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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1883.

C.—Return showing the Total Amount in Money remaining secured by Mortgages under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1883.

D.—Return showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1883.

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District. General Fees. Land Assurance. Total. Auckland Otago Canterbury Wellington Nelson Southland Hawke's Bay Westland Taranaki Marlborough ... £ s. d. 3,241 15 10 3,860 2 5 8,321 15 0 2,646 0 9 575 4 0 2,293 13 8 1,033 18 3 334 8 3 1,055 17 0 344 4 0 £ s. d. 1,055 11 6 613 7 6 1,947 10 5 610 10 9 71 7 3 356 14 10 304 10 0 14 12 0 469 11 7| 115 3 0 £ s. d. 4,297 7 4 4,473 9 11 10,269 5 5 3,256 11 6 646 11 3 2,650 8 6 1,338 8 3 349 0 3 1,525 8 7i 459 7 0 Totals 23,706 19 2* 5,558 18 10£ 29,265 18 0i* Corresponding period, 1881-82 ... 23,586 15 2f 4,655 8 9 28,242 3 lit * Includes £1,209 14s. 2d. Crown-grant fees. t Includes £1,325 2s. id. Oown-gn nit fees.

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1882. Amount secured by Mortgage during the Year ended 31st March, 1883. Amount of Mortgages Paid off during the same Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1883. Luckland )tago lanterbury ... Wellington ...' Jelson Southland lawke's Bay Vestland Aaranaki larlborough ... £ s. d. 1,602,666 1 0 4,239,079 17 7 7,549,772 4 11 1,938,712 14 11 276,238 19 8 2,207,580 10 5 1,167,988 6 11 68,075 3 3 207,346 8 11 136,067 4 2 £ s. d. 415,104 12 0 852,782 0 0 2,187,680 16 1 487,983 19 7 108,248 3 0 412,819 9 10 468,135 18 10 8,817 0 0 144,563 10 6 27,469 0 0 £ s. a. 136,397 0 0 431,339 0 0 1,304,440 0 0 254,929 4 4 79,672 7 7 223,684 0 0 329,549 6 5 7,647 13 5 42,984 12 1 12,790 0 0 £ s. d. 1,881,373 13 0 4,660,522 17 7 8,433,013 1 0 2,171,767 10 2 304,814 15 1 2,396,716 0 3 1,306,574 19 4 69,244 9 10 308,925 7 4 150,746 4 2 Totals 19,393,527 11 9 5,113,604 9 10 2,823,433 3 10 21,683,698 17 9 Jorresponding period, 1 1881-82 J 6,151,795 6 5 2,596,091 6 1

District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications Detained for Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) Received during the Month Not yet Passed. Applications Received Previously Not yet Passed. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments Detained in Survey Office. Certificates of Title Due but Not Issued. Auckland Otago j Canterbury Wellington Nelson Southland Hawke's Bay ... Westland ' Taranaki Marlborough ... 27 20 42 31 10 14 32 18 2 5 12 6 1 1 2 17 4 16 187 12 6 4 "i 2 11 25 75 "4 "i 10 4 "5 2 "i "i Totals ... 190 25 27 20 223 14 118