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1925. NEW ZEALAND.

STATE ADVANCES OFFICE (REPORT BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1925.

Laid before Parliament pursuant to Subsection (3) of Section 64 of the State Advances Act, 1913.

ADVANCES TO SETTLERS BRANCH. Thirty-first 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 Araou " t ,," f .^, vances District. Applications. au Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 1,513 1,922,510 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 240 356,195 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 147 199,175 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 358 490,790 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 80 105,775 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 62 75,035 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 47 29,635 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 248 324,530 Otago .. ' .. • ■ • • ■ • • • 109 1.07,380 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 248 412,560 Totals .. .. .. .. 3,052 £4,023,585 The t tai advances to settlers now current are as follows :— Number. Not exceeding £500 .. .. .. ..14,443 3,256,392 2 1 Ex ceding £500 but not exceeding £1,000 .. .. 4,375 3,680,787 5 5 Exceeding £1,000 but not exceeding £2,000 .. 2,333 3,046,592 3 4 Exceeding £2,000 but not exceeding £3,500 .. 686 2,032,230 3 8 Totals .. .. .. ..21,837 £12,016,001 14 6 The number and amounts of current advances on freehold and leasehold are as follows :— w „ i Amount. Number. „ , £ s. d. On freeholds .. .. •• 13,817 8,805,628 9 8 On leaseholds .. .. .. •• •• 7,735 3,003,519 2 4 On freeholds and leaseholds combined .. .. 285 206,854 2 6 Totals .. .. .. .. 21,837 £12,016,001 14 6 The number and amounts of current advances on rural and urban and suburban land are as follows AT . Amount. Number. k d On rural land 13,161 7,442,677 10 5 On urban and suburban land .. .. .. 8;676 4,573,324 4 1 Totals .. .. .. •• 21 ,-837 £12,016,001 14 6

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