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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1886.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgages under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1886.

D.—Return showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1886.

District. General Pees. Land Assurance. Total. Auckland Jew Plymouth Wellington ... lawke's Bay kelson tfarlborough ... Canterbury ... )tago Southland tVestland £ s. d. 3,750 12 11 798 6 2 2,851 15 11 1,753 1 11 725 17 6 352 10 0 6,472 7 11 2,976 1 7 2,390 5 6 243 2 4 £ s. d. 1,374 8 10 114 14 11 459 1 5 1,089 1 2 77 15 0 62 3 0 1,555 0 2 391 11 8 681 17 1 10 19 0 £ s . a. 5,125 1 9 913 1 1 3,310 17 4 2,842 3 1 80,3 12 6 414 13 0 8,027 8 1 3,367 13 3 3,072 2 7 254 1 4 Totals 22,314 1 9* 5,816 12 3 28,130 14 0 Corresponding period, 1884-85 ... 21,917 11 7i 5,161 O 3 27,081 14 10 * Includes £1,099 2s. lid. Crown-grant fees. t Includes £1,393 17s. Od. Crown-grant fees.

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1885. Amount secured by Mortgage during the Year ended 31st March, 188C. Amount of Mortgages paid off during tho same Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on the | 31st March, 188G. L uckland ... low Plymouth Vellington lawke's Bay lelson larlborough Jantexbury )tago southland ... Vestland ... £ a. 2,709,216 7 459,065 17 2,518,986 5 1,614,439 0 380,487 7 191,547 4 9,284,871 1 5,336,691 17 3,523,139 0 71,330 0 d. 0 8 3 6 2 2 6 7 8 4 £ s. 474,832 8 109,755 3 563,497 12 678,355 11 152,663 16 96,195 0 1,478,038 9 556,521 0 748,379 18 48,017 17 d. 0 6 3 1 3 0 2 0 o 9 £ s. d. 225,304 0 0 68,243 0 0 286,583 0 0 357,685 1 2 35,973 4 7 63,506 0 0, 1,009,527 0 0 422,898 0 0 766,238 0 0 24,703 9 10 £ s. d. 2,958,744 15 0 500,578 1 2 2,795,900 17 6 1,935,109 10 5 497,177 18 10 224,236 4 2 9,753,382 10 8 5,470,314 17 7 3,505,280 19 5 94,644 8 3 Totals 26,089,774 1 10 4,906,256 1G 9 3,260,660 15 7 27,735,370 3 0 !orresponding period) 1884-85 I 4,195,012 5 0 2,517,581 4 11

District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisition. 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 Instnunen Is detained in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title duo bui not issued. Auckland New Plymouth Wellington Hawke's Bay ... Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury • ... Otago Southland Westland 8 4 35 4(J 4 2 2! 25 8 42 6 "8 1 3 14 2 3 5 14 22 14 1 i 10 24 48 12 10 4 25 6 3 i Totals 156 57 27 106 20 68