Otago Provincial Gazette – 1867 – No. 497

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✨ Surveyors' Costs and Work Summary



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SURVEYORS' NAMES. Triangulation. Rural Section Survey. Town Section Survey. EXTRA WORK. Total Cost per Surveyor's Return. Total Cost per Office Records. Cost per Acre of Triangulation. No. of Rural Sections Computed on this Return. Average Size of Rural Sections. Cost per Acre of Rural Sections. Cost per Allotment of Town Sections. REMARKS.
Square Miles. £ s. d. Acres. £ s. d. Allotments £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 James McKerrow (July, 1863) (Geodesical and Inspecting Surveyor) 635 8 0 614 7 3
2 Charles B. Shanks (August, 1862) 120½ 693 11 8 1071 145 6 9 Geodesical work and inspection of surveys. 73 10 0 912 8 5 927 19 0 2½ 23 46½ 2 8½ Cost of wagon and harness; also, of cutting 3½ miles of district boundaries, included in this return.
3 W. C. Wright (March, 1863) 25 133 6 6 94 118 10 0 Surveying boundary fences at Waihola. 568 3 6 820 0 0 834 10 10 2 12 8 1 5 2½ Cost of equipments and instrument, £142 (included in this return); plans of several surveys (included in this return) not yet to hand.
4 Francis Howden (Oct., 1863) 188 1036 14 5 384 55 15 0 Surveying 59 mining leases, about 600 acres extended claims, &c. 133 13 6 1226 2 11 1229 10 11 2 14 272 2 10¼
5 William Arthur (July, 1864) 62 231 15 6 100 21 5 2 Surveying Mining leases 54 13 2 307 13 10 271 2 4 1½ 2 50 4 3 Mr. Arthur was on leave of absence, and resumed work March 21, 1867.
6 C. W. Adams (June, 1863) 7 42 15 0 1161 231 2 0 Surveying three Mining Leases, Reservoirs, School Reserve, Extended Claims, &c. 116 4 4 390 1 4 396 9 11 2¼ 32 36 3 11¾
7 R. Millett (August, 1863) 3280 500 14 8 139 150 17 5 Surveying Mining Leases, boundary of Franklin, and repairing Trig. Stations 8 3 4 659 15 5 627 15 0 70 47 3 0½ 1 1 8
8 H. C. Bate (March, 1864) 105½ 469 14 7 569 161 8 0 Surveying Mining Leases, Extended Claims, Boundary of Cromwell Cemetery, Reserve at Alexandra, &c. 212 0 0 639 16 0 843 2 7 1½ 19 30 5 8 Cost of equipment (£138 15s. 9d.) is included in this return. Salary omitted in Surveyor's return, has been apportioned over the work.
9 A. D. Wilson (June, 1864) 5369 820 17 2 820 17 2 820 17 2 2 126 42 3 1 This survey includes 35 miles of road and river traverse, 27 miles of chopped boundary lines, and connecting triangulation.
10 Thomas Macfarlane (July, 1864) 15222 964 2 9 964 2 9 966 14 8 83 183½ 1 3¼ Cost of surveying Ferry Reserve and Woolshed at Waitaki, and Cemetery Reserve at Hampden, is included in this return.
11 Norman Prentice (July, 1866) 12682 1041 7 10 Traverse of Main South Road 82 0 0 1123 7 10 1123 9 0 42 300 1 7½
12 George McKenzie (March, 1867) 16¼ 95 0 0 8198 834 0 2 Surveying Sections in Waikouaiti and Town district Beach frontage at Port Chalmers, and Road Line in Moreraki district 126 0 0 1055 0 2 1059 17 6 2 70 118 2 0½ Twenty-two of these sections were on the Gold Fields and average 11½ acres, and cost 16s. 3d. per acre for survey.
13 J. E. F. Coyle (March, 1864) 11008 1031 8 10 1031 8 10 1038 8 2 45 244½ 1 10½
14 Adam Johnston (July, 1866) 9660 849 7 6 49 52 4 2 Making a sketch of portion of Runs 123 and 127, most suitable for settlement 55 2 4 956 14 0 955 19 5 322 30 1 9¼ 1 13¾
15 John Cameron (March, 1867) 5522 316 3 11 Survey of Palmerston Market Reserve 210 0 0 240 4 0 318 13 11 48 115 1 1½ Salary omitted in Surveyor's return has been charged to the work.
16 John Drummond No return 507 18 7 Resigned.
17 J. J. Coates No return 815 0 11 Resigned. This amount includes £60 16s. 1d. salary paid in advance while on sick leave, and £87 10s. paid as retiring allowance on Mr. Coates leaving the service.
18 Alfred Keene No return 658 5 5 Resigned.
Total 524¼ 2702 17 2 874260 7091 9 9 188 203 1 7 1432 0 2 14010 2 7 12 908 81½ 1 10½ 1 1 7

13th August, 1867. J. T. THOMSON, Chief Surveyor.



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🗺️ Surveyors' Costs and Work Summary

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
13 August 1867
Surveyors, Triangulation, Rural Sections, Town Sections, Costs, Otago
18 names identified
  • James McKerrow, Surveyor
  • Charles B. Shanks, Surveyor
  • W. C. Wright, Surveyor
  • Francis Howden, Surveyor
  • William Arthur, Surveyor
  • C. W. Adams, Surveyor
  • R. Millett, Surveyor
  • H. C. Bate, Surveyor
  • A. D. Wilson, Surveyor
  • Thomas Macfarlane, Surveyor
  • Norman Prentice, Surveyor
  • George McKenzie, Surveyor
  • J. E. F. Coyle, Surveyor
  • Adam Johnston, Surveyor
  • John Cameron, Surveyor
  • John Drummond, Surveyor
  • J. J. Coates, Surveyor
  • Alfred Keene, Surveyor

  • J. T. Thomson, Chief Surveyor