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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1887.

C.—Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgages under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1887.

D. —Return showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1887.

District. General Fees. Land Assurance. Total. Auckland Caranaki Wellington ... Sawke's Bay kelson Vlarlborough ... Canterbury ... Dtago ■Southland iVestland £ S. 2,596 15 668 9 2,621 2 1,602 11 680 12 237 3 2,228 5 4,671 2 1,687 13 177 4 a, o 4 7 0 06 2 6 0 7 £ s. a. 543 3 3 89 4 9 270 0 8 240 10 0 189 19 1 28 17 5 317 1 6 803 11 6 176 4 4 7 14 3 £ s. a. 3,139 18 3 757 14 1 2,891 3 3 1,843 1 0 869 11 1 266 0 11 2,545 6 8 5,474 14 0 1,863 17 4 184 18 10 Totals 17,170 18 8* 2,666 6 9 19,836 5 5 Corresponding period 1885-86 ... 22,314 1 9t 5,816 12 3 28,130 14 0 Includes 13s. district ai ;enc; fees and £811 11s. 7d, Grown-! ;rant fees. t Includes £1,099 2s. lid. Crown-; 'rant fees

4 District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1886. Amount secured by Amount of MortMortgage during gages paid off the Year ended during the same 31st March, 1887. Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1887. Auckland ... Faranaki ... Wellington lawke's Bay kelson tfarlborough. Canterbury )tago southland ... iVestland ... £ 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 £ s. d. 528,353 8 2 59,224 5 5 611,218 4 0 740,711 2 2 84,234 0 2 101,303 9 2 1,214,215 8 8 550,178 0 0 435,282 17 1 8,857 1 0 £ s. 382,509 0 35,086 18 229,393 0 392,624 0 29,725 0 23,561 18 654,548 0 322,881 0 178,064 0 4,150 1 d. 0 3 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 1 £ s. d. 3,104,589 3 2 524,715 8 4 3,177,726 1 6 2,283,196 12 7 551,686 18 5 301,977 15 3 10,313,049 19 4 5,697,611 17 7 3,762,499 16 6 99,351 8 2 Totals 27,735,370 3 0 4,333,577 15 10 2,252,542 18 0 29,816,405 0 10 Corresponding period) 1885-86 ) 4,906,256 16 9 3,260,660 15 7

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 the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due bui not issued. Auckland ?aranaki Vellington lawke's Bay ... Telson rlarlborough ... Canterbury )tago iouthland Vestland 11 6 30 20 6 3 16 19 6 1 37 2 1 11 3 11 18 6 i 26 5 4 i 4 2 45 14 5 2 2 11 3 1 Totals ... 118 55 103 24 26