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D.-Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1940.

Other Instruments unregistered. District. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. . .. .. .... Taranaki .. . . . . . .. .... 1 14 Wellington .. . .. .... Hawke's Bay .. ..1 1 3 Gisborne .. .. .. . .. 27 15 42 Nelson .. .. .. . . .. .... Marlborough .. .. .. .. .... .. 4 Canterbury .. .. .. .. ..6 4 8 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 21 28 Southland .. . . .. .. 17 15 21 Westland .. .. .. .. .. ..5 3 9 Totals .. .. .. .. 92 60 129

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unrecorded on the 31st March, 1939; the Number received for Registration and the Number recorded during the Year ended 31st March, 1940; 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 , i alreadv Unregistered Unregistered Applications awaiting detained mentioned! Instruments Instruments Certificates received District Compliance for i eived awaiting detained of previous to with Examination dnr 4 nff tj,e Compliance in the Title due but Current Requisi- in the Month w Survey not issued. Month not tions. Survey Office. t .. Requisitions. Office. yet passed. passed. Auckland ..16 .. 1 148 190 61 i Taranaki .... .. .. 3 6 6 Wellington .... .. .. 60 120 77 Hawke's Bay .... .. .. 17 7 16 Gisborne .. 1 .. .. 7 1 14 Nelson .... .. 1 26 23 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. 1 Canterbury .. 1 .. .. 20 8 21 Otago 1 .. .. 27 1 30 1 Southland .. j .. .. 19 26 31 Westland .... .. .. 14 .. 12 Totals .. j 19 .. 2 351 382 268 3

Received Unrecorded Regi?^tion Recorded Unrecorded District - 31st March, during the th^e ; il9t ° Maroh; Fees, inon Year ended t> • j i n , n 193() - 31st March, Perlod - 194 °- 1940. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. 24 635 658 ] 554 19 0 Taranaki .. .. .. . . 10 10 .. 8 7 0 Wellington .. .. .. .. 9 9 .. 569 Hawke's Bay Gisborne .. .. .. .. 3 3 .. 240 Nelson .. .. .. .. 17 17 .. 14 5 0 Marlborough Canterbury Otago .. .. .. 8 33 34 7 29 17 0 Southland Westland Totals .. .. 32 707 731 8 614 18 9