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D .—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1920.

Other Instruments unregistered. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland ... ... ... ... 1,500 1,150 700 Taranaki Wellington ... ... ... ... 434 320 474 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 144 128 124 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 59 34 74 Nelson ... ... ... ... 17 18 23 Marlborough ... Canterbury ... ... ... ... 224 153 199 Otago ... ... ... ... 14 10 12 Southland ... ... ... ... 52 50 33 Westland Totals ... ... ... 2,444 1,863 1,639

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1919; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1920; 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 detainod in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due but not issued. Applications received previous to Current Mouth not yet passed. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay... Poverty Bay ... Nelson . . Marlborough ... Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland ... 172 15 2 4 4 1 33 8 143 8 2 4 200 80 666 59 7 12 2 146 12 7 6 450 700 90 870 111 59 15 10 185 10 44 8 S7 1 20 7 2 18 3 726 27 1 13 10 1 2 2 1 114 9 Totals I 239 178 17 1,197 1,330 2,102 126

Received Unrecorded _ ,~ r . on Registration 31st March, during the iii-iii Year ended 31st March, 1920. Recorded during the same Period. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1920. Pees. District. luckland taranaki Vellington ... lawke's Bay 'overty Bay Telson tarlborough Canterbury ... )tago iouthland ... Vestl and -„ — ~ 688 12,052 61 1,383 566 3,475 146 2,060 77 41 1,552 4 j 892 31 1,934 107 3,426 91 939 98 1,735 27,888 10,177 1,345 3,795 1,378 61 1,501 799 1,670 3,098 732 94 2,563 99 246 828 16 92 97 295 435 298 4 £ s. 11,041 13 1.201 11 3,155 4 2,089 15 72 7 1.202 19 734 10 1,649 0 3,032 3 895 1 82 17 d. 6 0 9 6 0 0 6 6 6 0 6 Totals 24,650 4,973 4,973 25,157 3 9