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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1915.

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1914; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1915; 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 Survoy Office. Certificates of Title due but not issued. Applications received previous to Current Month not yet passed. Luckland ... taranaki ... | Vellington lawke's Bay... 'overty Bay ... Jelson . . Marlborough ... lanterbury ... )tago ... iouthland ... Vestland ... 152 4 12 2 6 2 1 18 11 1 78 11 1 2 9 3 i I 7 1 1 71 5 221 "2 8 1 78 31 13 35 60 29 13 27 "2 353 5 63 24 15 16 3 80 25 3 10 10 2 i Totals rials ... 209 209 1C 104 04 9 ! 465 i ! 0 1 465 131 131 5 I 597 597 43 Other Instruments unrecorded. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Poverty Bay ... Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury Otago Transfers. 181 20 133 15 .'.'.' ... 2 28 6 Mortgages. 193 10 120 12 10 1 18 10 Miscellaneous. 157 219 18 3 28 11 Totals 385 374 436

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1914. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1915. Registered during the same Period. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1915. Fees. Auckland ... Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland ... 229 20 104 124 58 14 274 149 7 6,776 669 1,736 1,373 52 802 421 1,170 1,909 481 64 6,835 684 1,665 1,307 50 840 393 1,393 2,005 480 64 170 5 175 190 2 20 42 51 53 8 £ 6,593 651 1,700 1,500 48 734 474 1,111 1,825 446 51 Totals 979 15,453 15,716 15,716 716 15,133* i * Includes C: :own-grant fee: i, £159, and d: istrict-agency fees, £2.