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B. —Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Year ended the 31st March, 1937.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount of Money secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1937.

Return showing Number and Amount of Mortgages under Land Transfer and Deeds Registry released in each District from Ist April, 1936, to 31st March, 1937. District. Number. Amount. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 6,777 6,011,964 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 1,165 1,101,360 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 4,909 5,148,259 Hawke's Bay .. .. ~ .. .. 1,208 1,461,797 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 526 636,381 Nelson .. .. .. .. 524 213,905 •; .. " Maryborough .. .. .. • .. .. 236 299,960 Canterbury .. .. ... .. .. 2,905 2,422,573 ; .. Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,252 1,530,386 Southland .. .. .. .... 1,117 839,405 Westland ■ .. .. .. .. .. 212 148,695 Totals .. .. .. .. 21,831 19,814,685

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District. ! General Fees. - p q°™P«W Kegistration Jb ees. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. 17,794 19 8 2,013 15 0 Taranaki .. .. .. 2,690 10 0 78 15 0 Wellington .. .. .. 11,427 7 0 200 0 0 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 2,916 11 0 140 0 0 Gisborne .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 8 15 0 Nelson .. .. .. 1,688 9 6 123 15 0 Marlborough . . . . .. 669 15 1 55 0 0 Canterbury .. .. .. 8,904 6 0 97 10 0 Otago .. .. .. 5,843 18 0 866 5 0 Southland .. .. .. 3,101 19 5 66 5 0 Westland .. .. .. 878 7 6 6 5 0 Totals .. .. .. 57,216 3 2 4,456 5 0 Corresponding period, 1935-36 .. 48,257 6 6 3,993 15 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, 1936. 31st March, 1937. same Period. 31st March, 1937. £ £ £ £ Auckland.. .. 76,868,832 5,581,940 5,760,669 76,690,103 Taratiaki .. .. 21,016,729 931.573 1.101,360 20,846,942 Wellington .. 70,854,306 4,795,219 5,148,259 70,501,266 Hawke'sBay .. 22,744,895 1,457.535 1,461,797 22,740,633 Gisborne.. .. 9,931,873 676,029 636,381 9,971,521 Nelson .. .. 4,274,876 316,798 211,045 4,380,629 Marlborough .. 4,567,503 262,483 299,960 4,530,026 Canterbury .. 52,933,562 2,769,382 2,422,573 53,280,371 Otago .. .. 17,931,492 1,523,799 1,460,099 17,995,192 Southland .. 13,937,137 965,297 839,405 14,063,029 Westland .. 1,477,036 139,396 148,695 1,467,737 Totals .. 296,538,241 19,419,451 19,490,243 296,467,449