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Advances authorised to 31st March, 1899, classified according to Provincial Districts.

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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 £500. Amount authorised. Not exceeding £500. Amount A ™?S* ™»"* j AST Exceeding £500. Amount authorised. No Amount A N Amount required., required. Not exceeding £500. I Exceeding £500. Number of Applications. Amount Amount of applied Advances for. authorised. No. Amount required. No. Amount required. No. N Amount ' required. Amount authorised. £ I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Auckland 891 172,976 159,452 153 157,435 134,780 255 37,015! 29,018 14 14,620 11,195 12 2,545 j 2,390 5 3,585 3,150 1,330 388,176 339,985 Taranaki 414 102,954 97,215 100 111,868 92,790! 306 44,580| 35,775' 13 12,945 10,850 5 1,760 1,570 5 5,500 5,450 843 279,607 243,650 Hawke's Bay .. 305? 64,140 59,730 59 57.86E 51,175 168! 26,390; 21,000' 8 6,750 5,650 5 1,220 j 920 1 825 825 546 ! 157,190 139,300 Wellington 61lj 165,062 151,883 301 326,405 292,770 745 115,3751 91,510 31 39,355 24,145 15 3,945 2,970 6 8,950 6,835 1,709 659,092 570,113 Marlborough 11*| 24,487 22,425 27 31,330 28,120; 51 6,995 5,865 10 1,665 ! 1,640 9 13,950 12,750 211 78,427 70,800 Nelson 103; i 20,950 19,520 20 22,95C 19,175; 14 1,650 1,460 2 600 j 600 139 46,150 40,755 Canterbury .. • 171 35,347 32,000 75 101,895 83,175! 367 36,412 26,625 ! 8 923 I 845 621 174,577 142,645 Westland 76[ i 15,385 13,960 8 6,45C 5,600 8 l,27o| 1,090 3 900 ! 745 95 24,005 21,395 Otago and Southland 827 204,993 183,275 308 1 316,313 270,190 379 48,285 32,947 .8 5,850 3,685 24 7,940 : 6,195 10 9,530 8,490 1,556 592,911 504,782 Totals I i i ! ! 3512! 806,294| 739,460 10511,132,511 977,775 2293 317,972! 245,2901 74 79,520 55,525 84 21,498 | 17,875 36 42,340 37,500 7,050 2,400, lSSJ 12,073,425