✨ Survey Progress Report
REPORT OF CHIEF SURVEYOR ON SURVEYS, &c.
Survey Office,
Wellington, 13th April, 1874.
Sir,
I have the honor to forward herewith my Annual Report on the Progress of Surveys in the Province.
Subjoined is a detailed statement of the officers with parties employed on sectional surveys, viz.:
| District | Officers | Months Employed |
|---|---|---|
| Wanganui District | 1 District Surveyor for | 9 |
| 1 Assistant | 12 | |
| Rangitikei | 1 District | 3 |
| 1 Assistant | 5 | |
| 1 District | 5 | |
| 1 Assistant | 4 | |
| Parae Karetu Block | 1 District | 4 |
| 2 Assistants | 5 | |
| 1 | 3 | |
| Manawatu District | 1 District | 12 |
| Wellington | 2 Assistants | 7 |
| 1 | 3 | |
| Wairarapa | 1 District | 12 |
| 1 Assistant | 3 | |
| 1 Cadet | 6 | |
| East Coast | 1 District | 12 |
| Forty-Mile Bush | 1 Assistant | 9 |
Trigonometrical Survey
| Location | Officers | Months Employed |
|---|---|---|
| East and West Coast | 1 District Surveyor for | 12 |
| 1 Assistant | 4 | |
| Parae Karetu Block | 1 | 3 |
Works Executed and in Progress
Arrears of Survey
| Location | Acres and Status |
|---|---|
| Wanganui, Left Bank | 14,745 — Field work completed; requires two months to plot |
| Rangitikei, N.E. | 4,854 — Field work and plots completed |
| Rangitikei, Lower | 24,960 — Field work and plots completed |
| Wellington— Pahautanui | 6,000 — Preliminary traverses |
| Wainui, West Coast | 6,000 — Preliminary traverses |
| Terawiti | 6,000 — |
| South Makara | 10,000 — |
| Karori | 10,000 — |
| Ohiro | 1,500 — Requires two months to complete field work and plot |
| Middle and Upper Hutt | 6,000 — Preliminary traverses |
| Whiteman's Valley | 3,400 — |
| Mungaroa Swamp | 2,389 — Requires pegging |
| Horokiwi Road | 3,600 — Plotted, requires pegging |
| Belmont, &c. | 6,800 — |
| Wairarapa — Greytown | 2,120 — Field work completed; requires plotting |
| Manua | 772 — |
| Taratahi | 14,469 — Preliminary traverses |
| Ahiarahe | 32,342 — |
| East Coast — Akiteo | 30,000 — Completed in field work; requires plotting |
Total ... 170,951 acres
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1874, No 12A
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🗺️ Annual Report on Survey Progress in Wellington Province
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey13 April 1874
Survey, Progress Report, Officers, Districts, Acres, Field Work, Plotting
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