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B.-Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Year ended the 31st March, 1935.

C.—Return showing the Total Amount of Money secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1935.

Return showing Number and Amount of Mortgages under Land Transfer and Deeds Registry released in each District from Ist April, 1934, to 31st March, 1935. Amount. District. Number. £ Auckland 4,288 3,570,720 Taranaki •• 759 786,943 Wellington '.! 3,069 3,296,574 Hawke's Bay .. .. ■■ 878 1,286,013 Gisborne . . ■ ■ ■ • • • ■ • 229 278,987 Nelson .. .. •• ■■ 401 178,956 Marlborough . . .. • ■ • • ■ ■ 184 231,153 Canterbury .. .. •• •• 2,175 2,251,081 Otago .. 1,761 1,088,425 Southland 841 730,981 Westland .. .. • • •• •• 143 62,702 Totals 14,728 £13,762,535

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Compulsory District. General Tees. Registration Fees. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. 11,456 18 8 1,900 0 0 Taranaki 1,913 0 6 68 15 0 Wellington 7,017 10 0 218 15 0 Hawke's Bay .. ■■ •• 2,131 13 0 320 0 0 Gisborne .. .. •• 713 10 0 5 0 0 Nelson •• 1,246 19 0 140 0 0 Marlborough " .. .. 489 4 10 71 5 0 Canterbury 6,569 4 0 ® Otago ' 4,231 11 0 801 5 0 Southland 2,368 0 3 58 15 0 Westland .. • • • • 607 1 3 12 10 0 Totals 38,744 12 6 3,716 5 0 Corresponding period, 1933-34 .. 32,630 13 0 3,661 5 0

Amount remaining Amount secured by Amount of Amount remaining secured by Mortgage during Mortgage paid secured by District. Mortgage on the the Year ended ofi during the Mortgage on the 31st March, 1934. 31st March, 1935. same Period. 31st March, 1935. £ £ £ £ Auckland.. .. 77,929,776 2,698,139 "'SJ'SS Taranaki.. .. 21,384,237 580,168 o 786,943 21,177,462 Wellington .. 71,798,366 2,750,806 3,296,574 71,252,598 Hawke s Bay .. 23 143,254 1,143,973 1,286,013 23,001,214 •Gisborne .. .. lo!264,896 203,791 278,987 10,189,700 Nelson .. .. 4,210,870 224,148 178,356 662 Marlborough .. 4,345,196 126,472 23,153 240,515 Canterbury .. 52,721,926 1,987,461 2 '251>081 458,306 Otago .. 17,346,613 1,196,741 992,682 17,550,672 Southland .. 13,921,920 696,997 7 ®,981 13,887,936 Westland .. 1,460,209 86,945 62,702 .1,484,452 Totals .. 298,527,263 11,695,641 13,431,183 296,791,721