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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1905.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 54 28 28 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 47 52 64 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 Canterbury .. - .. .. .. ... 44 43 31 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 12 13 6 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1 4

E. —Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1904; the Number received for Registration, and the Number registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1905; also the Number remaining on that date; and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

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District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions ! Applications detained for Examinatibni in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) received during the Month and not yet passed. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due but not issued. Applications received previous to Current Month not yet passed. Luckland ... taranaki ... Vellington ... lawke's Bay... 'overty Bay ... .elson . . Marlborough ... Canterbury ... )tago ... louthland ... Vestland ... 64 50 4 3 5 24 20 7 38 5 3 9 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 132 *5 2 36 139 3 120 234 19 3 51 8 17 38 3 101 8 5 125 Totals | 177 55 8 217 344 490

District. Received Unrecorded -, . f ° r .. on Registration 31st March, urm § ' h< l ,0™ Year ended 31st March, 1905. Registered during the same Period. Unregistered on 31st March 1905. Fees. | Auckland .aranaki Wellington ... lawke's Bay . overty Bay kelson ... ... Marlborough Canterbury ... 119 4,668 29 720 50 2,587 183 1,110 1 73 7 803 5 327 99 1,334 20 1,737 6 439 2 i 76 4,623 718 2,603 1,021 74 808 324 1,368 1,698 439 78 164 31 34 272 2 8 65 59 6 £ S. d. 4,588 1 4 689 9 6 2,711 17 5 1,284 4 6 86 12 9 774 6 0 348 4 6 1,391 7 6 1,738 0 0 467 0 6 68 5 0 )tago southland ... A'estland Totals 521 13,874 13,754 641 £14,147 9 0* * Includes Crown- ; ;rant fees, ±238 19s. 6d.; a; id district age] icy fees, £11.