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Advances authorised to 31st March, 1903.

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Freehold Securii Leasehold Seoi irity. Fret (hold and Leaseho] d combined. No. Amount of Advance. Value of Security. No. Amount ol Advance. Value of Security. No. Amount of Advance. Value of Security. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Advances not exceeding £100 1,899 145,783 396,487 2,828 187,832 512,892 40 3,500 9,899 Less declined 205 17,630 I 48,604 197 13,420 44,052 2 165 530 1,694 347,883 2,631 174,412 468,840 38 3,335 9,36! Advances exceeding £100 but not exceeding £300 2,929 610,739 1,482,053 1,082 217,415 515,186 75 16,110 40,657 Less deolined 416 90,379 204,539 91 17,945 51,332 11 2,185 6,863 Advances exceeding £300 but not exceeding £500 2,513 520,360 1,277,514 991 199,470 463,854 64 13,925 33 Y9, 1,485 611,154 1,328,343 194 86,365 195,822 31 12,905 30,021 Less deolined 224 93,665 193,205 27 11,030 28,203 2 915 1,889 Advances exceeding £500 but not exceeding £750 — 1,261 517,489 1,135,138 167 75,335 167,619 29 11,990 28,13! 796 503,140 1,016,960 57 34,649 86,825 27 16,515 37,349 Less declined 157 100,385 202,135 2 1,300 3,492 4 2,700 7,367 Advances exceeding £750 but not exceeding £1,000 639 402,755 814,825 55 83,333 23 13,815 29,98! 555 483,360 I 996,489 39 33,350 82,750 24 21,270 51,101 Less declined 112 99,640 I 210,762 4 3,700 10,772 4 3,650 7,060 Advances exceeding £1,000 but not exceeding £3,000 443 383,720 • 785,727 35 29,650 71,978 20 17,620 44,04: 806 1,260,488 ; 2,449,468 21 22,355 53,257 34 50,010 105,919 Less declined 163 264,651 496,718 3 4,135 10,134 5 7,785 14,093 643 j 995,837 1 Q£O UKC\ — 18 18,220 43,123 !— 29 42,225 91,821 Total amount granted on 11,293 applications, £3,581,660. Total value of securities* £7,849,728.