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Advances authorised to 31st March, 1897, classified according to Provincial Districts.

Authorised on Freehold Securities on Applications. Authorised on Leasehold Securities on Applications. Authorised on combined Freehold and Leasehold Securities on Applications. Totals. Provincial Districts. N A mount ' required Not exceeding £500. Exceeding £500. Not exceeding £500. Amount authorised. w _ Amount ™°- required. Exceeding ioOO. Amount authorised. Nn Amount i Amount No - required., »<£• Not exceeding £500. Exceeding £500. Number of Applications. Amount Amount of applied Advances for. authorised. Amount authorised. No. Amount required. Amount authorised. Xo. Amount required. No. Amount required. Amount authorised. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Auckland 554 110,8311 102,377 92 98,620 81,725, 155 23,655! 18,158 10 11,150 8,850 3 900 870 3 2,450 2,050 ! 817 247,606 214,03( Taranaki 298 77,824 72,785 63 76,148 57,295| 165 26,535 19,855 9 9,620 8,350 3 1,050 925 4 4,500 4,450 542 195,677 163,66( Hawke's Bay .. 195 41,295 38,095 42 44,290 38,340 92 15,810; 12,355 5 4,200 3,400 5 1,220 920 1 825 825 340 107, 640' 93,93! Wellington 402 112,252 102,858 212 233,670 204,840 408 70,990 57,895' 21 30,830 17,490 7 2,100 1,635 4 5,950 4,235 1,054 455,792 388,95; Marlborough .. QQ 17,472 15,925 -1 25,330 22,140i 25 3,290i 2,720 .. 5 1,025 1,000 5 7,850 7,200 ■ 139 54,967 48,98! Nelson 79 16,655 15,625 17 20,825 17,100| 10 1,430 1,255 .. 1 400 400 107 39,310 34,38( Canterbury 111 25,097 22,090 62 86,495 69,670 232 22,847' 15,315 .. 5 613 535 .. 410 j 135,052 107,61( Westland 47 10,150 9,300 2 1,600 1,600 5 670 540| .. 3 900 745 57 13,320 12,18! Otago and Southland 537 141,1431 125,280 206 213,155 179,385 266 35,570 23,732: 6 4,300 2,625 15 5,370 4,340 5 5,100 4,965 1,035 404,638 340,32' Totals 2305 552,719 504,335 718 800,133 672,095; ;1358 200,797 151,825 51 60,100 40,715 47 13,578 23,725 4,501 1,654,002 l,404,06i 11,370 22 26,675