H.—3.

D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1922.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland ... ... 62 73 24 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 3 5 3 Wellington ... ... 49 23 26 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 12 18 20 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 2 3 3 Nelson ... ... ... ... 5 3 3 Marlborough ... Canterbury ... ... ... ... 63 47 71 Otago ... ... ... ... 18 20 49 Southland ... ... ... ... 12 16 17 Westland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Totals ... ... ... 226 208 216

E. —Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1921; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1922; 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 not 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. I I I I Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay... Poverty Bay ... Nelson . . Marlborough ... Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland 220 8 15 4 4 2 12 7 2 1 138 2 34 2 "i 4 "l II 2 154 26 433 42 2 10 2 87 31 7 6 63 242 49 696 36 4 8 1 61 59 17 5 67 i 926 12 4 10 1 l l 1 11 12 7 ... Totals ... 275 182 L6 800 1,017 1,178 97 I

j District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1921. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1922. Recorded \ Unrecorded during on the same . 31st March, * ees ' Period. 1922. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland ... 2,119 57 175 623 5 57 24 62 17 75 6 11,972 992 3,070 1,432 55 1,023 499 1,786 2,876 521 119 £ a. 12,437 1,654 10,532 19 1,041 8 892 0 2,858 387 2,816 2 2,028 27 1,443 2 57 3 51 12 1,046 34 906 5 522 1 446 13 1,802 46 1,597 2 2,855 38 2,670 15 581 15 508 16 125 ... 90 19 d. 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals ... 3,220 24,345 25,352 2,213 21,956 6 0