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1907. NEW ZEALAND.

MORTGAGES REGISTERED AND DISCHARGED (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1907.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 4th July, 1907. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return of t.he mortgages registered and discharged in the colony from the Ist day of April, 1906, to the 31st day of March, 1907, in the form and in continuation of H.-12, 1906."—(H0n. Sir W. J. Steward.)

Return for Period from 1st April, 1906, to 31st March, 1907, showing Number and Total Amounts of Mortgages for Sums (1) not exceeding £500, (2) between £500 and £1,000, (3) between £1,000 and £5,000, and (4) over £5,000.

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

ani In. iver 15,000. District. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. iiiokland .. 'overty Bay lawke's Bay 'aranaki .. Wellington larlborough Telson 'anterbury )tago Southland Vestland .. .. ! 2,761 ... ! 269 744 892 .. ' 3,822 184 .". 541 .. I 2,843 .. i 1,468 ..I 788 .. 123 £ 620,972 69,525 173,513 203,377 983,438 40,966 112,574 670,315 353,441 167,247 24,927 482 46 149 276 889 31 79 476 184 171 12 £ 358,104 33,071 115,177 205,742 649,246 22,555 58,738 351,488 147,621 127,478 8,880 269 57 129 212 788 35 56 448 116 112 1 £ 530,996 133,142 287,530 438,692 1,729,671 882,237 69,685 1,159,171 221,274 217,970 1,200 19 17 55 16 118 8 4 114 11 10 £ 163,548 265,297 870,678 162,600 1,360,492 188,548 30,700 1,083,750 125,544 181,769 Totals .. 14,435 3,420,295 2,795 2,078,100 2,223 4,871,574 372 4,432,926

District. Number. Amount. Auokland Poverty Bay.. Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Marlborough Nelson Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. Westland .. 2,131 326 851 1,306 4,337 238 518 3,246 1,510 829 109 £ 970,870 256,980 882,936 740,772 2,823,370 138,641 171,810 1,912,834 609,836 502,028 33,045 Totals 15,401 9,043,122