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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

MORTGAGES REGISTERED AND DISCHARGED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1908.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 2nd July, 1908. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return of the mortgages registered and diecharged in the Dominion from the Ist day of April, 1907, to the 31st day of March, 1908, in the form and in continuation of H.-12A, 1907."—(H0n. Sir W. J. Steward.)

Return for Period from the 1st April, 1907, to the 31st March, 1908, showing Number and Total Amounts of Mortgages for Sums (1st) not exceeding £500, (2nd) between £500 and £1,000, (3rd) between £1,000 and £5,000, (4th) £5,000 and over.

Return showing Number and Amount of Mortgages released in each District for the same Period.

District. £500 a ind Under. £501 to £1,000. £1,1 )1 to £5,000. £B,< )0 and Over. Totals. Number. Number. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Amount. Amount. Auckland .. Poverty Bay Hawke's Bay raranaki .. Wellington.. Marlborough Nelson Canterbury.. 3tago Southland .. kVestland .. i 3,087 276 920 988 4,110 249 485 ! 3,020 1,766 869 166 £ 786,827 74,182 188,135 240,782 1,048,679 58,077 127,998 707,710 405,771 187,482 34,198 £ 549 81 182 316 1,197 56 88 547 : 246 107 12 £ 388,252 64,937 137,396 246,906 862,384 43,940 65,552 365,020 181,969 124,367 7,796 £ 386 79 200 341 1,021 70 48 452 216 199 2 £ 744,347 196,689 454,342 740,174 2,145,226 141,485 86,838 1,255,100 455,486 410,892 . 4,000 6,639,579 £ 38 26 67 38 172 4 6 107 29 22 4 £ 507,667 235,895 938,900 320,154 1,702,913 45,600 64,372 967,960 195,692 331,524 33,000 £ 4,060 462 1,369 1,683 6,500 379 627 4,126 2,257 1,257 184 £ 2,427,093 571,703 1,718,773 1,548,016 5,759,202 294,102 344,760 3,295,790 1,238,918 1,054,265 78,994 Totals .. 15,936 3,859,841 3,441 2,488,519 3,014 513 5,343,677 22,904 18,331,616

District. Number. Amount). Auokland Poverty Bay Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Marlborough Nelson Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. Westland .. 2,978 401 982 1,553 4,627 235 529 3,405 1,667 1,125 134 £ 1,436,703 448,595 1,334,612 865,607 3,679,651 110,929 174,377 2,991,178 1,035,405 654,870 33,244 Totals 17,636 12,765,171