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1907. NEW ZEALAND.

MORTGAGES REGISTERED AND DISCHARGED (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1906.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 12th September, 1906. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return of the mortgages registered and discharged in the colony from the Ist day of April, 1905, to the 31st day of March, 1906, in the form and in continuation of H.-12, 1905."—(H0n. Sir W. J. Steward.)

Return showing Number and Total Amount of Mortgages registered from the 1st April, 1905, to the 31st March, 1906, for Sums (1st) not exceeding £500; (2nd) between £500 and £1,000; (3rd) between £1,000 and £5,000; and (4th) over £5,000.

Return showing Number and Amount of Mortgages released in each District for the same Period.

;eturn showing Number and Total A to the 31st March, 1906, for Su: £1,000; (3rd) between £1,000 and mount of Mortgages registered from the 1st April, 1905, E8 (1st) not exceeding £500; (2nd) between £500 and £5,000; and (4th) over £5,000. £501 to £1,000. £ 1,001 to £5,000. Over £5,000. £500 and Under. £501 to £1,000. District. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amouc Amount. lUckland .. 'overty Bay lawke's Bay 'aranaki .. Wellington larlborough Janterbury )tago iouthland Vestland .. felson 2,609 234 681 923 3,569 142 2,695 .. ' 1,459 828 94 500 £ 562,244 57,263 153,845 218,706 899,223 28,625 588,778 372,644 171,242 19,406 103,065 372 59 127 226 881 27 467 198 157 5 61 £ 267,135 45,605 102,403 175,481 644,062 19,730 347,590 136,674 117,389 3,450 45,241 207 59 122 229 657 } 23 412 112 134 5 27 ' [ £ 419,082 22 147,273 '• 28 262,115 ' 34 454,261 : 10 1,632,601 107 56,834 4 902,518 : 81 230,484 13 251,041 3 7,550 I 52,549 1 £ 400,474 312,544 429,384 73,838 1,109,670 65,500 936,018 257,758 23,002 5,199 Totals 13,734 3,175,041 2,580 1,904,760 1,937 4,416,308 303 8,613,987

District. Number. Amount. Auckland Poverty Bay.. Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Marlborough Nelson Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. Westland 2,124 277 668 1,055 3,710 219 443 2,654 1,063 730 71 £ 819,834 382,538 697,538 649,977 2,236,041 141,195 135,631 2,015,080 640,874 365,544 23,841 Totals 13,020 8,108,093