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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Year ended the 31st March, 1932.

C.—Return showing the Total Amount of Money secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1932.

Return showing Number and Amount of Mortgages under Land Transfer and Deeds Registry released in each District from Ist April, 1931, to 31st March, 1932. _ Amount. District. M umber. .g Auckland .. .. .. .. i. 4,256 2,669,765 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 719 522,159 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 3,692 2,914,405 Hawke'sßay .. .. .. .. .. 621 532,786 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 252 285,034 Nelson 471 247,423 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 139 190,016 Canterbury .. .. . . .. .. 2,248 1,432,853 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,607 853,454 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 734 419,485 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 125 56,115 Totals .. .. .. .. 14,864 £10,123,495

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District. I General Fees. Assurance Pees. ' Compulsory > Registration Fees. £ s. <1. £ s. d. £ s. (I. Auckland .. .. .. .. 12,129 11 3 .. 2,173 15 0 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 2,094 11 0 .. 168 15 0 Wellington .. .. .. .. 8,730 8 0 .. 630 0 0 Hawke's Bay .. 1,589 12 0 .. 205 0 0 Gisborne .. .. .. . . 893 18 5 .. 8 15 0 Nelson .. .. .. .. 1, 356 19 6 .. 300 0 0 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 438 1 0 .. 122,10 0 Canterbury .. .. .. 7,01914 6 .. 141 5 0 Otago .. .. .. .. 3,898 14 0 .. 678 15 0 - Southland .. .. .. .. 1,791 6 0 .. 73 15 0 Westland .. .. .. .. 687, 5 6 .. 20 0 0 Totals .. .. .. 40,630 1 2 .. 4,522 10 0 Corresponding period, 1930-31 .. 63,484 9 1 .. 5,755 0 0

Amount remaining Amount secured by Amount of Amount remaining . secured by Mortgage during Mortgage paid secured by District. Mortgage on the the Year ended off during the Mortgage on the 31st March, 1931. 31st March, 1932, same Period. 31st March, 1932. £ £ £ £ Auckland .. ! 77,649,184 3,169,637 2,239,771 78,579,050 Taranaki .. i 21,158,229 638,822 521,159 21,275,892 Wellington .. 72,931,021 3,356,832 2,913,705 73,374,148 Hawke'sBay .. 22,015,178 989,341 532,786 22,471,733 Gisborne .. .. 11,424,030 406,614 285,034 11,545,610 Nelson .. .. 4,126,525 307,406 231,224 4,202,707 Marlborough .. 4,408,210 216,670 190,016 4,434,864 Canterbury .. I 52,633,213 1,967,237 1,432,853 53,167,597 Otago .. .. 17,922,916 936,982 694,000 18,165,898 Southland .. 13,839,084 507,889 419,485 13,927,488 Westland .. 1,385,917 88,717 56,115 1,418,519 Totals .. 299,493,507 12,586,147 9,516,148 302,563,506