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1905. NEW ZEALAND

MORTGAGES REGISTERED AND DISCHARGED (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1905.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 4th July, 1905. Ordered, " That there be laid before 'this House a return of mortgages registered in the colony during the year ended the 81st March, 1905, in the form and in continuation of previous similar annual returns."—(Hon. Sir W. J. Steward.)

Return showing Number and Total Amount of Mortgages registered from the 1st April, 1904, to the 31st March, 1905, for sums as under.

Return showing Number and Amount of Mortgages released in each District from the 1st April, 1904, to the 31st March, 1905.

C. A. Hickson, 7th September, 1905. Secretary for Stamps.

£500 and under. £501 to £1,000. 461,001 to £5,000. Over 4fi5,0OO. District. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Auckland .. Poverty Bay Hawke's Bay Taranaki .. Wellington Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland.. Westland .. 2,346 194 576 919 3,176 495 139 2,293 1,325 707 113 £ 517,440 43,294 123,265 207,278 776,245 99,087 32,418 522,841 301,719 141,404 23,244 324 37 117 183 726 63 17 423 186 135 9 £ 236,544 40,742 86,110 136,986 546,921 43,490 14,725 312,775 127,138 102,664 6,359 131 50 114 176 552 18 16 421 89 119 4 £ 258,905 99,713 247,845 363,349 1,167,299 29,058 31,188 959,495 168,027 237,204 6,056 11 12 36 13 82 1 6 75 3 10 £ 108,128 190,793 831,227 92,578 817,247 9,500 57,310 731,864 40,200 119,837 Totals 12,283 2,788,235 2,220 1,654,454 1,690 3,568,139 249 2,998,684

District. Number. Amount. Auckland Poverty Bay Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelsoo Marlborough Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. Westland 1,873 206 652 917 3,268 450 132 2,425 1,181 728 87 £ 935,063 239,643 1,273,350 520,449 2,104,080 157,852 88,224 1,586,388 482,401 402,383 22,824 Totals 11,919 7,812,657