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B. —Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1884.

* Includes £1,576 4s. 6d. Orown-grant fees. t Includes £1,209 14s. 2d. Crown-grant foes.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount in Money remaining secured by Mortgages under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1884.

D.—Return showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1884.

District. General Fees. Land Assurance. Total. Auckland ... ... sfew Plymouth Vellington ... lawke's Bay Telson /[arlborough Canterbury ... )tago Southland Vestland & s. d. 3,048 18 4 858 17 1 2,460 7 10 1,244 7 9 613 11 8 306 7 0 7,824 15 5 3,304 18 5 2,523 14 0 277 7 7 & s. a. 964 5 10 551 19 7 338 1 8 350 3 0 63 5 11 51 10 0 2,230 10 4 234 15 7 357 2 9 12 18 3 £ s. d. 4,013 4 2 1,410 16 8 2,798 9 6 1,594 10 9 676 17 7 357 17 0 10,055 5 9 3,539 14 0 2,880 16 9 290 5 10 Totals 22,463 5 1* 5,154 12 11 27,617 18 0 !orresponding period, 1882-83 ... 23,706 19 2+ 5,558 18 10J 29,265 18 0*

District. Amount remaining Secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1883. Amount secured by Mortgage during the Year ending 31st March, 1884. Amount of Mortgages paid off during the samo Period. Amount remaining Secured by Mortgage on the 31st March, 1884. Auckland ... S[ew Plymouth Wellington Bawko's Bay kelson Marlborough Canterbury Dtago Southland Westland £ s. a. 1,881,373 13 0 308,925 7 4 2,171,767 10 2 1,306,574 19 4 304,814 15 1 150,746 4 2 8,433,013 1 0 4,660,522 17 7 3,091,076 0 0 69,244 9 10 £ s. d. 626,290 0 0 124,113 15 10 475,407 17- 2 352,390 16 8 58,986 9 8 39,014 0 0 1,425,171 15 6 576,817 0' 0 388,130 7 5 6,006 13 0 £ s. d. 136,520 0 0 36,268 0 11 311,972 0 0 158,702 12 1 20,139 18 0 11,960 0 0 854,258 0 0 246,886 0 0 255,S61 0 0 5,477 0 0 £ s. d. 2,371,143 13 0 396,771 2 3 2,335,203 7 4 1,500,263 3 11 343,661 6 9 177,800 4 2 9,003,926 16 6 4,990,453 17 7 3,223,345 7 5 69,774 2 10 Totals 22,378,058 17 6 4,072,328 15 3 2,038,044 11 0 24,412,343 1 9 Corresponding period ] 1882-83 J 6,151,795 6 5 2,596,091 6 1

District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications Detained for Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) Received during the Month not yet passed. Applications received previously, not yet passed. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments Detained in Survey Office. Certificates of Titlo due but not issued. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay ... Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury Otago ■ Southland Westland 24 3 27 25 7 3 35 20 12 .-, 1 20 5 3 a 14 ■ 10 10 12 i 1 2 2 76 IS "i 25 7 1 Totals ... 157 26 5 4 114 15 48