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1910. NEW ZEALAND.

STATE-GUARANTEED ADVANCES OFFICE (REPORT BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE), FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1910.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

ADVANCES TO SETTLERS BKANCH. Sixteenth Annual Report and Balance-sheet. Four thousand one hundred and thirty-one applications for loans, amounting to £ 1,539,150, were received during ilie year. The advances actually granted during the year numbered 2,745, amounting to £1,095,120. The Board had, up to the 31st .March, 1910, authorized 28,735 advanoes, amounting to £10,245,265. Applicants to the number of 3,013 declined the grants offered them, amounting to £1,219,990, so that the advanoes authorized to the 31st March, 1910, numbered 25,722, and amounted to £9,025,275 net. The total amount of advances actually paid over during the year for both the Advances to Settlers and Advances to Workers Branches was £1,457,472 lis. lOd. Classified according to provincial districts, the total number and amount of advances authorized to date are : — XT . , Amount of Advances Pltmnoial . Nu J? b " of authorized. District. Applications. £ Auckland 7,556 2,343,103 Taranaki 3,942 1,750,769 Hawke'sßay 1,386 412,390 Wellington 7,419 2,773,793 Marlborough ... ... ■•■ ••■ • •• 862 354,930 Nelson 430 131,315 Westland ... ... •■• ••• 608 145,085 Canterbury 2 > 495 820 >310 Otago ' 1,797 702,130 Southland .- .- 811,440 Total ... ... ••• 28,735 £10,245,265 Classified according to provincial districts, the advances authorized during the year ended 31st March, 1910, are, — , , Amount of Advances Provincial ' Number oi authorized. District. Applications. £ Auckland • LgJ 331,440 Taranaki - "^BO Hiwke'sßav ••■ ••• ••• 15 ° 40,255 H.i kesl-.tv ... 298,316 Wellington ... ' Marlborough - g 38 625 Nelson ... ••■ ••• •• _. ..'.., ... ~ , 14 17,555 ... 304 104,310 Canterbury ... 675 Siand ::: ::: ::: ::: .:: j* 4uio Total , , .., 3.201 £1,038,340

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