MORTGAGES REGISTERED AND DISCHARGED DURING YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1912, WITH TOTAL AMOUNT OWING.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1912 Session II, H-02

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Session 11. 1912. NEW ZEALAND.

MORTGAGES REGISTERED AND DISCHARGED DURING YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1912, WITH TOTAL AMOUNT OWING.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 2nd August, 1912. Ordered, "That there be laid before this House a return for the year ended 31st March, 1912, of all mortgages in the Dominion, in the same form as the return asked for last year, with an addition showing the total amount owing at that date."—(Mr. Witty.)

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Return showing the Number and Amount of Mortgages Registered from 1st April, 1911, to 31st March, 1912, and the Different Rates of Interest at which Money was advanced.

District. Number. Amount. Free. a, 2°/o 24% 3% 3J% 4% m w 4§% 4|% 4J% 4|% 5% «,% % 51% Auckland Poverty Bay.. Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. Westland 7,812 715 1,756 2,017 5,911 896 420 4,988 2,616 1,779 228 £ 4,816,833 835,565 2,048,778 1,642,375 5,429,664 478,990 354,037 4,297,943 1,469,236 1,326,498 108,448 £ 1,262 700 1,300 £ 4,350 500 £ £ 806 1,898 £ £ 1,080 583 7,331 410 1,738 775 9,375 350 600 500 11,099 11,643 13 7 £ 15,352 270 3,531 4,861 3,620 2,340 10,437 43,819 11,456 8,696 50 £ •• •• ■• I £ £ "' - i 11!700 £ £ 320,558 89,030 298,737 115,311 900,032 16,863 44,365 531,797 69,657 31,316 £ 86,687 63,000 82,900 36,312 139,328 13,400 31,911 113,923 43,137 15,150 £ 1,954,257 210,152 812,732 547,514 1,727,928 243,539 73,551 2,104,994 844,873 540,980 926 £ 1,500 8,965 18,350 £ 500 £ 32,335 3,830 9,986 7,540 46,800 2 1250 932 " - 5,250 34,620 23,745 15,050 900 1,775 - 1,827 450 j 2,500 11,000 - - - •• Totals .. 22,808,367 10,544 7,525 — 450 2,704 5 104,432 2,500 1,827 1 11,700 3 11,000 1 2,417,666 466 625,748 198 9,061,446 7,861„ 29,138 22 1 62 1 28,815 8 5,750 2 173,906 100 6 District. 54* 5|% 6% 61% 64% 61% 7% 71% 74% 8% 81% 84% 9% 10% 12% 124% 15% 20% Unspecified. Auckland Poverty Bay.. Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington ., Nelson Marlborough Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. Westland £ 611,253 91,662 150,193 140,271 372,766 16,291 47,231 290,262 69,256 84,682 1,000 £ 61,900 500 2,000 1,750 74,797 £ 444,014 122,733 198,756 162,437 367,399 52,999 34,751 342,159 121,233 94,631 11,230 £ 450 950 1,000 3,029 £ 44,349 4,745 35,838 43,411 67,315 2,270 1,900 51,925 7,420 52,433 6,397 £ 15^000 £ 134,358 24,673 42,690 62,704 195,046 26,604 17,837 82,121 56,205 81,506 46,053 £ £ 16,907 340 9,995 9,020 19,451 1,320 250 8,040 955 1,551 2,700 £ 61,189 2,043 21,492 56,575 95,597 14,347 3,986 62,659 11,822 26,590 3,615 359,915 £ £ 1,673 £ 9,320 100 650 7,383 11,153 470 £ 38,278 330 7,329 13,335 26,821 1,562 568 8,448 2,187 5,162 898 £ 375 £ 250 £ .. £ 150 132 £ 978,397 221,707 341,852 429,041 1,392,605 83,867 86,475 599,391 205,108 349,189 34,829 500 325 200 ': 350 1,600 183 ~80 I .. 80 4,650 150 200 liioo '810 i ] 1,300 250 iio Totals .. 1,874,867 3,356 85,597 1,952,342 5,579 11 318,003 446 16,300 2 769,797 200 70,529 500 4,958 30,136 104,918 424 765 433 1,950 6 362 4,722,461 27 4,081 1,645 1 1 19 76 3 6 4 9,069 168 1,036

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Return for Same, showing Number and Total Amount of Mortgages for Sums (1) not exceeding £500, (2) between £501 and £1,000, (3) between £1,001 and £5,000, and over £5,000.

Return showing Total Amount owing at 31st March, 1912. 4290,138,264 9s. lOd. (For particulars vide Return H.-3, p. 3.)

Return showing Number and Amount of Mortgages released in each District from 1st April, 1911, to 31st March, 1912.

P. C. Corliss, Secretary for Lands and Deeds.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,400 copies), £2 15s.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9l2. Price 3d.]

£500 and under. £501 to £1,000. £1,001 to £5,000. Over £5,000. District. Total Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Niirn Number, be?? Am °un<iiuokland Poverty Bay.. Hawke's Bay raranaki Wellington .. tfelson Marlborough Canterbury .. Dtago Southland .. JVestland ! 5,444 445 1,183 1,217 3,832 689 291 3,523 2,017 1,171 175 £ 1,170,752 127,413 292,403 315,473 992,653 157,496 68,935 884,291 ±91,778 281,867 41,742 1,302 135 213 351 993 134 69 645 311 273 27 £ 1,027,355 104,920 187,546 255,683 748,591 99,732 54,421 406,236 225,955 207,762 18,967 1,005 102 274 401 931 64 50 652 260 311 26 £ 1,902,937 240,625 641,204 797,796 2,071,242 133,522 112,421 1,494,298 550,833 641,186 47,739 61 33 86 48 155 9 10 168 28 24 £ 715,789 362,607 927,625 273,423 1,617,178 88,240 118,260 1,513,118 200,670 195,683 7,812 715 1,756 2,017 5,911 896 420 4,988 2,616 1,779 228 £ 4,816,833 835,565 2,048,778 1,642,375 5,429,664 478,990 354,037 4,297,943 1,469,236 1,326,498 108,448 Totals .. 19,987 4,824,803 4,453 3,337,168 4,076 8,633,803 622 6,012,593 29,138 22,808,367

District. Number. Amount. Auckland Poverty Bay .. Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough .. Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 5,228 566 1,384 1,986 5,101 655 326 4,001 2,016 1,487 156 £ 2,746,514 565,766 1,535,098 1,181,607 3,993,036 282,216 225,573 2,994,912 1,023,443 787,224 49,500 Totals 22,906 15,384,889