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D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1908.

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1907; the Number received for Registration, and the Number registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1908; also the Number remaining on that date; and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

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District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications I detained for i Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) j 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. Application! received previous to Current Month not yet passed. Auckland ... i Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay... Poverty Bay ... Nelson . . Marlborough ... Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland ... i 59 5 34 12 4 5 2 23 22 4 46 16 1 i ii 6 3 1 7 9 243 "8 2 75 12 10 19 160 "7 74 43 4 16 7 34 5 6 63 130 20 12 63 Totals 170 75 10 366 294 369 Other Instruments unrecorded. Auckland Wellington Poverty Bay Canterbury Otago Transfers. 146 65 5 60 35 Mortgagee. 82 71 7 44 20 1 K Miscellaneous. 67 54 18 56 20 Southland 20

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1907. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1908. Registered during the same Period. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1908. Pees. .uckland 'aranaki Wellington ... lawke's Bay 'overty Bay lelson larlborough !anterbury ... )tago outhland ... Vestland ... 201 32 228 245 9 18 63 99 6 6,130 760 2,837 1,489 80 903 571 1,482 2,264 676 105 5,906 774 3,035 1,423 77 903 586 1,442 2,289 655 91 425 18 30 311 3 9 3 103 74 27 14 & 8. 6,115 1 701 6 2,827 14 1,728 12 83 11 766 10 576 5 1,464 9 2,250 4 644 18 81 18 a. o o 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 Totals 901 17/297 17,181 1,017 *17,240 10 * Includes Crown-grant fees, £287 2s. 6d.; and district-agency fees, £6 15s.