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B. —Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Year ended the 31st March, 1940.

C.—Return showing the Amount of Money secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended 31st March, 1940, and the Amount paid off during the same Period.

Return showing Number and Amount of Mortgages under Land Transfer and Deeds Registry released in each District from Ist April, 1939, to 31st March, 1940. District. Number. Amount. £ Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 6,300 4,011,015 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 1,072 1,036,030 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 3,981 2,870,489 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 945 900,336 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 418 358,622 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 503 216,328 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 247 214,475 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 3,522 2,769,389 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,465 1,119,550 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1,069 582,714 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 183 80,153 Totals .. .. .. .. 20,705 14,159,101

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District. General Fees. v Compulsory registration ±ees. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. 19,880 0 1 2,431 5 0 Taranaki .. .. .. 2,71118 0 43 15 0 Wellington .. .. .. 10,990 0 0 132 10 0 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 2,533 6 6 72 10 0 Gisborne .. .. .. 1,104 16 0 10 0 0 Nelson .. .. .. 1,775 16 0 111 5 0 Marlborough .. .. .. 574 15 0 71 5 0 Canterbury .. . . 9,285 2 0 101 5 0 Otago .. .. .. 5,949 14 6 870 0 0 Southland .. .. .. 2,971 7 0 32 10 0 Westland .. .. .. 657 11 0 7 10 0 Totals .. .. .. 58,434 6 1 3,883 15 0 Corresponding period, 1938-39 61,366 14 10 4,027 17 0 I '

Amount secured by Amount of District. Mortgage during Mortgage paid the Year ended off during the 31st March, 1940. same Period. £ £ Auckland .. .. .. 5,514,730 3,933,685 Taranaki .. .. .. 999,050 1,036,030 Wellington .. .. .. 3,700,422 2,868,889 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 891,851 900,336 Gisborne .. .. .. 474,781 358,622 Nelson .. .. .. .. 348,150 215,661 Marlborough .. .. .. 209,969 214,475 Canterbury .. .. .. 2,814,828 2,769,389 Otago .. .. .. .. 1,566,049 1,116,265 Southland .. .. .. 893,649 582,714 Westland .. .. .. 154,036, 80,153 Totals .. .. .. 17,567,515 076,219