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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1909.

C.-Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1909.

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District. General Fees. Assurance Pees. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago ... ... ... Southland ... Westland £ S. d. 7,815 12 7 3,016 7 11 12,235 19 11 2,225 13 6 1,468 11 5 1,020 10 0 517 10 0 8,746 4 6 4,143 13 6 2,473 11 4 484 14 0 & s. d. 343 7 7 106 16 4 696 11 9 283 11 2 60 1 7 19 3 6 31 15 11 447 16 1 368 12 1 16 19 11 0 14 £ s. d. 8,159 0 2 3,123 4 3 12,932 11 8 2,509 4 8 1,528 13 0 1,039 13 6 549 5 11 9,194 0 7 4,512 5 7 2,490 11 3 484 15 4 Totals 44,148 8 8* 2,374 17 3 46,523 5 U Corresponding period, 1907-8 ... 46,774 17 10t 2,913 2 6 49,688 0 4 Note.—Includes Crown-grant and [istrict-agency fees : * £59 Os. 6d.; t £75 2s, 8d.

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1908. Amount secured by Mortgage during the Year ended 31st March, 1909. Amount of Mortgages paid off during the same Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1909. Auckland... Taranaki... Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson ... Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland £ s. d. 5,889,121 12 11 5,255,925 14 1 19,970,037 12 6| 6,776,496 2 9 1,427,624 3 11 1,471,582 14 5 863,395 16 4 14,307,471 8 0 4,134,199 0 0 5,139,087 8 3 218,998 10 7 £ s. d. 1,853,298 1 2 1,224,411 0 0 4,187,879 0 0 1,182,719 12 2 779,121 0 0 217,128 5 2 224,454 2 10 2,993,410 0 0 1,145,981 0 0 777,100 12 4 64,963 12 9 £ s. d. 785,530 11 2 647,731 0 0 2,183,137 0 0 391,973 0 0 374,384 0 0 385,813 7 0 114,615 0 0 1,587,364 0 0 540,188 0 0 777,100 0 0 22,501 11 2 & s. d. 6,956,889 2 11 5,832,605 14 1 21,974,779 12 6 7,567,242 14 11 1,832,361 3 11 1,302,897 12 7 973,234 19 2 15,713,517 8 0 4,739,992 0 0 5,139,088 0 7 261,460 12 2 Totals 65,453,940 3 9 14,650,466 6 5 7,810,337 9 4 72,294,069 0 10 Corresponding period, 1907-8. 59,097,070 7 4 15,637,486 6 q 9,280,616 10 4 65,453,940 3 I