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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1917.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland ... ... ... ... 310 341 329 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 4 3 3 Wellington ... ... ... ... 311 257 465 Hawke's Bay ... ... .".. ... 15 17 10 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 4 3 39 Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury ... ... ... ... 23 14 32 Otago ... ... ... ... 3 5 10 Southland ... ... ... ... 19 22 28 Westland Totals ... ... ... 689 662 916

B.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March 1916; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1917; 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 Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay... Poverty Bay ... Nelson . . Marlborough ... Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland 156 7 14 4 4 3 3 21 5 71 20 2 IO 107 8 340 12 2 7 2 77 21 18 20 92 326 is 32 475 394 40 15 6 66 "a "i "8 "3 96 10 39 1 "2 i Totals ... 217 104 M 614 456 1,076 61

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1916. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1917. Registered during the same Period. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1917. Fees. Auckland ... Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland ... 722 10 191 91 17 37 37 21 52 6,459 597 2,091 1,197 57 759 313 1,210 1,835 449 48 6,948 595 2,241 1,209 74 789 310 1,183 1,857 410 48 233 12 41 79 "l 40 48 30 39 £ •6,201 554 1,957 1,233 55 675 346 1,173 1,719 417 41 Totals 1,178 15,015 15,664 529 14,371* * Includes Jrown-grant fei is, £166, and district-agency fees, £14.