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1905. NEW ZEALAND.

MORTGAGES REGISTERED AND DISCHARGED (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1904.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 18th August, 1904. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return of the mortgages for the year ended the 31st March, 1904, in the form and in continuation of H.-21, 1903." —(Hon. Sir W. J. Steward.)

Return showing Number and Total Amount of Mortgages registered from the 1st April, 1903, to the 31st March, 1904, for sums as under.

Return showing Number and Amount of Mortgages released in each District from the 1st April, 1903, to the 31st March, 1904.

District. £500 and Under. Number. Amount. £501 to £1,000. Number. Amount. £1,001 to £5,000. Over £5,000. Number. [ Amount. Number. Amount. Auckland .. Poverty Bay Hawke's Bay Taranaki .. Wellington Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland .. .. ; 2,378 .. 214 626 1,004 .. ! 3,092 .. 424 120 2,473 1,357 761 108 £ 522,701 48,242 133,067 229,905 728,834 82,233 21,835 553,531 307,103 145,369 21,441 303 36 117 265 713 75 18 412 178 115 11 £ 217,987 26,902 81,551 206,203 524,613 53,355 13,250 297,534 133,666 99,546 8,010 162 32 101 217 531 26 18 391 ill 78 7 £ 297,261 72,165 214,146 411,775 1,099,457 54,140 35,188 894,273 167.643 149,661 12,510 9 , 11 47 12 102 £ 110,440 113,000 463,8 a 5 109,000 529,426 3 59 8 5 I 34,782 498,012 99,908 34,974 Totals .. 12,557 2,794,261 2.243 1,662,617 1,654 3,408,219 256 1,993,427

District. Number. Amount. Auckland Poverty Bay.. Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Marlborough Nelson Canterbury .. Otago Southland Westland 2,369 269 857 1,136 3,210 140 148 2,976 1,333 723 102 £ 732,379 290,559 639,406 622,050 1,790,330 81,635 131,977 1,933,260 597,554 327,593 24,375 Totals 13,563 7,171,118