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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1907.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland 41 27 23 Wellington .. .. .. .. •• 94 96 103 Poverty Bay .. .. .. .. • • 2 1 Canterbury 100 106 79 Otago 19 14 12 Southland .. .. .. .. •• 19 17 14

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1906; the Number received for Registration, and the Number registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1907; also the Number remaining on that date; and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

• Includes Crown-grant fees, £301 Is. Id.; and district-agency fees, £12 ss. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,450 copies), ± - 2 16s.

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District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications detained for Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) received during the Month and not yet passed. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due but not issued. Applications received previous to Current Month not yet passed. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay... Poverty Bay ... Nelson . . Maryborough ... Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland GO 3 43 IS 1 5 44 8 2 6 13 231 14 47 "7 1 1 *8 2 30 91 10 2 7 "2 i 7 22 L9 6 1 5 68 10 8 32 4 72 180 12 12 72 Totals ... 175 59 12 346 159 433

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1906. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1907. Registered during the same Period. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1907. Fees. Auckland ... ?aranaki Wellington ... lawke's Bay 'overty Bay Telson ifarlborough. Canterbury ... )tago iouthland ... ¥estland 103 21 200 156 8 83 48 40 40 5,225 771 2,770 1,367 64 882 442 1,488 2,023 528 77 5,127 760 2,742 1,278 64 881 507 1,473 1,964 562 77 201 32 228 245 9 18 63 99 6 £ s. 5,155 8 752 16 2,788 15 1,576 12 72 4 782 2 437 5 1,513 3 1,969 10 507 10 59 3 d. 6 6 7 3 0 6 0 0 0 6 6 Totals 699 15,637 15,435 901 15,614 11 4*