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D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1926.

Other Instruments unrecorded. District. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland ... ... ... 115 104 159 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 32 43 78 Wellington ... ... ... 127 158 279 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 19 31 49 Gisborne ... ... ... ... 4 5 4 Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury ... ... ... ... 85 75 126 Otago ... ... ... ... 19 36 36 Southland ... ... ... ... 29 36 52 Westland ... ... ... ... 2 2 1 Totals ... ... ... 432 490 784

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1925; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Year ended the 31st March, 1926; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

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Applications (other than T t • *. j a i* ■ i • . • « i • i • ,0 , Unregistered XT . . Application Applications Applications those already Instr ° ments Unregistered Gertificates 7 ecelved awaiting detained for mentioned) 0 ;<-;n<y Instruments , . , District. Compliance Examination received c lian g ce detained Title due bufc P 0urrent with in the during the m the no t issued. Month not Requisitions. SurveyOffice. Requisitions . Survey Office. yet passed passed. Auckland ... 73 32 2 102 53 134 Taranaki ... 9 6 1 59 13 35 5 Wellington ... 10 10 4 141 66 156 Hawke's Bay... 1 ... ... 35 21 47 1 Gisborne ... ... ... ... 9 1 5 Nelson ... 1 12 ... 13 ' Marlborough... 2 1 1 1 ... 1.2 Canterbury ... 4 10 ... 51 20 28 Otago ... 5 ... 2 72 ... 69 , 10 Southland ... 3 1 1 12 ... 54 Westland ... 6 ... ... 10 ... 1 I ! Totals ... 113 60 12 | 504 174 543 1 18

Received Unrecorded _ . ? r Recorded Unrecorded _. t . on Registration duri on Dlstr,ot - 31st March, during 'j 1 ® the same 31st March, Fees - 1925. *T,? nde , d 1926. 31st March, 1926. £ s. d. Auckland ... ... ... 496 13,977 14,154 391 12,462 2 6 Taranaki ... ... ... 15 1,125 1,119 21 936 16 0 Wellington... ... ... 58 3,673 3,596 133 3,244 5 0 Hawke's Bay ... ... 70 1,888 1,770 188 1,766 4 0 Gisborne ... ... ... 1 157 158 ... 114 9 0 Nelson ... ... ... 60 1,185 1,240 5 1,000 4 0 Marlborough ... ... 4 439 443 ... 385 19 6 Canterbury... ... ... 51 1,833 1,825 38 1,608 7 0 Otago ... ... ... 237 3,581 3,599 217 3,268 5 0 Southland ... ... ... 17 861 819 59 794 3 0 Westland ... ... ... ... 65 65 ... 68 16 3 Totals ... ... 1,009 28,784 28,788 1,052 25,649 11 3