MORTGAGE ADJUSTMENT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22509, 17 September 1938, Page 16

MORTGAGE ADJUSTMENT

PRESENT POSITION OF WORK OF COMMISSIONS

(press association tkliobam.) WELLINGTON, September 16. "In accordance with the Government's desire to have all applications under the Mortgagors and Lessees Rehabilitation Act disposed of before the end of the present calendar year, close touch has been maintained with the commissions, and such rearrangements as have appeared necessary have been made from time to time," said the Minister for Justice (the Hon. H. G. R. Mason) in an interview this evening. "In some cases commissions which have finished work in their own district have been Used in a neighbouring district, and in some cases new commissions have been appointed." The following is a statistical summary of the position throughout the Dominion:— Applications filed— Farm .. .* .. 15,165 Other ...•■'.. .. 17,304 . Total .. .. .. 32,469 Less voluntary adjustments— Farm .. ' .. .. 939 Other .. '..' .. 1,046 Net total .. .. 1,985 Applications withdrawn— Farm ~ .. .... 2,816 . Other .. ..', ..■■■. 4,132 ; Total .. ' .. .. 6,948 Orders made— Farm ■.... .. .. 8,455 Other - .. .... 10,350 Total .. ' .... 18,805 Grand total .. .. 27,738 Applications yet to be disposed of— Farm .. ... ... 2,955 Other .. .. .. 1,776 Total .. ■.. ' .. 4,731 "The actual position is somewhat better than is disclosed in these figures," said Mr Mason. "The returns relate to orders drawn up and filed in the Court of Review, and'of 4731 cases left on hand an appreciable number have already been heard. December will see the finish, except for perhaps an odd case and for cases reopened by the Court of Review."