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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1924

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland ... ... ... ... 15 13 9 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 7 4 11 Wellington ... ... ... ... 6 10 13 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 19 17 36 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Nelson ... ... ... ... 1 Marlborough ... Canterbury ... ... ... ... 51 51 64 Otago ... ... ... ... 7 9 7 Southland ... ... ... ... 15 18 17 Westland ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Totals ... ... ... 121 122 169

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1923; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1924; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

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District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications detained for Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) received during the Month and not yet passed. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained in the Surrey Offioe. Certificates of Title due but not issued. Applications reoeived previous to Current Month not yet passed. Luckland taranaki Vellington ... lawke's Bay... 'overty Bay ... Telson . . larlborough ... Janterbury ... )tago louthland Vestland 149 8 7 3 1 3 3 7 2 69 1 18 "i 5 6 1 84 28 167 28 17 16 2 140 16 11 22 200 9 156 25 i 29 39 16 177 36 29 8 3 30 22 35 3 i "l "8 "2 "l Totals ... 183 90 10 531 420 398

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1923. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Recorded during the same Period. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1924. Fees. Auckland ... Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland ... 717 19 227 46 10 75 5 34 115 6 13,003 920 3,069 1,604 63 1,197 458 1,661 3,067 661 83 12,373 926 3,285 1,533 72 1,195 463 1,670 3,148 664 82 1,314 13 4 117 1 77 £ s. d. 11,916 3 3 829 16 6 2,768 10 6 1,567 13 6 60 3 0 1,071 9 0 429 3 0 1,522 19 0 2,811 13 0 652 12 0 76 3 6 21 31 3 1 Totals 1,254 25,786 25,411 1,582 23,706 6 3