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D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1918.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland ... . ... 283 241 358 Taranaki Wellington ... ... 246 169 300 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 40 11 13 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 8 10 31 Nelson ... Marlborough ... ... ... ... 3 3 2 Canterbury ... ... ... ... 59 34 61 Otago ... ... ... ... 10 13 12 Southland ... ... ... ... 20 16 28 Westland Totals ... ... ... 669 497 805

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1917; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1918; 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 (otlrer than tnose 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 168 5 13 2 4 3 57 10 135 10 390 22 2 8 3 67 14 14 16 74 285 10 249 32 14 7 3 100 5 32 14 21 "i i 2 191 8 2 3 8 "7 19 8 2 "2 14 1 "2 Totals 224 78 15 681 286 751 ;si

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1917. Received torRegistration during the Year ended 31st March, 1918. Recorded during the same Period. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1918. Pees. I. Auckland taranaki Vellington ... Jawke's Bay 'overty Bay lelson larlborough Canterbury ... 233 12 41 79 7 40 48 30 39 5,982 655 1,988 1,083 48 728 342 1,084 1,559 412 49 5,978 646 1,741 1,070 45 732 376 1,082 1,552 402 49 237 21 288 92 3 3 6 50 37 49 £ a. d. 5,764 5 9 586 15 0 1,858 19 0 1,093 8 6 42 18 0 645 10 0 328 10 0 1,021 13 0 1,454 1 6 392 17 6 36 19 6 )tago Southland ... Vestland ... Totals 529 13,930 I 13,673 786 13,225 17 9 —i — : _J