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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1921.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount of Money secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1921.

Betum showing Number and Amount of Mortgages under Land Transfer and Deeds Registry released in each District from Ist April, 1920, to 31st March, 1921. _, .'. . -~ , Amount. District. Number. n Auckland .. ... ... ... ... 12,106 7,807,029 Taranaki ... ... ... ... ... 2,782 2,182,470 Wellington ... ... ... ... 7,610 7,219,648 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 2,282 2,295,579 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... ... 901 853,314 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... 1,171 728,316 Marlborough... ... ... ... ... 563 515,007 Canterbury ... ... . . ... ... 6,559 4,728,021 Otago ... ... ... ... ... 3,387 1,974,497 Southland ... ... ... ... ... 1,870 1,162,229 Westland ... ... ... ... ... 188 68,856 Totals ... ... ... ... 39,419 £29,534,966

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District. General Fees. Assurance Fees. District Agency Fees. Auckland ... Taranaki ... Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland ... £ s. d. 27,323 0 10 6,042 2 5 18,749 4 8 4,975 11 5 2,804 13 11 1,813 2 6 1,187 1 9 16,976 3 0 6,410 2 9 4,302 19 1 553 12 0 £ s. d. 461 11 10 145 19 0 519 9 6 120 19 8 50 18 9 27 2 8 68 16 4 1,090 1 10 213 1 6 86 12 6 s. d. Totals 91,137 14 4 2,784 13 7 Corresponding period, 1919-20 ... 74,721 5 4 2,468 2 2 0 12 0

District. Amount remaining Amount scoured by secured by Mort- Mortgage during gage on the the Year onded 31st March, 1920. 31st March, 1921. Amount of Mort- i Amount gage paid off during j **Z*eoJthZ the same Period, j | I Auckland... Taranaki... Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson ... Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland ... ... £ 33,069,405 13,897,481 39,445,373 15,616,311 6,493,976 2,909,701 2,664,143 28,186,325 8,629,073 9,668,655 571,297 £ 16,649,786 4,972,690 12,220,268 3,883,388 2,342,076 809,996 1,094,867 9,089,379 2,621,781 2,234,858 162,881 £ £ 5,933,617 43,785,574 1,948,747 16,921,424 6,444,140 45,221,501 1,669,237 17,830,462 819,824 8,016,228 447,642 3,272,055 373,985 3,385,025 4,289,593 32,986,111 1,392,937 9,857,917 1,014,524 10,888,989 60,471 673,707 £ 5,933,617 1,948,747 6,444,140 1,669,237 819,824 447,642 373,985 4,289,593 1,392,937 1,014,524 60,471 Totals 161,151,740 56,081,970 24,394,717 192,838,993