11.—3.

D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1941.

Other Instruments unregistered. District. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. .. 12 15 23 Taranaki .. .. .. . .. .... Wellington .. .. . . . . .... Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 4 9 6 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. 9 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .... Marlborough . . .. .. .. .... Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 86 56 134 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 14 33 Southland .. .. .. .. ..17 16 20 Westland .. .. .. .. .. .... Totals .. .. .. ..152 110 225

E. —Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unrecorded on the 31st March, 1940; the Number received for Registration and the Number recorded during the Year ended 31st March, 1941; 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 th^j^lread 1 Unregistered Unregistered Applications awaiting detained Instruments Instruments Certificates received Compliance for . , ' awaiting detained of previous to with Examination <j u rjne the Compliance in the Title due but Current Requisi- in the Month Survey not issued. Month not tions. Survey Office. an( j Requisitions. Office. yet passed. passed. I Auckland .. 19 .. .. 166 167 85 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 7 8 8 Wellington .. ... .. .. 65 133 122 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 16 12 18 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 4 4 27 Nelson .. .. .. .. 191 11 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 54 3 •Canterbury .. j 1 .. .. 28 1 34 Otago .. i .. .. 14 .. 14 2 Southland .. I .. .. 9 14 19 Westland .. J .. .. 10 . . 6 Totals .. | 20 .. .. 564 353 333 3

Received for Unrecorded r> . , ,. Recorded Unrecorded Registration , . District. «,. , V, 1 , during the ,, urln 8 °. r ' , Fees. 31st March, „ j j the same 31st March, 1Q40 Year ended p ., 94U ' 31st March, iJ4L 1941. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. j 1 451 448 4 403 0 0 Taranaki .. .. .. j 12 12 .. 8 9 0 Wellington .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. ., Hawke's Bay .. .. j Gisborne .. .. .... 1 1 .. 0 11 0 Nelson .. .. .. .. 20 20 .. 20 4 0 Marlborough -Canterbury .... .. .. 1 1 .. 0 14 0 Otago .. .. .. 7 1 5 3 150 Southland Westland .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 0 19 0 Totals .... 8 487 488 7 435 2 0