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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1919.

Other Instruments unregistered. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland ... ... 191 163 142 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 5 4 5 Wellington ... .. ... ... 254 142 273 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 8 4 10 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 9 3 6 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... Marlborough ... ... ... ... 9 5 12 Canterbury ... ... ... ... 38 22 46 Otago ... ... ... ... 9 14 6 Southland ... ... ... ... 19 14 23 Westland Totals ... ... ... 542 371 523

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1918; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1919; 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 m 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 188 1 8 "_ 7 19 8 80 19 6 1 3 9 1 "3 139 5 410 49 3 8 4 76 8 10 10 64 173 2 566 6 5 27 3 78 29 37 4 1 437 20 30 3 "i Totals ... j 235 109 13 722 551 930

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1918. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1919. Recorded during the same Period. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1919. ' Pees. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland ... 237 21 288 92 3 3 6 50 37 49 5,744 623 2,019 1,009 41 831 246 993 1,724 462 55 5,293 583 1,741 955 44 793 248 1,012 1,654 420 55 688 61 566 146 41 4 31 107 91 £ s. d. 5,645 12 1 577 18 0 1,850 12 0 1,047 7 6 40 6 0 722 7 0 241 15 0 891 3 0 1,626 12 6 448 15 6 55 15 6 Totals 786 13,747 12,798 1,735 13,148 4 1