MORTGAGES REGISTERED AND DISCHARGED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1908.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1909 Session II, H-14

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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

MORTGAGES REGISTERED AND DISCHARGED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1908.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 2nd July, 1908. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return of the mortgages registered and diecharged in the Dominion from the Ist day of April, 1907, to the 31st day of March, 1908, in the form and in continuation of H.-12A, 1907."—(H0n. Sir W. J. Steward.)

Return for Period from the 1st April, 1907, to the 31st March, 1908, showing Number and Total Amounts of Mortgages for Sums (1st) not exceeding £500, (2nd) between £500 and £1,000, (3rd) between £1,000 and £5,000, (4th) £5,000 and over.

Return showing Number and Amount of Mortgages released in each District for the same Period.

District. £500 a ind Under. £501 to £1,000. £1,1 )1 to £5,000. £B,< )0 and Over. Totals. Number. Number. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Amount. Amount. Auckland .. Poverty Bay Hawke's Bay raranaki .. Wellington.. Marlborough Nelson Canterbury.. 3tago Southland .. kVestland .. i 3,087 276 920 988 4,110 249 485 ! 3,020 1,766 869 166 £ 786,827 74,182 188,135 240,782 1,048,679 58,077 127,998 707,710 405,771 187,482 34,198 £ 549 81 182 316 1,197 56 88 547 : 246 107 12 £ 388,252 64,937 137,396 246,906 862,384 43,940 65,552 365,020 181,969 124,367 7,796 £ 386 79 200 341 1,021 70 48 452 216 199 2 £ 744,347 196,689 454,342 740,174 2,145,226 141,485 86,838 1,255,100 455,486 410,892 . 4,000 6,639,579 £ 38 26 67 38 172 4 6 107 29 22 4 £ 507,667 235,895 938,900 320,154 1,702,913 45,600 64,372 967,960 195,692 331,524 33,000 £ 4,060 462 1,369 1,683 6,500 379 627 4,126 2,257 1,257 184 £ 2,427,093 571,703 1,718,773 1,548,016 5,759,202 294,102 344,760 3,295,790 1,238,918 1,054,265 78,994 Totals .. 15,936 3,859,841 3,441 2,488,519 3,014 513 5,343,677 22,904 18,331,616

District. Number. Amount). Auokland Poverty Bay Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Marlborough Nelson Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. Westland .. 2,978 401 982 1,553 4,627 235 529 3,405 1,667 1,125 134 £ 1,436,703 448,595 1,334,612 865,607 3,679,651 110,929 174,377 2,991,178 1,035,405 654,870 33,244 Totals 17,636 12,765,171

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Return showing the Amount and Number of Mortgages registered from the 1st April, 1907, to the 31st March, 1908, and the different Rates of Interest at which the Money was advanced.

District. No. Amount. Free. 21 3 sj 4 V< H 46 4| S ■'8 5i si si ■'1 Auoklana Poverty Bay Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson Canterbury Otago Southlana Westlana 4,060 462 1,369 1,683 6,500 379 627 4,126 2,257 1,257 184 £ 2,427,093 571, 703 1,718,773 1,548,016 5,759,122 294,102 344,760 3,295,790 1,374,740 918,523 78,994 £ £ £ 2,550 2,800 £ 750 £ 1,530 2,404 £ 250 322 £ 15,675 650 2,060 32,595 2,500 900 32,782 40,828 5,510 £ 15,000 £ 146,158 66,970 302,503 232,824 925,644 14,800 10,900 594,993 116,040 143,193 11,500 £ 755 £ 6,000 62,522 5,000 102,925 £ 976,573 184,453 770,585 512,411 1,757,256 91,380 174,797 1,325,992 653,764 479,287 1,529 £ 28,500 £ 14,390 10,500 2,800 2,000 23,025 £ 1,000 11,000 £ 419,094 56,350 89,909 79,529 541,204 22,375 21,210 268,444 58,661 28,459 100 £ 500 278 100 700 8,234 100 250 500 12,490 585 . 4,855 407 1,143 200 410 430 16,' 645 128,420 76,445 6,700 1,500 200 2,950 1,000 1,840 5,700 43 •• Totals 22,904 18,331,616 8,234 143 ! 5,350 13,990 : 10,929 1,612 1,585,335 7,278 133,500 31,645 2,565,525 755 388,012 6,928,027 30,200 58,505 12,000 District. 61 Off 7i % 10 10J 12 121 15 16 40 Not stated. Auckland Poverty Bay Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Nelson .. Canterbury Otago Southlana Westlana £ 159,096 76,122 151,658 149,625 918,482 45,838 36,595 384,253 106,081 35,895 3,910 600 £ £ 36,440 1,005 7,183 20,023 64,815 2,600 3,630 29,075 6,496 2,557 1,700 175,524 £ 800 .. ! £ " £ 76,484 11,125 11,296 72,019 172,522 16,330 13,454 57,001 54,676 11,885 35,444 £ 8,505 150 200 14,300 6,890 1,250 2,040 4,263 933 2,320 330 £ 24,864 6,450 7,897 49,823 91,698 10,310 32,348 34,751 15,009 25,697 962 £ 660 550 £ 1,200 160 14,336 5,827 £ £ 8,740 1,780 1,429 10,489 83,080 5,938 16,144 9,128 10,750 50 £ .. - •• £ 725 320 2,275 • £ 600 4,785 '" £ 335 28 2,280 ■• £ 25 £ 890 3,762 •• £ 50 £ £ 524,74156,79! 500 280,38; 381, 23- .. 1,001,60( 65,78: 31,95' 389,59! 221,08161,44! 23,41! 500 3,238,05; 206 1,000 264 100 150 .. 1,000 209 2,115 51 1,202 •• ! .. I 100 " " •• •■ ■• ! ■• i Totals 800 206 532,236 41,181 I 264 147,528 100 3,470 6,385 2,852 25 6,767 101 2,067,555 1,802 299,809 1,210 24,208