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D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1913.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland ... ... ... ... 133 95 63 Taranaki ... , ... ... ... 3 4 4 Wellington ... ... ... ... 185 284 244 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 15 16 14 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... 11 1 Canterbury ... ... .... ... 58 53 43 Otago ... ' ... ... • ... 3 2 2

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1912; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1913; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

* Includes Crown-grant fees, £277 13s. 5d.; and district-agency fees, £4 ss.

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District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. i Applications ' (other than. Applications ithose already detained for mentioned) Examination! received in the during the Survey Office. Month and not yet passed. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Kequisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due but not issued. Applications received previous to Current Month not yet passed. luckland taranaki Vellington lawke's Bay... 'overty Bay ... ,elson . . /larlborough ... Canterbury ... )tago ... , iouthland ... Vestland ... 109 5 10 2 6 7 1 28 7 3 96 35 1 1 21 12 1 '•2 79 8 226 2 14 115 25 28 6 ii 52 351 3 122 9 17 12 170 29 41 1 1 45 25 Totals 178 154 15 1 514 97 738 43

I District. Received I Unrecorded _ . I ° r ,. on Registration 31st March, , d r urin § * he . iq.n Year ended 31st March, 1913. eeordec on March .912. 245 10 288 126 26 2 41 28 171 ld R i ' 3 I for legislation during the Year ended 31st March, 1913. 8,3B3 801 2,099 1,550 90 921 494 1,546 2,350 695 106 n 1 i, Registered during the same Period. 8,387 808 2,190 1,607 90 847 493 1,559 2,176 863 106 Unrecorded on 31st March, 1913. 221 3 197 69 100 3 28 202 3 Fees. £ s. d. 8,201 16 9 780 5 0 2,004 2 2 1,663 18 0 83 3 6 771 17 6 501 12 0 1,467 8 6 2,237 7 6 682 6 6 93 18 6 I Auckland ... taranaki Vellington ... lawke's Bay 'overty Bay , elson Marlborough Canterbury ... )tago southland .... Vestland Totals 937 I 19,015 I 19,126 826 18,487 15 11* j J - _