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D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1906.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgagee. Miscellaneous Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 31 22 18 Wellington .. .. .. .. ..123 168 191 Poverty Bay .. .. .. .. .. 1 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 22 23 24 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 28 22 12 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 7

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1905; the Number received for Registration, and the Number Registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1906; also the Number remaining on that date; and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

Approximate Oont of Paper. - Preparation, not given; printing (1,486 copies), £ 2 18a. 64.

Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington. —1906

Price 3d.]

District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications detained for Examination 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. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay... Poverty Bay ... Nelson . . Maryborough ... Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland 51 54 8 4 2K 3 2 3 1 4 219 is 2 19 15 4 45 50 12 4 1 20 13 7 1 H 2 50 12 10 57 135 8 2 85 Totals ... 158 Tl 303 182 254 1

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1905. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1906. Registered during the same Period. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1906. Fees. .uckland 'aranaki Wellington ... [awke's Bay 'overty Bay Felson larlborough lanterbury ... >tago outhland ... Vestland ... 164 31 34 272 2 8 65 59 6 4,799 757 2,484 1,104 64 739 429 1,328 1,873 533 95 4,860 766 2,318 1,220 64 733 354 1,345 1,892 499 95 103 22 200 156 8 83 48 40 40 £ 8. 4,728 7 721 14 2,608 13 1,269 12 76 11 672 5 419 7 1,361 1 1,877 2 537 10 74 16 d. 8 3 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 6 6 Totals ... 641 14,205 14,146 700 £14,347 1 J 5* * Includes Orown-o grai fees, £186 10 la. Sd.; and di istrict agency fees, £23 17s. 6d. [ram