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A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended 31st March, 1940.

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Applications. 061 CiOT^toams! 11 ° f * Transfers - Mortgages. Town and Suburban. Country. Area. Town and Suburban. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. District. — * 7— —; — — * | ; — : - I Area. Value. | Area. Value. | ||| Country. | Area. j f a - sideration. f A 163 - | | Area ' £SS5£ 5 5 a g a j ! 5 i i I A. s. r. £ Acres. £ Acres Acres. Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ f Freehold .. 8,028 3,442 4,513,383 2,145 343,185 2,724,362 Auckland .. 7 6 0 0 5,015 6 102 3,420 727 243 66,602 ■<; Leasehold .. 264 63 131,617 131 24,163 52,440 : Miscellaneous 935 .. .- 438 .. 4,778 1,948 3,108,058 2,406 461,636 2,406,672 f Freehold .. 681 229 381,221 279 47,708 640,077 Taranaki .. .... .. .. .... .. 34 23 3,725 ■{ Leasehold .. 34 12 31,416 65 14,506 57,171 142 .. .. 149 .. .. 503 161 318,571 549 111,688 680,479 | Freehold .. 4,403 936 3,404,206 828 112,004 1,492,607 Wellington .. 1 0 0 14-75 50 . .. 10 110 32 6,146 .. 66 8 69,725 34 9,944 19,832 LMiscellaneous 755 .. .. 204 .. .. 3,262 696 2,311,676 908 233,357 1,388,746 f Freehold .. 707 377 407,257 127 24,304 326,597 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 30 8 2,284 .. 49 19 26,920 33 11,154 31,953 L Miscellaneous 303 .. 85 .. .. 638 315 355,899 341 148,852 535,952 f Freehold .. 314 160 155,430 97 27,745 202,908 Gisborne .. .... .. 20 7 1,767 -< Leasehold .. 11 9 4,005 19 10,040 19,993 I Miscellaneous 65 .. 41 .. .. 216 110 125,969 156 128,321 348,812 f Freehold .. 460 117 226,487 209 100,911 185,079 Nelson .. ..4 0 3 0 320 15 3 1,277 Leasehold .. 51 14 14,664 29 4,279 6,391 L Miscellaneous 101 .. .. 68 .. .. 431 107 203,836 242 57,611 144,314 f Freehold .. 158 107 79,688 63 18,794 85,520 Marlborough .... .. .. 1 14 500 6 3 29 Leasehold .. 2 .. 80 15 13,921 12,864 I Miscellaneous 34 .. 32 .. 133 76 80,429 108 109,246 129,540 fFreehold .. 3,435 822 2,187,909 703 79,829 1,118,436 Canterbury .... .. 37 3 957 Leasehold .. 24 6 6,886 94 22,772 63,848 L Miscellaneous 668 .. .. 334 .. .. 2,583 634 1,645,412 868 228,389 1,169,416 Freehold .. 2,171 544 1,607,383 490 49,762 450,353 Otago .. .. 1 0 0 20- 450 .. .. .. 29 3 1,745 i Leasehold .. 55 45 36,283 55 24,582 37,922 I Miscellaneous 400 .. .. 192 .. .. 2,361 566 1,152,992 521 209,400 413,057 f Freehold .. 1,025 479 517,659 309 69,591 546,958 Southland .... .. 17 23 467 .. 30 14 16,708 62 24,378 60,083 f Miscellaneous 183 .. 70 .. .. 836 357 477,916 453 144,616 415,733 fFreehold .. 151 41 66,166 47 6,965 51,406 Westland .... .. 22 1 1,218 -{ Leasehold .. 77 17 37,021 27 4,601 10,469 37 .. .. 29 .. .. 198 65 98,631 56 12,540 55,405 fFreehold .. 21,533 7,254 13,546,789 5,297 880,798 7,824,303 Totals, 1939-40 13 7 0 0 5,835 7 116 3,930 1047 349 86,217 .. 663 207 375,325 564 164,340 372,966 LMiscellaneous 3,623 .. .. 1,642 .. .. 15,939 5,035 9,879,389 6,608 1,845,656 7,688,126 fFreehold .. 22,739 7,514 13,940,964 5,054 804,556 8,812,439 Totals, 1938-39 10 5 0 0 1,985. 7 1,364 6,262 659 196 58,193 s Leasehold .. 663 689 527,309 509 153,615 378,534 17,857 5,418 11,752,598 6,990 1,977,959 8,582,249 L Miscellaneous 3,677 .. 1,671 i * Miscellaneous transfers comprise all transfers which are not transfers of land on actual sale —i.e., transfers of land from trustees to beneficiaries or to new trustees, transfers of mortgages, easements, Ac.