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B. —Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1893.

Note. —Includes Crown-grant and district agency fees : * £157 3s. 6d.; t £201 10s. 4d.

C—Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1893.

D.—Return showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1893.

Note.—Other instruments unrecorded : Christchurch —Transfers, 74 ; mortgages, 39 ; miscellaneous, 72. Otago —Transfers, 6 ; mortgages, 5.

lib ;nc renera 'ees. .ssurance ees. Auckland raranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay iSTelson Marlborough ... Canterbury ... Dtago Southland VVestland £ s. d. 1,986 5 5 1,314 0 6 3,960 0 8 1,419 1 7 551 5 0 152 5 0 4,473 4 4 1,749 14 1 1,395 7 8 179 18 0 £ s. d. 135 5 11 28 10 7 179 10 0 67 16 7 43 17 4 10 13 3 457 0 11 33 11 1 26 0 10 0 4 9 £ s. 2,121 11 1,342 11 4,139 10 1,486 18 595 2 162 18 4,930 5 1,783 5 1,421 8 180 2 d. 4 1 8 2 4 3 3 2 6 9 Totals 17,181 2 3 ;;: 982 11 3 18,163 13 6 Corresponding period 1891-92 16,842 4 Of 1,185 13 5 18,027 17 5

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1892. Amount secured by Amount of MorfcMortgage during gages paid off the Year ended during the same 31st March, 1893. Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1893. Auckland ... Taranaki ... "Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland ... Westland ... £ 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 £ s. 846,470 15 238,323 16 770,991 0 633,383 18 162,291 18 34,438 0 1,087,011 0 267,628 0 306,983 6 4,617 13 d. 0 5 0 8 4 0 0 0 6 8 £ s. d. 426,608 0 0 81,332 0 0 378,569 0 0 309,485 0 0 I 71,654 0 6 49,688 0 0' 1,028,977 0 0 280,435 0 0 147,318 0 0 7,127 16 0 £ s. d. 3,842,503 17 5 902,199 0 3 4,708,015 0 0 3,552,152 14 9 678,955 8 4 242,631 7 9 8,744,658 8 0 2,789,273 0 0 2,376,391 10 1 67,684 15 2 Totals I 26,333,519 9 8 4,352,139 8 7 2,781,193 16 6 27,904,465 1 9 Corresponding period) 1891-92 j 29,924,230 8 6 3,500,979 11 2 7,091,690 10 0 26,333,519 9 8

DistrictApplications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications detained for Examination in th'e Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) received during the 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 4 7 30 12 4 1 25 18 3 12 9 8 10 1 33 4 3 10 1 1 1 3 1 46 11 1 2 6 24 2 4 Totals ... 104 16 103 19 53