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B. —Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Year ended the 31st March, 1936.

C.—Return showing the Total Amount of Money secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1936.

Return showing Number and Amount of Mortgages under Land Transfer and Deeds Registry released in each District from Ist April, 1935, to 31st March, 1936. District. Number. Amount. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 5,673 4,556,394 Taranaki . . .. .. .. .. 839 845,665 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 4,208 4,579,246 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 1,090 1,544,774 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 369 979,852 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 515 316,308 Marlborough . . .. .. . . . . 201 197,474 Canterbury .. . . .. .. 2,507 2,334,996 Otago .. ' .. .. .. .. .. 2,140 1,417,083 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 891 785,218 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 149 123,303 Totals .. .. .. .. 18,582 £17,680,313

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District. j General Pees. „ Compulsory Kegistration Fees. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. 14,649 10 6 2,206 5 0 Taranaki .. .. .. 2,206 15 6 86 5 0 Wellington .. .. .. 9,559 5 0 231 5 0 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 2,598 1 0 256 5 0 Gisborne . . . . . . 929 0 0 5 0 0 Nelson .. .. .. 1,617 15 0 142 10 0 Marlborough . . . . . . 554 17 0 57 10 0 Canterbury .. .. .. 7,611 8 6 95 0 0 Otago .. .. .. 5,139 13 0 850 0 0 Southland .. .. .. 2,711 8 0 52 10 0 Westland .. .. .. 679 1.3 0 11 5 0 Totals .. .. .. 48,257 6 6 3,993 15 0 Corresponding period, 1934-35 .. 38,744 12 6 3,716 5 0

Amount remaining Amount secured by Amount of Amount remaining District secured by Mortgage during Mortgage paid secured by Mortgage on the the Year ended off during the Mortgage on the 31st March, 1935. 31st March, 1936. same Period. 31st March, 1936. I ' £ £ £ £ Auckland.. .. 77,292,204 3,907,016 4,330,388 76,868,832 Taranaki .. .. 21,177,462 684,932 845,665 21,016,729 Wellington .. 71,252,598 4,180,954 4,579,246 70,854,306 Hawke'sBay .. 23,001,214 1,288,455 1,544,774 22,744,895 Gisborne .. .. 10,189,700 720,725 978,552 9,931,873 Nelson .. .. 4,256,662 331,977 313,763 4,274,876 Marlborough .. 4,240,515 524,462 197,474 4,567,503 Canterbury .. 52,458,306 2,810,252 2,334,996 52,933,562 Otago .. .. 17,550,672 1,658,144 1,277,324 17,931,492 Southland .. 13,887,936 834,419 785,218 13,937,137 Westland .. 1,484,452 115,887 123,303 1,477,036 Totals .. 296,791,721 17,057,223 17,310,703 296,538,241