H.—45

1901. NEW ZEALAND.

MORTGAGES REGISTERED IN THE COLONY (PARTICULARS OF) DURING 1900-1.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 9th July, 1901. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return of the mortgages registered in the oolony from the 31st March, 1900, to the 31st March, 1901, being a continuation of H.-45 of last session, and including the like particulars."—(Hon. Major Stewaed.)

Return showing the Number and Total Amount of Mortgages for sums—(1) Not exceeding £500, (2) between £500 and £1,000, (3) between £1,000 and £5,000, and (4) over £5,000, registered from 31st March, 1900, to 31st March, 1901.

Return showing the Number and Amount of Mortgages paid off, from 31st March, 1900, to 31st March, 1901, and the Amount paid off in each District.

District. Not exceeding £500. Number. Amount. Between £500 and £1,000. Between £1,000 and £5,000. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. ] Over £5,000. [umber. Amount. Amount. Auckland .. Poverty Bay Hawke's Bay Taranaki .. Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland .. Canterbury Otago Southland .. 1,739 191 419 989 2,337 156 354 60 1,789 ! 1,070 647 £ 348,238 38,128 77,361 213,907 504,644 31,015 67,362 12,116 368,784 223,808 126,911 186 39 77 234 503 25 52 5 248 130 107 £ £ 136,036 81 143,107 29,765 i 38 i 95,801 55,292 I 63 i 146,030 178,039 ] 170 ] 346,929 376,398 405 j 839,934 19,847 20 ] 43,789 37,260 25 I 43,400 3,999 4 ! 9,706 189,695 280 644,344 99,198 91 I 179,589 82,288 i 103 j 207,609 5 6 25 18 32 5 1 £ 5 35,740 6 50,700 25 406,712 18 133,236 32 387,836 5 J 37,455 1 J 35,000 27 7 10 27 221,957 7 ! 66,847 10 '■ 135,886 Totals I i 9,751 1,207,817 I 1,280 2,700,238 136 136 : 1,511,369 2,012,274 1,606

District. Number of Mortgages. Amount. Auckland Poverty Bay Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 1,726 210 516 1,069 2,404 152 340 60 1,765 1,167 636 £ 507,886 169,279 494,964 498,149 1,257,352 140,648 127,172 14,305 1,057,458 552,289* 263,115 Totals .. 10,045 5,082,617