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(c.) The Weekly or other Payments contracted for, the Amount of such Payments received, and the Amount of Arrears outstanding— continued.

OTHER RETURNS (d.) Showing (1) the Total Number of Dwellings erected under the Original Act of 1905 to the Date of the Coming into Operation of the Act of 1910; (2) and (3) the Total Number of Dwellings erected under the Act of 1910 from the Date of the Coming into Operation of the Act to the 31st March, 1915; and (4) the Total Number of Dwellings in Course of Erection on the 31st March, 1915.

Note. —The whole of the 126 dwellings erected under the 1905 Act were leased or let, after their erection, to applicants for same, but 79 have since the passing of the 1910 Act been disposed of under the instalment-purchase system provided in the latter Act. The whole of the dwellings erected under the 1910 Act were built for applicant purchasers.

Settlement. Weekly or other Payments contracted for (Total for Year). Total Amount received for Yoar. Arrears outstanding as at 31/3/15. Gisborne— Te Hapara .. Te Puke Tolago Bay— Uawa Nelson — Winearls £ s. d. 143 9 11 38 17 11 £ s. d. 130 2 7 15 1 8 £ s. d. 13 7g4 24 16 1 26 17 4 25 4 7 1 12 9 162 6 4 178 2 0 4 4 4 Totals *11,666 2 3 tl,215 11 5 12,116 6 8 *0f this amount £40 13s. was paid in advance on account of amounts to fall 1 A portion of those amounts had, on 31st March, only recently become di 31st March been paid. The arrears mentioned include amounts owing by for As opportunity arises steps arc being taken to recover these amounts. duo during 1915-16. le, and £446 9s. 6d. ■mer occupiers of w< of same has sinoe irkers' dwellings.

Erected under Aot of 1910. (4.) Number in Course of Emotion on 31tt Ma: oh, 1915. District. (1.) Erected under the Act of 1905. (3.) During Year ending 31st March', 1915. Total. (2.) To 31.st March, 19.14. Auckland Wellington Christchurch . . Dunedin Frankton Junction Ngaruawahia .. Tauranga Te Puke Tolago Bay .. Gisborne Napier Hastings Patea 35 40 31 20 58 23 27 2 25 16 ii 118 90 58 26 6 6 6 7 8 14 i 6 6 6 7 8 14 4 8 10 2 Hawera Manaia Wanganui Palmerston North 13 6 6 2:5 4 2 6 6 8 10 4 2 19 12 23 5 5* 6 12 14 Masterton Picton Blenheim Nelson Westport Greymouth Ashburton Temuka Timaru Fairlie Willowbridge .. Waimate 14 6 12 5 5 6 6 9 19 7 13 6 7 16 9 19 7 13 6 7 Oamaru 12 i Invercargill Totals 126 183 162 77 548