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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1914.

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1913; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1914; 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 detained for Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) received during the Month and nof 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 120 7 10 3 6 3 1 22 5 111 3 1 7 13 18 2 1 79 6 199 2 6 80 23 5 65 45 56 23 2 20 261 4 160 15 13 18 10 80 40 44 3 i 41 Totals ... 177 15 135 35 21 465 21 146 642 48 i i i_ I Other Instruments unrecorded. Auckland Wellington Poverty Bay ... Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury Otago Transfers. 185 132 11 6 69 20 Mortgages. 157 140 12 16 3 58 13 Miscell 1 1 I laneous. 36 80 17 2 6 62 8 Totals 423 399 411

i District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1913. Bcordec on March 913. (! i. Received -a ■ ? T *.- Registered i Unrecorded Registration d s uri on during the the 81gt Maroh Yearcndcd p eriod igu 31st March, 1914. Fees. Auckland ... Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Maryborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland ... f 221 3 197 69 100 3 28 202 3 7,733 7,725 229 782 765 20 2,208 2,301 104 1,415 1,360 124 63 63 966 1,008 58 432 423 14 1,455 1,209 274 2,334 2,387 149 633 629 7 72 69 3 £ 7,548 720 2,161 1,523 65 827 429 1,362 2,181 599 55 Totals 826 18,093 17,939 982 17,470* • Includes Gri iwn-grant fees, £188; and district-agency fees, £6.