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D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1931.

Other Instruments unrecorded. District. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. .. . ■ • • .... Taranaki .. .. .. • ■ . . 1 5 9 Wellington .. .. . • • • .... .. ... Hawke's Bay ~ .. • • 35 42 136 Gisborne .. .. . • •• .-4 1 . \ 7 Nelson .. .. .. .L" ;••.,■ • • .... Marlborough .. .. .- ■• . . 22 2 Canterbury .. .. .. .. -.30 45 68 Otago 7 10 15 Southland .. .. .. .. --5 9 7 Westland .. . . . • ..... 10 1 8 Totals 94 115 252

E.-Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1930; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Year ended 31st March, 1931; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

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Applications , (other than unregistered TT . , , Applications Applications Applications those already Instr * ments Unregistered Certificates deceived awaiting detained for mentioned) awaifcin „ Instruments of previous to District. Compliance Examination receded Complian 5 ce detained Title due bufc Gurrent „ „ ln with a m Affi not issued. Month not Requisitions. Survey Office. Month Eequ i s itions. Survey 0ffioe - yet passed, and not yet passed. Auckland ... 49 8 2 100 24 69 Taranaki ... ... ■■■ 22 ... 10 Wellington ... 4 ... ... 70 53 41 Hawke's Bay... Gisborne ... 1 ... ••• 3 ... 5 Nelson . . ... ... ... 12 8 24 3 Marlborough... ... ... • ■ ■ 5 ... 3 Canterbury ... 2 ... 106 27 22 1 Otago ... 3 ... 3 45 13 38 1 Southland ... ... 6 ... 12 Westland ... ... ... ••• 13 ... 21 Totals ... 59 8 5 382 125 245 5

Received Unrecorded „ .* or ,. Recorded Unrecorded on Registration during on _ District. 3lst March, during the same March, »»• fiSS, p » m - ,mi - 1931. £ s. d. Auckland ... ••• ••• 86 5,851 5,910 27 5,213 5 10 Taranaki ... ... ••• ••• 33 33 ... 30 13 Wellington ... ... 14 173 187 ... 170 18 0 Hawke's Bay ... ••• 1 5 6 ... 2 10 0 Gisborne ••• ® 6 12 0 Nelson ... 1 302 282 21 256 4 6 Marlborough ... ... 10 10 ••• 10 9 0 Canterbury... ... 1 20 21 ... lo 16 6 ••• 103 2,183 2,203 83 2,038 3 6 Southland ::: ... 10 0 Westland Totals ... 206 8,585 8,660 131 7,745 12 4