8.—13.

Advances offered which, being less than the Amounts required, were declined by Applicants up to 31st March, 1898, classified according to Provincial Districts.

Applications on which the Board had, up to the 31st day of March, 1898, declined to authorise Advances, classified according to Provincial Districts.

Applications for Loans received to 31st March, 1898, classified according to Provincial Districts.

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Free! .old. Leasehold. Freehold and Leasehold combined. Total. Provincial District. For Loans not exceeding £500. For Loans over £500. For Loans not exceeding £500. For Loans over £500. For Loans not exceedini £500. For Loans over £500. No. Amount. No. Amount. . Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount £ 15,130 11,045 4,535 12,165 2,410 1,265 1.450 4,830 18,765 71,595 £ 15,220 16,250 9,795 61,820 9,300 5,590 600 39,145 60,645 £ 1,270 3,850 1,965 5,955 100 300 225 440 1,680 £ 5,550 4,050 £ £ £ 37,170 35,480 16,295 89,855 11,810 8,855 2,275 45,255 83,245 Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay .. Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago and Southland 75 44 13 49 13 5 5 21 73 21 23 12 61 8 5 1 45 78 7 24! 10 38 2 2 2 9 14 5 7 11 8,280 1 '285 1 "l 1,635 l>700 108 99 35 160 23 13 8 80 172 4 5 290 1,090 1 2 550 1,065 Totals.. 298 254 218,365 108 15,785 23 17,880 10 1,665 4,950 698 330,240

On Freeholi Sβ. lurities. On Leaseholi Securities. On Freehold combined with Leasehold. >tals. Provincial Districts. Not exceeding £600. [ceeding £500. Not exceeding £500. Exceeding £500. Not exceeding £500. Exceeding £500. < o Amount. No. Amount.' I No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amt. No. Amt. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington .. Marlborough Nelson Canterbury .. Westland Otago and Southland 232 13 22 45 9 26 25 18 138 £ 43,450 5,292 4,092 9,799 960 5,214 4,693 2,328 35,684 45 8 8 27 6 10 11 5 47 £ 56,124 12,879 7,500 35,070 8,400 12,000 15,050 4,925 47,393 113 60 34 143 21 15 83 6 116 £ 15,077 8,409 6,149 16,995 1,644 1,330 7,448 1,568 16,431 5 2 1 3 £ 4,960 1,600 1,000 3,550 9 1 3 2 4 1 1 £ 2,400 50 775 480 800 300 200 2 1 £ 1,800 1,500 406 85 68 220 43 53 122 29 315 £ 123,811 29,730 19,516 65,894 14,404 19,844 30,391 8,821 107,022 1 1,000 3 1 1 2,600 1,000 2,000 750 '7 5^325 6 1,439 1 Totals 528 111,5121 il67 27 6,444 9 9,650 1,341 419,433 199,341 591 75,051 17,43;

Freeholds. For Loans Leaseholds. For Loans Freeholds con with Leaseh' For LoaE abined olds. is Totals. Provincial District of Not exceeding £500. Over £500. Not exceeding £500. Ovi ir £500. Not exceeding £500. Ovi a £500. ' Amount Ss a of ■§ g-S Loans a <) ■§ applied g ° for. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. lount. No. Amt. No. jnount. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Marlborough .. Westland Canterbury .. Otago and Southland .. 1016 356 282 558 82 121 114 183 790 £ 197,133 95,064 61,080 147,093 17,465 24,335 19,730 35,590 199,896 168 87 55 252 26 36 16 88 332 £ 182,360 100,502 57,140 298,097 33,675 43,975 12,775 114,263 343,974 387 320 192 736 41 68 15 406 470 £ 48,280 48,640 31,535 110,752 4,765 8,402 3,390 38,308 61,603 17 19 16 45 4 1 £ 17,750 16,515 19,450 41,135 '3,100 400 16 i 6 4 Q g 4 29 & 3,265 1,100 1,870 1,600 1,350 1,475 600 826 8,015 5 6 2 7 2 7 1 1 7 £ 3,950 7,500 1,475 7,780 2,200 10,150 1,000 2,000 6,550 1,609 792 552 1,6041 159 242 149 684 1,642 £ 452,738 269,321 172,550 606,457 62,555 88,737 37,495 192,757 630,038 '2 14 l,'770 10,000 Totals 3502 797,386 1060 1,186,761 2635 355,675 118 110,120 80 20,101 38 42,605 7,433 2,512,648