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Advances authorised to 31st March, 1899.

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Freehold Security. Leasehold Security. Freehold and Leasehold combined. No. Amount of Advance. Value of Security. No. Amount of Advance. Value of Security. No. Amount of Advance. Value of Security. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Advances not exceeding £100 1,130 84,740 230,994 1,684 109,721 ! 280,709 20 1,785 4,761 Less declined 91 6,805 20,737 82 5,720 19,893 2 165 530 1,039 77,935 210,257 1,602 104,001 —: 260,816 -18 1,620 4,231 Advances exceeding £100 but not exceeding £300 1,663 352,082 866,878 515 102,795 248,783 47 9,585 6,408 Less declined 234 51,505 120,782 35 6,770 21,620 8 1,560 530 1,429 300,577 746,096 480 96,025 j 227,163 39 8,025 5,878 Advances exceeding £300 but not'exceeding £500 803 335,670 723,052 111 46,850 117,124 15 6,185 14,556 Less declined 131 54,375 112,291 13 5,350 15,157 1 415 714 . 672 281,295 610,761 98 41,500 101,967 14 5,770 13,842 Advances exceeding £500 but not exceeding £750 389 243,370 499,435 30 17,779 45,299 15 8,545 15,942 Less declined 86 56,040 119,380 2 1,300 3,492 2 1,200 3,781 Advances exceeding £750 but not exceeding £1,000 _ 303 187,330 380,055 28 16,479 41,807 — 13 7,345 12,161 229 203, 505 423,131 14 12,100 25,056 11 10,025 25,577 Less declined 55 49,345 107,539 3 2,800 8,970 1 900 1,530 174 154,160 315,592 U- i. 9,300 i fi nftfi 10 9,125 24,047 Advances exceeding £1,000 but not exceeding £3,000 349 497,868 980,608 13 11,570 30,626 12. 19,250 39,564 Less declined - j 124,695 249,899 1 2,000 6,080 2 3,335 6,179 270 373,173 730,709 12 I 9,570 24,546 10 '15,915 33,385 Total amount granted on 6,: 122 applications, £1,699,145. Total value of securities, £3,759,399.