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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1892.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1892.

D.—Return showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1892.

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District. General Fees. Assurance Fees. Total. I Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough... Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland £ s. d. 1,861 2 3 1,079 2 11 3,865 6 10 1,441 13 11 519 18 0 145 4 0 4,789 1 7 1,914 14 11 1,078 11 7 147 8 0 £ S. d. 98 0 8 42 15 5 214 17 0 259 11 2 22 14 1 6 3 8 468 3 3 62 0 0 10 3 6 14 8 £ s. d. 1,959 2 11 1,121 18 4 4,080 3 10 1,701 5 1 542 12 1 151 7 8 5,257 4 10 1,976 14 11 1,088 15 1 148 12 8 Totals 16,842 4 0* 1,185 13 5 18,027 17 5 Corresponding period 1890-91 15,834 6 7t 962 2 11 16,796 9 6 Note. —Includes Crown-grant and district agency fees : * £201 10s. 4d.; t £277 3s. Id.

■ District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1891. Amount scoured by Mortgage during the Year ended 31st March, 1892. Amount of Mortgages paid off during the same Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1892. Auckland ... Taranaki ... Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Maryborough Canterbury Otago Southland ... Westland ... £ s. 3,483,902 5 660,450 8 4,006,880 0 3,488,484 16 591,805 6 252,461 15 9.792.690 8 4.023.691 0 3,549,998 11 73,865 17 d. 5 1 0 7 3 3 0 0 5 6 £ s. d. 150,891 17 0 163,078 15 9 825.150 0 0 425,871 19 6 48,757 14 3 30,020 12 6 1,283,702 0 0 337,411 0 0 217.151 12 2 18,944 0 0 £ s. 212,153 0 78,322 0 516,437 0 686,103 0 52,245 10 24,601 0 2,389,768 0 1,559,022 0 1,550,424 0 22,615 0 d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 £ S. d. 3,422,641 2 5 745,207 3 10 4,315,593 0 0 3,228,253 16 1 588,317 10 6 257,881 7 9 8,686,624 8 0 2,802,080 0 0 2,216,726 3 7 70,194 17 6 Totals 29,924,230 8 6 3,500,979 11 2 7,091,690 10 0 26,333,519 9 8 Corresponding period) 1890-91 j 29,086,488 15 6 3,412,489 2 6 2,574,747 9 6 29,924,230 8 6 Note.—The releases o: This is explained by the ie been gradually paid ofl dur •f mortgage in Canterburj act that one mortgage fo: ring the last few years, an r, Otago, and Southlai r £1,250,000 was regi: id last year was clears id appear in the above itered in each of the tl :d off altogether. to be unusually large, hree districts, and has

District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications detained for Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) received during tho Month not yet passed. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due but not issued. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 6 8 34 23 4 2 19 19 3 u i 2 3 i l 12 36 38 9 14 4 2 6 29 9 *8 Totals ... 118 95 22 50 20 Note. —Other instruments un niscellaneous, 18. Otago—Transf iertificates in lieu of Crown grants irecorded: Chr Ears, 11; mortj ! on Governor's ristchurch—T: gages, i ; mo warrant, 5. ransfers, 49; : n'tgagea dischi Qottgages, 52 ,rged, i ; tra: mortgages discharged, 34 ; ismissions, 5. Westland—