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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.[No. 83
The charges which it shall be lawful for any licensed surveyor to make for work as such licensed surveyor shall be regulated by the following rates and conditions :

1. BOROUGH AND TOWN SURVEYS.
   (a.) The charges for Land Transfer boundary surveys (not exceeding 1 acre) requiring a plan within borough and town limits are :—
   For each survey of land not exceeding in value £10 per foot frontage ... 10 10 0 For each survey of land from £10 per foot up to £50 per foot frontage ... 15 15 0 For each survey of land exceeding in value £50 per foot frontage up to £200 per foot frontage 22 1 0 For each survey of land exceeding in value £200 per foot frontage ... 29 8 0 For areas exceeding 1 acre the charge shall be at daily rates, but not less than the rates set out above.
   Where land has more than one frontage, the charge to be based on the most valuable frontage.
   (b.) The charges to be added to (a) for Subdivisions of vacant land are :—
   For flat country— Each Extra Lot. £ s. d. When not exceeding three ... 1 10 0 When exceeding three and not more than ten ... 1 6 0 When exceeding ten and not more than twenty 1 2 0 When exceeding twenty and not exceeding fifty 1 0 0 When exceeding fifty ... 0 19 0 For hilly country— Per subdivision, extra ... 0 11 0
   For all Lots closely built upon.
   For each lot built upon, add one-third of the rate set out in (a) above.
   Diagrams on Transfer.
   Endorsement of transfer without Survey—minimum ... 1 0 0 Survey only—minimum ... 5 5 0 Endorsement of Transfer and Survey—minimum ... 6 6 0
2. ACREAGE RATES.
   (a.) The charges for boundary surveys, whether inside or outside borough and town limits, are :—
   For Flat Open Country. £ s. d. Areas not exceeding 3 acres ... 9 9 0 For each acre over 3 acres up to 10, 11s. 3d. per acre, making 10 acres ... 13 7 9 For each acre over 10 acres up to 20, 6s. 9d. per acre, making 20 acres ... 16 15 3 For each acre over 20 acres up to 50, 4s. 6d. per acre, making 50 acres ... 23 10 3 For each acre over 50 acres up to 100, 2s. 3d. per acre, making 100 acres ... 29 2 9 For each acre over 100 and up to 200 acres, ls. 10d., making 200 acres ... 38 6 1 For each acre over 200 and up to 500 acres, ls. 2d., making 500 acres ... 55 16 1 For each acre over 500 and up to 1,000 acres, 11d., making 1,000 acres ... 78 14 5 For each acre over 1,000 and up to 2,000 acres, 8d., making 2,000 acres ... 112 1 1 For each acre over 2,000 and up to 5,000 acres, 6d., making 5,000 acres ... 187 1 1 For each acre over 5,000 and up to 10,000 acres, 5d., making 10,000 acres ... 291 4 5 For each acre over 10,000 acres ... 0 0 4
   (b.) When subdivisions containing sections not exceeding 10 acres each are included as part of the survey, add the following subdivisional rates :—
   For each subdivision up to and including 1 acre the charge shall be as in 1 (b). £ s. d. For each subdivision, over 1 acre but not exceeding 2 acres ... 1 7 0 For each subdivision, over 2 acres but not exceeding 4 acres ... 1 10 0 For each subdivision, over 4 acres but not exceeding 6 acres ... 1 15 0 For each subdivision, over 6 acres but not exceeding 8 acres ... 2 0 0 For each subdivision, over 8 acres but not exceeding 10 acres ... 2 5 0
   For Hilly Open Country.
   An addition of 20 per cent. to be made to the rates in (a) and (b).
   (c.) When the sections in a subdivision exceed 10 acres each, the additional charge for all subdivisional boundaries shall be at mileage rates (Class 3).
   (d.) Three shillings and ninepence per chain to be added to rates in (a) and (b) for all bush lines cut and observed, with vegetation over 10 ft. high, and 3s. per chain for lines with vegetation under 10 ft. requiring clearing.
   (e.) When a surveyor charges full rates for a survey containing adopted work, he becomes responsible to his client for the correctness of the whole work; otherwise the value of adopted work, computed at mileage rates, less £3 per mile, must be deducted from the charges.
3. MILEAGE RATES.
   (a.) Rough country having average slopes over twenty degrees from the horizontal, under forest :—
   Road surveys ... £ s. d. 52 10 0 Traverse and boundary lines ... 31 10 0
   (b.) Ordinary hilly country under forest—
   Road surveys ... 45 0 0 Traverse and boundary lines ... 27 0 0
   (c.) Rough hilly open country—
   Road surveys ... 34 0 0 Traverse and boundary lines ... 19 0 0
   (d.) Hilly open country—
   Road surveys ... 27 0 0 Traverse and boundary lines ... 15 0 0
   (e.) Easy and flat open country—
   Road surveys ... 19 10 0 Traverse and boundary lines ... 12 0 0
   (f.) Swamp—
   Traverse and boundary lines ... 18 0 0
   (g.) Where traverse is an offset, as in the case of rivers or of fenced boundaries, an additional charge of £3 per mile is to be made in (c), (d), and (e).
   (h.) Equitable arrangements to be made for road or railway legalizing surveys.
   (i.) “Forest” includes all vegetation over 10 ft. Any clearing of lines in surveys under (c), (d), and (e) to be charged at same rates as in (d) of Class 2.
   (j.) The above rates apply only to lines cut and observed, but adopted work from prior surveys is to be charged at the rate of £3 per mile.
   (k.) To the rates set out in (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) a further charge is to be made at the daily rate for any grading or prospecting.
   (l.) In all rural blocks charge road rates for the portions of road fronting or intersecting the block.
4. TRAVELLING-EXPENSES.
   For all surveys a charge for the time of travelling to and from work shall be made at the daily rate plus actual travelling-expenses.
5. DAILY RATE.
   When employed in the field by daily rate the surveyor’s fee is to be £4 4s. per day, inclusive of the time taken in going to and from work, but exclusive of cost of labour, travelling, and other necessary expenses; and the rate for office work shall be £3 3s.
6. ENGINEERING CHARGES.
   (a.) These charges apply to all engineering work done by a surveyor.
   On work not exceeding £300 in value, 7½ per cent., but not less than £10.
   On work over £300 up to £600 in value, 7 per cent., but not less than £20.
   On work over £600 up to £1,000 in value, 6 per cent., but not less than £40.
   For work over £1,000, 5 per cent., but not less than £60.
   (b.) 50 per cent. of the amount is payable on completion of the plans, specifications, and estimates, and the balance on the completion of the work.
   (c.) 25 per cent. of the above engineering charges may be deducted when only plans, specifications, and estimates are supplied, and where no supervision is required.
7. GENERAL CONDITIONS.
   (a.) All rates and charges in Classes 1, 2, 3, and 6 include costs of labour, also all field and office expenses, except pegs and plan-forms, which shall be charged at cost.
   (b.) For the survey of country lands it shall be optional for the surveyor to undertake the work at either acreage, mileage, or by daily rate.