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Advances authorised to 31st March, 1898, 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. Not exceeding £500. Amount authorised. Exceeding £600. Amount authorised. Not exceeding £500. Amount authorised. N Amount I required. Exceeding £500. Amount authorised. Not exceeding £300. Exceeding £500. Number ol Applications. Amount Amount of applied Advances for. authorised. No. Amount required. No. Amount required. No. Amount required. No. Amount required. Amount authorised. No. Amount required. Amount authorised. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Auckland 733 145,246 133,227 118 120,925 100,885 203 29,580 23,128 12 12,800 10,350 8 1,770 1,640 i 3,000 2,600 1,078 313,321 271,830 Taranaki 369 92,759 87,285 81 87,498 68,690! 223 34,060 26,320 i| 12 12,295 10,200 5 1,760 1,570 4 4,500 4,450 694 232,872 198,515 Hawke's Bay .. 264 56,610 52,675 51 51,840 45,445 134 22,155 17,680 8 6,750 5,650 5 1,220 920 1 825 825 463 139,400 123,195 Wellington 505 137,712 125,958 259 275,830 246,030 576 95,195 76,160 I 25 34,430 20,190 9 2,700 2,185 J 4 5,950 4,235 1,378 551,817 474,758 JI arlborougli 102 21,922J 19,990 25 28,730 25,520| 41 5,670 4,875; ' . . 8 1,525 1,500 6 9,450 8,600 182 67,297 60,485 K olson 97j 20,115 18,685 19 22,375 18,600| 13 1,615 1,435 »] . . 2 600 600 131 44,705 39,320 Canterbury 1461 30,712 27,420 69 94,695 76,56o' 291 29,072 20,495 6 683 605 512 155,162 125,080 Westland 65 13,175 12,150 i 2,900 2,700 6 1,070 940; J .. 3 900 745 78 18,045 16,535 O:ago and Southland 687 175,013' 155,665 263 267,863 225,925 334 43,560| 29,442| ii 7 4,850 3,085 23 7,840 6,095 7 6,700 6,275 1,321 505,826 426,487 Totals 2968; 18,998 J 15,860 1,736,205 693,264 633,055 889 952,656 810,355 18211 261,977 200,475 64 71,125 49,475 69 20 30,425 26,985 5,837 2,028,445