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No. 2. Memorandum by Mr. Moorhouse for the Hon. W. Gisborne. Registrar-General of Land estimates tho total cost of the Land Transfer Department, in the event of all the existing Deeds Registration Districts being constituted Laud Registration Districts, at £5,107 for the financial year ending 30th June, 1871, £900 of which is for eight months' cost of the Registrar-General's Office. £ s. d. Salaries, extra clerical aid, furniture and contingencies, for all the ten proposed Land Registration Districts ... ... ... 4,207 0 0 Registrar-General's salary and travelling expenses, clerk's salary for six months (£125), furniture of office, and contingencies to 30th June ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 900 0 0 £5,107 0 0 Amount of vote for current year ... ... ... ... 2,500 0 0 Deficiency... ... ... ... ... ... ... £2,607 0 0 N.B.—Mr. Gawler's expenses, say £400, not included in the above estimate. W. S. Moorhouse, 19th January, 1871. Registrar-General of Land. No. 3. Memorandum by Mr. Moorhouse for the Hon. AV. Gisborne. 1. Requests have been made by Clerks in the Registration of Deeds Department for increase of salary. 2. In some cases there appear to be strong grounds for entertaining the applications. Generally considered, the department is more costly than necessary.

. — com inuet District. Particulars. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. louthland — contd. Brought forward Clerical aid and Contingencies 900 200 0 0 0 0 8,175 0 0 Less salary of Begistrar of Deeds 1,100 200 0 0 0 0 900 0 0 lawke's Bay Registrar, also Registrar of Deeds Examiner of Titles Clerk and Draftsman Clerical aid and Contingencies 400 0 0 300 175 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 < Less salary of Registrar of Deeds 975 300 0 0 0 0 075 0 0 Paranaki Registrar, also Registrar of Deeds Examiner of Titles Clerk and Draftsman Contingencies 400 0 0 300 150 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 tfarlborough Less salary of Registrar of Deeds 300 0 0 900 200 0 0 0 0 700 0 0 Registrar, also Registrar of Deeds Examiner of Titles Clerk and Draftsman Contingencies 300 150 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 250 0 0 0 0 550 0 0 Less salary of Registrar of Deeds Total 11, 000 0 0 . S. MOOKHOUSE, eneral of Land and Deeds. Registrar-