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A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended 31st March, 1941.

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Applications. Cer ° f * Transfers. Mortgages. Town and Suburban. Country. Area. Town and Suburban. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. District. — ; - — j ; - | Area. Value.; | Area. Value. | ||| Country. | Area. f , sitaation. | j £5SSl % £SE5d. fc fc g a £ j & I I g; A. E. p. £ Acres. £ Acres Acres. Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ f Freehold .. 8,226 3,551 5,052,155 2,137 404,485 3,860,344 "1 Auckland ..4 5 1 4 340 3 24 3,480 358 153 24,905 .. 269 108 160,236 225 41,230 188,988 V4,420 1,919 2,773,720 2,698 551,571 2,814,471 910 .. .. 454 .. .. J f Freehold .. 667 363 459,710 293 45,968 660,546 1 Taranaki.. .... .. 17 3 1,643 -[ Leasehold .. 49 28 27,086 56 13,725 58,461 V 423 211 245,651 461 94,721 508,062 127 .. .. 122 .. .. J f Freehold .. 4,318 955 3,808,221 824 102,711 1,746,620 1 Wellington ..5 0 1 8 227 1 .. 300 82 7 4,031 <[ Leasehold .. 69 14 55,117 29 7,432 41,245 [>2,981 610 2,002,578 949 256,883 1,640,727 L Miscellaneous 760 .. .. 226 .. .. J f Freehold .. 790 427 462,050 208 40,016 495,977 | Hawke's Bay .... .. 33 15 9,205 .. 34 7 16,564 23 8,852 32,554 J- 616 320 339,071 292 99,836 485,492 [_ Miscellaneous 103 .. .. 38 f Freehold .. 300 161 160,376 87 33,679 205,671 "j Gisborne ..1 1 0 0 110 12 3 530 .. .6 11 1,881 33 16,715 27,610 }> 181 86 115,731 141 129,972 410,681 Miscellaneous 71 .. 45 J . f Freehold .. 452 108 254,278 200 -32,688 471,445 } Nelson .... ..1 .. 65 20 2 2,004 .. 45 9 34,031 44 10,351 8,864 }■ 343 83 172,074 250 41,869 113,412 Miscellaneous 116 .. .. 90 .. .. J ("Freehold .. 203 154 93,029 70 19,629 85,721 ] Marlborough .. .. .. 14 4 515 ..7 2 1,017 20 13,143 20,068 112 95 44,895 91 50,511 89,922 I Miscellaneous 57 .. 33 .. .. J fFreehold .. 3,685 844 2,430,927 688 87,289 1,071,394 | Canterbury ..2 0 1 1 138 1 13 250 51 4 4,101 { Leasehold .. 20 6 8,202 67 4,087 43,078 [-2,482 614 1,321,911 714 168,899 815,850 663 ■ • .. 392 .. .. J f Freehold .. 2,090 621 1,640,632 599 76,555 557,568 ] Otago .. .. 3 0 1 13 965 60 37 5,432 <[ Leasehold .. 50 10 41,505 43 15,150 52,841 >2,376 532 1,094,858 476 148,558 372,186 [_ Miscellaneous 441 .. .. 170 .. .. J f Freehold .. 1,108 520 589,934 340 68,192 570,162 1 Southland .... .. 16 1 487 .. 23 10 8,691 48 12,683 31,843 [- 892 426 490,423 460 147,630 435,715 Miscellaneous 163 .. .. 66 .. .. j f Freehold .. 215 152 79,012 49 7,164 35,125 1 Westland .... .. 29 2 3,002 .. 97 18 75,704 22 4,194 11,738 [- 209 58 104,539 51 8,159 20,364 41 .. .. 35 .. .. J fFreehold .. 22,054 7,856 15,030,324 5,495 918,376 9,760,573 ") Totals, 1940-41 16 7 0 26 1,845 5 37 4,030 692 231 55,855 .. 669 223 430,034 610 147,562 517,290 [-15,035 4,594 8,705,451 6,583 1,698,609 7,706,882 [_ Miscellaneous 3,452 .. .. 1,671 .. .. J fFreehold .. 21,533 7,254 13,546,789 5,297 880,798 7,824,303 1 Totals, 1939-40 13 7 0 0 5,835 7 116 3,930 1047 349 86,217 <| Leasehold .. 663 207 375,325 564 164,340 372,966 [-15,939 5,035 9,879,389 6,608 1,845,656 7,688,126 3,623 .. .. 1,642 .. .. J * 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, &c.