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D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1909.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. .. .. .. ..123 101 69 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 8 7 3 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 25 57 66 Poverty Bay .. .. .. .. .. 5 1 3 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 34 33 37 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 16 2 2 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 4

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1908; the Number received for Registration, and the Number registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1909; 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 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 ?aranaki Vellington ... lawke'sBay... 'overty Bay ... kelson . . /Tarlborough... Canterbury ... )tagq louthland Vestland 43 •27 16 1 5 41 5 7 184 6 17 23 7 94 6 160 16 10 7 3 80 13 4 58 18 19 3 12 i 71 50 i "8 27 58 Totals ... 136 53 303 155 451

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1908. Eeceived for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1909. Registered during the same Period. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1909. Pees. Auckland ... ... raranaki ... Wellington ... ... iawke's Bay ,.,".. 3 overty Bay Jelaon ilarlborough Canterbury ... )tago iouthland ... Vestland ... t 425 18 30 311 3 9 3 103 74 27 14 6,394 928 2,565 1,246 77 1,039 497 1,415 2,109 577 140 6,478 941 2,553 1,505 80 1,040 500 1,444 2,144 590 124 341 5 42 52 ".8 £ s. d. 6,273 2 7 851 0 6 2,525 0 11 1,489 6 0 84 3 6 885 3 0 485 1 0 1,395 17 6 2,061 16 0 570 4 0 119 8 0 74 39 14 30 Totals ... 1,017 16,987 17,399 605 *16,740 3 0 * Includes Crown-j rant fees, £331 Is.; and dii itrict-agency f< >es, £8 5s.