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1917. NEW ZEALAND.

STATE ADVANCES OFFICE (REPORT BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1917.

Laid before Parliament pursuant to Subsection (3) of Section 64 of the State Advances Act, 1913.

ADVANCES TO SETTLERS BRANCH. Twenty-third Annual Report and Balance-sheet. The following is a statement showing the advances authorized for settlers by the Board during the year, and classified according to provincial districts : — Provincial Number of District. Applications. authorized. Auckland .. .. .. .. ..499 144,915 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 43 19,675 Ffawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 45 18,290 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 257 88,930 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 25 9,475 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 16 3,600 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 21 7,245 Canterbury • .. .. .. .. ..128 38,255 Otago.. .. .. .. .. .. 49 16,945 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 42 11,400 Totals.. .. .. .. .. 1,125 £358,730 The total advances to settlers now current are as follows :— Number. £ Amount.^ Not exceeding £500 .. .. .. .. 15,081 3,228,154 18 8 Exceeding £500 but not exceeding £1,000 .. .3,123 2,218,225 1 11 Exceeding £1,000 but not exceeding £2,000 .. " 1,322 1,819,168 4 5 Exceeding £2,000 but not exceeding £3,000 .. 103 489,575 2 8 Totals .. .. .. .. 19,7.1.9 £7,755,123 7 8 The number and amounts of current advances on freehold and leasehold are as follows:— Number. Amount - „ d On freeholds .. .. .. .. .. 12,066 5,530,506 19 6 On leaseholds .. .. .. .. .. 7,378 2,045,963 2 2 On freeholds and leaseholds combined .. .. 275 178,653 6 0 Totals .. .. .. .. 19,719 £7,755,123 7 8 The number and amounts of current advances on rural and urban and suburban land are as follows: — Number. Amount. On rural land .. .. .. .. .. 12,435 5,070,413 18 7 On urban and suburban land .. .. .. 7,284 2,684,709 9 1 Totals .. .. .. .. 19,719 £7,755,123 7 8 The amounts of the advances actually paid over to settlers during the year ended 31st March, 191.7, are as follows : — Number. Am ° unt - Not exceeding £500 .. .. .. .. .. 921 299,735 Exceeding £500 but not exceeding £1,000 ..' .. 122 85,850 Exceeding £1,000 but not exceeding £2,000 .. .. 29 43,270 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1,072 £428,855

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