railway or coach, the surveyor will be allowed £2 a day, and four men at 7s. a day, with rail and coach fares added. For pack-horse work 7s. 6d. a mile will be allowed up to 40 miles, which includes surveyor and men’s pay.

(g.) It shall be competent for the Chief Surveyor of any district to make special arrangements with respect to any block, and to fix rates by the mile, or by a daily rate or other equitable rate, for surveys which do not come strictly under any of the above descriptions.

  1. All claims to be made for charging orders under section 65 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” must be made in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Native Land Court. No Chief Surveyor is bound to certify to costs which exceed, in his opinion, what is a fair charge, even in cases where arrangements have been previously made as to such costs.

  2. Charges acquired by the Crown for the survey of Native lands under section 37 of “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1896,” are to be drawn in the Form E given in Schedule.



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🗺️ Land Survey Regulations under The Land Act, 1892 (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
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