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Of the applications declined to the 30th June, 1895, 288 were for £148,715 on freeholds, 279 were for £44,188 on leaseholds, and 20 were for £12,045 on freeholds and leaseholds combined. The General Board had up to the 31st March, 1895, in eleven meetings held for the purpose of considering the applications for loans, authorised 230 advances, to the total amount of £99,982; and up to the 30th June had, in thirty-one meetings, authorised 965 advances, to the total amount of £354,907. Of the authorised advances to the 31st March, 189 were for £94,692 on freeholds, 40 for £4,890 on leaseholds, and 1 for £400 on freehold and leasehold combined ; while to the 30th June the authorised advances were 701 for £314,822 on freeholds, 256 for £35,840 on leaseholds, and 8 for £4,245 on freeholds and leaseholds combined. Up to the 31st March the applications granted on freeholds were 118 for £30,042 on applications for loans not exceeding £500, and 72 for £64,650 on applications for loans exceeding £500. The advances granted on leaseholds were 37 for £4,050 on applications for advances not exceeding £500, and 2 for £840 on applications for advances of more than £500. The advance granted on freehold and leasehold combined was 1 for £400. Up to the 30th June the applications granted on freeholds were 505 for £131,222 on applications for loans not exceeding £500, and 196 for £183,600 on applications for loans exceeding £500. The advances granted on leaseholds were 251 for £32,090 on applications for advances not exceeding £500, and 5 for £3,750 on applications for advances of more than £500. The advances granted on freeholds and leaseholds combined were 6 for £1,795 on applications for advances not exceeding £500, and 2 for £2,450 on applications for advances exceeding £500.

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