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D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1925

Other Instruments unrecorded. District. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland ... ... ... 57 59 82 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 12 17 52 Wellington ... ... ... 12 15 33 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 20 17 39 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 4 3 6 Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury ... ... ... ... 126 126 188 Otago ... ... ... ... 4 7 20 Southland ... ... ... ... 29 41 59 Westland ... ... ... ... 10 6 10 Totals ... ... ... 274 291 489

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1924; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1925; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

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Applications Applications Applications tLe already Unregistered 0ertifioates | awaiting detained for mentioned) Instruments . I , District. Compliance Examination received c lial ° e detained Title due but P c" r °rent ° with m the durmg the m the not issued. ; Month not Requisitions. Survey Office. Month -d Survey Office. , , and not yet Requisitions. yet passed. passed. Auckland ... 118 43 5 145 53 49 1 Taranaki ... 7 ... ... 34 42 24 Wellington ... 9 24 ... 181 115 202 Hawke's Bay... 3 ... ... 34 32 22 1 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 15 2 43 1 Nelson . . 1 1 2 11 ... 6 ... Marlborough ... ... s ... ... j Canterbury ... 3 2 ... 80 18 56 Otago ... 10 ... 6 16 ... 91 7 Southland ... 2 1 ... | 12 ... 37 Westland ... 1 ... ... ; 7 ... ••• Totals ... 154 71 13 ; 535 262 530 j 10

Beceived Unrecorded _ .* or ,. Recorded Unrecorded w . on Registration during Qn District. 31st March, during the the game 31gt Maroh Fees. 1924. ® nd l d Period. 1925. 31st March, 1925. £ s. d. Auckland ... ... ... 1,314 13,050 13,827 j 496 , 12,126 10 0 Taranaki ... ... ... 13 1,041 1,039 15 882 15 0 Wellington... ... ... 4 3,573 3,520 56 3,225 1 0 Hawke'sBay ... ... 117 1,947 1,994 70 1,834 11 0 Poverty Bay ... ... 1 134 134 1 104 12 0 Nelson ... ... ... 77 1, L46 1,163 1 60 1,015 0 0 Marlborough ... ... ... 512 501 4 471 1 0 Canterbury... ... ... 21 1,862 1,821 i 51 1,611 19 0 Otago ... ... ... 31 3,316 3,105 : 237 3,120 14 0 Southland ... ... ... 3 676 662 17 675 13 8 Westland ... ... ... 1 90 91 ... 84 19 6 Totals ... ... 1,582 27,347 27,857 j 1,007 25,152 16 2 I