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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1888.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgages under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1888.

D. —Return showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1888.

District. General Fees. Land Assurance. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland £ s. d. 2,184 10 6 538 0 0 2,791 16 8 1,691 16 11 622 17 0 246 4 0 4,671 12 10 2,180 12 2 1,504 10 5 238 19 2 £ s. d. 410 8 3 61 11 6 424 16 5 173 11 8 58 13 11 50 3 7 541 12 8 231 0 9 88 18 0 12 8 9 £ S. d. 2,594 18 9 599 11 6 3,216 13 1 1,865 8 7 681 10 11 296 7 7 5,213 5 6 2,411 12 11 1,593 8 5 251 7 11 Totals 16,670 19 8* 2,053 5 6 18,724 5 2 Corresponding period 1886-87 17,170 18 8 2,666 6 9 19,836 5 5 * Includes £6 14s. lOd. district-a; [eno fees and £1,040 18s. Id. Crown-j xant i< :es.

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1887. Amount secured by Mortgage during the Year ended 31st March, 18S8. Amount of Mortgages paid off during the same Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1888. Auckland ... Faranaki ... Wellington Eawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Dtago Southland ... Westland ... £ 3,069,791 483,643 3,126,749 2,588,029 500,083 271,147 9,137,096 4,181,893 3,891,670 111,479 s. d. 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 £ s. d. 489,445 0 0 73,636 7 11 633,943 0 0 557,471 0 0 79,018 2 6 39,405 19 1 1,132,930 1 0 380,135 0 0 198,055 3 3 19,817 15 5 £ s. d. 245,790 0 0 61,279 11 6 680,912 0 0 211,575 0 0 45,106 4 8 30,680 2 3 860,781 1 0 343,471 0 0 297,119 0 0 77,112 15 7 £ s. d. 3,313,446 0 0 495,999 18 9 3,079,780 0 0 2,933,925 0 0 533,994 18 10 279,873 2 10 9,409,245 0 0 4,218,557 0 0 3,792,606 3 3 54,184 2 9 Totals 27,361,580 12 3 3,603,857 9 2 2,853,826 15 0 28,111,611 6 5 Corresponding period) 1886-87 I 4,333,577 15 10 2,252,542 18 0

DistrictApplications 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. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due bu not issued. Auckland Paranaki Wellington Sawke's Bay iSfelson Marlborough Canterbury J-tago Southland Westland 18 12 23 28 6 2 18 25 2 23 2 3 13 4 16 2 3 1 24 "i "l 12 2 39 14 2 .2 1 1 Totals ... 134 29 90 30