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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1912.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. .. .. .. ..156 154 88 Taranaki .. .. ., .. .. 5 9 9 Wellington .. .. .. .. ..179 200 330 Poverty Bay .. .. .. .. .. 4 3 6 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 11 13 15 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 19 20 16 Southland .. .. .. ' .. .. 5 11 4

E.-Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1911; the Number received for Registration, and the Number registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1912; 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. FnXuSs O-S— detained Tm du(j bufc Survey Office. not issued ' Applications received previous to Current Month not yet passed. 109 27 1 3 16 i i I 24 2 i 37 8 185 5 84 21 7 45 l i ! 19 115 5 13 1 123 ■ I 210 2 152 10 13 2 210 97 14 15 Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay... Poverty Bay ... Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland 95 5 14 4 5 5 1 25 13 3 L0 2 Totals ... 170 156 26 i 392 276 725 12

Unrecorded on 31st March, 1911. Received _, . f ° r .. Registered Registration during during the the game Yearended p eriod 31st March, 1912. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1912. Pees. District. I Auckland ... Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland ... 916 20 74 414 1 22 17 73 81 30 [ 8,581 9,252 967 977 2,432 2,218 1,524 1,812 89 90 990 986 453 468 1,560 1,592 2,274 2,327 784 643 106 106 I 245 10 288 126 26 2 41 28 171 £ s. 8,271 10 911 16 2,348 9 1,735 13 85 3 828 1 445 1 1,424 5 2,197 13 728 10 89 4 d. 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 6 Totals 1,648 19,760 20,471 937 *19,065 7 7 * Includes Crown-i [rant fees, £336 17s. Id.; and district-agency fees, £5 5s.