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Session 11. 1923. NEW ZEALAND

STATE ADVANCES OFFICE (REPORT BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1923.

Laid before Parliament pursuant to Subsection (3) of Section H4 of ike Stale Advances Act, 1913.

ADVANCES TO SETTLERS BRANCH. Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Balance-sheet. The following is a statement showing the advances authorized for settlers by the Board during the year, and classified according to provincial districts : — Provincial Number of Amount of Advances tv . . . . ~ ~ authorized. District. Applications. „ Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 572 293,135 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 96 55,235 Uawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 1.20 60,195 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 118 239,285 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 35 15.370 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 27 12,775 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 17 7,325 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 193 98,720 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 19,295 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 60 26,415 Totals .. .. .. ..1,580 £827,750 The total advances to settlers now current are as follows :— AT . Amount. Number. „ ad Not exceeding £500 .. .. .. .. 14,291 3.147,013 10 1 Exceeding £500 but not exceeding £1,000 .. 2,647 2,113,566 2 3 Exceeding £1,000 but not exceeding £2,000 .. 1,037 1,503.564 4 5 Exceeding £2,000 but not exceeding £3,000 .. 88 226,148 9 1 Totals .. .. .. ..18,063 £6,990,292 5 10 The number and amounts of current advances on freehold and leasehold are as follows : — xt v Amount. Number. „ , t s. d. On freeholds .. .. .. .. .. 11,136 5,096,425 1 2 On leaseholds .. .. .. .. .. 6,724 1,767,603 3 5 On freeholds and leaseholds combined .. .. 203 126,264 1 3 Totals .. .. .. .. 18,063 £6,990,292 510 The number and amounts of current advances on rural and urban and suburban land are as follows :— Number. Amount, , £ s. d. On rural land .. .. .. .. .. 11,056 4,510,688 4 6 On urban and suburban land .. .. .. 7,007 2,479,604 1 4 Totals .. .. .. .. 18,063 £6,990,292 510

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