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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1923.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland ... ... ... 19 16 8 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 7 9 16 Wellington ... ... ... 33 35 54 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 15 15 39 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 12 3 6 Nelson ... ..; ... ... 3 4 1 Marlborough ... ... ... ... 2 1 1 Canterbury ... ... ... ... 31 32 38 Otago ... ... ... ... 1 4 8 Southland ... ... ... ... 41 45 30 Westland Totals ... ... ... 164 164 201

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1923; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1923; 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. Luckland taranaki Vellington ... lawke's Bay... 'overty Bay ... Telson . . /Tarlborough ... Janterbury ... )tago Southland Vestland 155 5 7 6 71 1 11 2 61 21 256 36 19 13 1 86 15 4 3 42 24 77 M 1 52 15 205 28 9 13 1 21 56 37 2 . "2 "l "7 2 I 2 1 5 5 2 5 1 1 "3 1 i 23 Totals ... 188 90 6 515 182 439 12

District. Received Unrecorded ,, , f ° r ,. on Registration 31st March, during the 11)99 Year ended 31st March, 1923. Recorded during the same Period. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1923. Pees. Auckland ... Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland .,. Westland 1,654 8 387 27 3 34 1 46 38 15 11,170 859 2,661 1,386 60 ■ 962 390 1,394 2,737 559 68 12,078 848 2,821 1,367 53 921 386 1,405 2,661 568 68 717 19 227 46 10 75 5 34 115 6 £ s. d. 10,528 6 9 811 11 0 2,474 19 6 1,373 3 0 62 18 6 853 18 6 364 13 0 1,250 17 0 2,578 13 6 530 16 0 66 16 6 Totals 2,213 22,244 23,176 1,254 20,896 13 3