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Purposes for which the Advances appear from the Applications to be required, classified according to Provincial Districts, to 31st March, 1899.

For For converting converting i Leasehold Leasehold ; into Freehold, into \ and for IraFreehold. I provements I and Stock. * Provincial District. For releasing Mortgage. For releasing Mortgage, and for Improvements. For releasing Mortgage, and for Stock. For releasing Mortgage, and for Stock and Improvements. For Purchase of other Land. For paying Balance of Purchasemoney, and for Improvements. For improve- *£$£? ments. prove ments. Not stated in Application. Totals. I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Auckland 150,676 141,111 7,660 9,760 18,375 37,185 10,590 17,720 119,858 24,753 4,425 542,023 Taranaki 102,965 70,740 7,975 2,050 6,695 32,131 10,326 8,769 57,855 14,935 3,915 318,356 Hawke's Bay 74,610 34,560 1,385 3,320 8,175 10,722 450 2,445 53,538 5,655 2,840 197,700 Wellington 230,303 168,578 6,940 7,000 24,415 58,437 25,165 20,396 156,878 28,710 6,695 733,517 Marlborough 39,470 23,015 935 150 5,355 11,655 150 5,820 16,090 1,187 1,270 105,097 Nelson 30,555 17,155 860 3,800 800 4,130 820 1,255 8,440 2,740 650 71,205 Westland 16,165 7,970 670 350 1,430 2,835 250 1,040 11,100 1,615 350 43,775 Canterbury 121,801 18,297 1,600 480 2,777 17,983 30 5,105 41,821 6,523 1,830 218,247 Otago and Southland 349,863 124,440 6,185 2,930 20,760 66,369 8,925 30,986 89,429 19,631 10,090 729,608 Totals.. 1,116,408 605,866 34,210 29,750 88,782 241,447 56,706 93,536 555,009 105,749 32,065 2,959,528