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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1938.

Other Instruments unrecorded. District. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. .. .. .. 12 9 16 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 6 1 16 Wellington .. .. .. .. .... Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 3 5 428 Gisborne .. .. .. . . .. J 1 1 Nelson . . .. . . .. .. .... Marlborough .. .. .. .. ..5 2 8 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 27 19 53 Otago .. .. .. .. .. ..11 8 13 Southland .. .. .. .. ..2 4 4 Westland .. .. .. .. .. ..3 4 5 Totals ... .. .. .. 70 53 544

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1937; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Year ended 31st March, 1938; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

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Applications Applications Applications Unregistered Unregistered Applications awaiting | detained mentioned) Instruments Instruments Certificates received r,- , • , Compliance for • j awaiting detained of previous to with Examination during the Compliance in the Title due but Current Requisi- in the Month with Survey not issued. Month not tions. Survey Office. and not t Requisitions. Office. yet passed. passed. . . . . . Auckland .. 17 .. . . Ill . 132 49 Taranaki .. ' .. j .. .. 2 2 2 Wellington .. j .. .. 63 85 53 Hawke's Bay .. . . j .. . . 94 14 Grisborne .. 1 .. .. . . .. 14 Nelson .. : . j .. .. 5 .. 4 Marlborough .. .. 26 24 24 Canterbury . . 1 j 2 59 5 3 Otago .. .. 1 .. 1 | 25 • • Southland .. i .... 23 15 j 17 Westland .. .. .. .. 9 5 6 Totals .. 19 ; 3 417 282 191 I j

Received ■ for Unrecorded Registration Recorded Unrecorded Distriot ' 31st March, during the 31gt °March, Fces " 1U37 ' £?£& Period - 1938. - £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. 56 1,527 1,547 ; 36 1,267 18 6 Taranaki .. .. .. 2 14 16 .. 12 9 6 Wellington .. .. .. .. 5 5 .. 9 18 0 Hawke'slBay .. .. .. .. [ Gisborne > .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 0 16 0 Nelson .. .. .. 1 18 19 .. 15 4 0 Marlborough.. .. .. .. .. : Canterbury .. .. .. 2 4 6 .. 2 16 0 OtagoJ ' .. .. .. 60 373 414 19 348 3 0 Southland .. .. .. .. .. i .. j .. 100 Westland .. .. .. .. .. | .. | Totals .. .. 121 1,942 j 2,008 55 1,658 5 0