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D.-Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1939.

Other Instruments unregistered. District. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. .. .. .. ..52 39 76 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. ..4 4 6 Wellington .. .. . . . .... Hawke's Bay .. .. . . .. .. 14 10 3 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. ..11 10 30 Nelson .. .. . . . . . . .. 10 4 32 Maryborough .. .. .. .. ..4 5 8 Canterbury . . .. .. .. .. 27 25 30 Otago .. .. .. .. .. ..11 17 30 Southland 8 16 11 Westland .. .. .. .. .. .... Totals .. .. .. ..141 130 226

E. —Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unrecorded on the 31st March, 1938; the Number received for Registration and the Number recorded during the Year ended 31st March, 1939; also the Number remaining unrecorded on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

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Applications Applications Applications A 1 <i Unregistered Unregistered Applications awaiting detained ' ,. q f Instruments Instruments Certificates received rt T r ! moil tlOllod ... . , . , . . „. . . . Compliance for . j ' awaiting detained of previous to District. -,i m • j.' received „ ,. s , .7 , n .., , , . . with Examination , . th Compuanoe in the litle due but Current Requisi- in the Month wit ' 1 Survey not issued. Month not tions. Survey Office. not t Requisitions. Office. yet passed. passed. i ] Auckland ..13 .. .. 106 153 63 1 Taranaki .... .. .. 9 3 3 Wellington .... 2 . . 73 49 43 1 Hawke's Bay .. I .. .. .. 83 17 Gisborne ..1 .. .. 15 4 21 Nelson ..1 .. .. 12 8 1 Marlborough .. .. .. . . 3 .. 2 Canterbury ..1 .. .. 58 5 52 1 Otago .. 2 2 .. 12 .. 29 Southland .... .. .. 29 22 22 Westland .... .. .. 19 .. 7 Totals ..18 4 419 261 243 3

I I j Received Unrecorded 0 . ,. Recorded Unrecorded Registration , . Dietriot " 31st March, * he , the same SlstMarch, Fees> 1938 - altMarch, Peri0d - 193!) - 1939. | i | j j fa. d. Auckland .. .. 36 1,053 1,065 ! 24 885 2 4 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 8 8 .. 5 15 0 Wellington .. .. .. .. 15 15 .. 2 14 0 Hawke's Bay Gisborne .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. 1 12 1 Nelson .. .. .. .. 20 20 .. 11 19 0 Marlborough Canterbury .. .. .. .. 3 3 .. 130 Otago .. .. ..19 199 210 8 195 6 6 Southland Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 030 Totals .. .. 55 1,300 1,323 32 1,103 14 11 I |