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E. —Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining Unregistered on the 31st March, 1880, the Number received for Registration and the Number Registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1881; also the Number remaining Unregistered on that Date, and the Total Amount of Fees collected for the same Period.

F. —Table showing the Work done and Fees received in the Offices for the Registration of Title in the Australian Colonies, Tasmania, and New Zealand. (The particulars for Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland, and Tasmania are for the year 1879, and for New Zealand for the year ended the 31st March, 1881.)

Authority : GrEOBGE Didsxittky, G-overnment Printer, Wellington.—lBBl.

District. Unregistered, 31st March, 1880. Received for Registration during the 12 Months ended the 31st March, 1881. Registered during the 12 Months, same Period. Unregistered, 31st March, 1881. Fees. Auckland Dtago Canterbury Wellington Nelson ... Southland Elawke's Bay W"estland raranaki... Marlborough 74 72 181 19 39 66 5,110 2,352 2,989 2,960 490 844 902 58 1,043 393 4,968 2,401 2,951 2,924 452 839 900 57 1,036 300 216 23 219 55 38 44 68 1 22 102 £ s. d. 5,271 3 4 2,753 3 0 3,498 10 0 3,054 7 0 512 0 0 1,189 11 0 1,071 7 0 60 18 0 987 16 0 439 4 0 15 9 Total 475 17,141 16,828 788 18,837 19 4* * This includes £906 3s. li Id. Crown-grai Lt fees (nine months).

Colony. Population of Colony. Number of Applications to bring Land under the Act. Number of Transfers. Number of Mortgages. Eeceipts (exclusive of Assurance Fund). Victoria South Wales louth Australia Queensland .. few Zealand 899,333 734,282 259,460 217,851 112,469 463,729 962 138 633 , 194 116 1,119 7,855 3,425 6,669 3,627 385 7,097 6,692 1,860 4,558 1,457 269 5,735 £ s. d. 24,862 11 2 8,110 11 0 No information. 5,127 5 2 No information. 20,686 0 7