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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1928.

Other Instruments unrecorded. District. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland ... ... 23 28 65 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 21 22 54 Wellington ... ... 12 21 34 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 7 12 15 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 3 5 7 Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury ... ... ... ... 31 37 30 Otago ... ... ... ... 5 7 5 Southland ... ... ... ... 8 15 19 Westland ... ... ... ... ... 1 2 Totals ... ... ... 110 148 231

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1927; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Year ended the 31st March, 1928; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

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Applications . .... . . (other than Unregistered TT . , , Applications Applications Applications those already Ingtr * mcnts Unregistered Certifloates Zoeived awaiting detained for mentioned) awaiti Instruments of prev ious to District. Compliance Examination received Oomplian 6 oe detained Title due but r Current with mthe with Q m not issued. Month not Requisitions. Survey Office. Month Requisitions . Survey Office. yet passed. and nofc yet r passed. Auckland ... 82 47 5 249 38 86 2 Taranaki ... 2 ... ... 25 ... 19 Wellington ... 4 6 2 221 65 32 Hawke's Bay... 1 ... ... 33 21 16 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 2 ... 4 Nelson . . ... ... 1 6 ... 8 Marlborough... 2 ... ... 3 ... 12 Canterbury ... 2 2 ... 89 38 39 Otago ... 2 ... 3 29 ... 42 6 Southland ... 1 1 ... 12 ... 24 Westland ... 2 ... ... 17 Totals ... 98 56 11 686 162 282 8

Received Unrecorde _ . I ° r ,. Recorded Unrecorded tv i ■ on Registration duri on District. 31st March, | urm § the same 31st March, Pees ' 1927. nd< L d Period. 1928. 31st March, 1928. £ s. d. Auckland ... ... ... 201 9,168 9,094 201 8,271 10 6 Taranaki ... ... ... 5 471 473 3 428 17 0 Wellington ... ... ... 45 1,527 1,500 68 1,423 11 0 Hawke'sBay ... ... 12 738 731 19 712 15 6 Poverty Bav ... ... ... 4 4 ... 3 13 0 Nelson ... ... ... 26 679 695 6 623 0 0 Marlborough ... ... ... 257 257 ... 257 12 0 Canterbury... ... ... 16 398 386 15 356 10 6 Otago ... ... ... 42 3,159 3,132 46 2,877 7 0 Southland ... ... ... 14 243 249 8 229 4 0 Westland ... ... ... ... 2 2 ... 196 Totals ... ... 361 16,646 16,523 366 15,185 10 0^