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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1929.

Other Instruments unrecorded. District. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland ... . ... 14 18 29 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 10 5 22 Wellington ... ... ... 35 53 79 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 33 43 42 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 5 4 8 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... Marlborough ... ... ... ... 4 3 3 Canterbury ... ... ... ... 46 56 181 Otago ... ... ... ... 7 9 12 Southland ... ... ... ... 38 48 52 Westland Totals ... ... ... 192 239 428

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March,. 1928; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Year ended 31st March, 1929; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

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Applications (other than TT . , n . ' . ,. Applications Applications those already Unregistered istered Applications awaiting detained for mentioned) Instruments Instr^ments Certificates received District. Compliance Examination received awaiting detained m-,, j , previous to with in the during the Compliance Title due but Current Requisitions. Survey Office. Moith „ wlt t h Survey Office. not 1SSUecL M ? mh n ° l . and not yet Requisitions. * yet passed. passed. Auckland ... 83 12 9 134 32 95 2 Taranaki ... 5 ... ... 29 8 20 1 Wellington ... 5 1 ... 188 177 197 3 Hawke's Bay... 1 ... ... 22 28 53 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 4 1 4 Nelson . . ... ... ... 11 6 8 Marlborough ... 1 ... 1 1 ... 5 Canterbury ... 2 ... ... 103 42 31 Otago ... 5 ... ... 40 ... 68 10 Southland ... 1 1 ... 12 ... 23 Westland ... ... ... ... 25 ... 8 Totals ... 103 14 _ 10 569 294 512 16__

Received Unrecorded . Ior 1 . Recorded Unrecorded on Registration durincf on Dlstrl0t - 31st March, during the the game glgt Maroh Fees. 1928. £ e f,? nde , d Period. 1929. 31st March, 1929. £ s. d. Auckland ... ... ... 201 8,501 8,523 179 7,611 12 0 Taranaki ... ... ... 3 377 376 4 323 4 0 Wellington ... ... ... 68 1,028 1,084 12 982 11 6 Hawke's Bay ... ... 19 328 345 2 314 6 0 Poverty Bav ... ... ... 4 4 ... 4 12 0 Nelson "... ... ... 6 440 442 4 394 5 0 Marlborough ... ... ... 153 152 1 169 8 0 Canterbury... ... ... 15 106 108 13 92 8 0 Otago ... ... ... 46 2,849 2,826 69 2,662 5 0 Southland ... ... ... 8 63 63 8 64 4 6 Westland ... ... ... ... 2 2 ... 2 12 6 Totals ... 366 13,851 13,925 292 12,621 8 6