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Return showing the Number and Amount of Mortgages registered from the 31st March, 1901, to 31st March, 1902, and the different Rates of Interest at which such Money was advanced, and the Districts in which the Mortgages were registered.

C. A. HICKSON, Wellington, Bth September, 1902. Secretary for Stamps. Approximate Cost of Paper— Preparation, £20 10s.; printiug (1,200 copies;, ±2. Price 3d.} By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1902.

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Kates of Interest. District. Number of Mortgages. Amount of Mortgages. 3 34 4 *& 4-4, 4% a 5i 54 44 ii 5} 6 Auckland 1 .. Poverty Bay Hawke's Bay Taranaki .. Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland .. Canterbury Otago Southland 2,007 271 685 1,309 3,470 226 405 104 2,866 1,408 847 £ 768,556 254,649 781,287 866,311 2,042,942 242,866 145,104 36,950 1,932,005 661. 035 525,208 £ 4,086 600 260 3,809 7.0 300 £ £ 200 j 15,350 274 17,655 2,600 300 19,121 £ 12,000 £ .. £ £ 87,238 47,400 274,730 106,068 519,832 21,750 11,375 £ 6,500 £ 4,400 2,000 768 20,060 8,000 26,666 6,600 5,000 £ £ 416,467 \ 45,692 I 215,570 151,235 ! 2,350 454,304 125,795 : 73,593 4,808 760,758 351,921 i 7,935 289,005 | 3,150 £ 24,985 9,600 62,040 73,563 217,622 7,785 1,655 150 •61,922 16,242 6,349 £ £ 66,641 18,607 40,834 84,671 970 193,587 12,200 .. ; 20,812 3,569 3,845 131,516 80 59,565 13,253 150 3,500 875 120 100 22,775 200 9,189 18,242 14,000 610,466 71,203 100,294 •• •• Totals 13,598 8,256,913 10,120 j 800 108,706 12,000 | 14,000 150 1,850,356 6,500 ' 73,494 2,889,148 | 13,435 481,913 4,895 \ 651,315 District. 74 8 84 Hates of Interest. 9 10 20 25 40 Free. Unspecified. 6| 6i 6| 7 12 12J 15 . I _ I „ £ £ £ 125 94,860 108,049 200 140,938 255.000 100 477,200 225 56,226 5,543 4,880 80 4,025 200,805 80,393 50,581 80 4,675 1,475,075 Auckland .. Poverty Bay Hawke's Bay Taranaki .. Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland .. Canterbury Otago Southland.. £ £ 2,662 i 1,260 5,310 I 27,989 12,927 240 2,730 1,885 430 8,031 100 13,042 250 8,470 £ 450 £ 450 I 3 £ £ 12,776 197 12,136 : 11,046 7,367 600 60,812 3,640 63,587 9,715 6,225 i 6,527 ! 375 9,790 775 34,805 14,134 28,426 290 2,140 130 12 12 7 60 63 6 6 9 34 28 2 £ 20,478 250 6,100 49,119 36,436 8,500 4,914 5,008 21,206 12,911 28,775 £ £ £ 60 1,588 4,148 179 156 85 683 4,558 42,678 205 955 9,905 .. 1,000 100 525 170 2,020 245 i 6.180 100 620 ' 6,383 2,419 £ - 382 £ 400 375 £ 60 75 £ 235 1,400 £ " 3,350 311 500 2,000 180 140 555 .. I •• Totals 590 84,736 | 450 450 244,891 40,902 0 244 365 8,500 76,097 562 915 4,296 2,190 2,000 193,757