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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1927

Other Instruments unrecorded. District. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland ... ... 29 19 74 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 9 18 24 Wellington ... ... ... 62 70 92 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 7 12 20 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 3 Nelson Marlborough ... ... ... ... 3 3 1 Canterbury ... ... ... ... 31 24 52 Otago ... ... ... ... 11 9 18 Southland ... ... ... ... 22 14 26 Westland ... ... ... ... 1 2 Totals ... ... ... 178 171 307

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March 1926; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Year ended the 31st March, 1927; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

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Applications Applications Applications those already laments Unregistered Certifioates awaiting detained for mentioned) .. . Instruments f • , District. Compliance Examination received n r ° detained m-n i u <• n t- ". w Compliance . ,, Title due but Current with .nthe aur ng the * m the not issued. Month not Requisitions. Survey Office. Month Requisitions . Survey Office. yet passed _ passed. Auckland ... 61 57 8 113 41 98 16 Taranaki ... 4 ... ... 22 3 12 Wellington ... 8 5 3 108 208 232 1 Hawke's Bay... 3 ... ... 48 11 11 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 4 ... 2 Nelson ... 1 ... ... 7 ... 5 Marlborough ... 2 ... ... 3 ... 9 Canterbury ... 4 3 ... 82 28 30 Otago ... 10 ... 2 : 33 ... 109 1 Southland ... 1 2 ... 12 ... 33 Westland ... 3 ... ... i 9 ... 9 Totals ... 97 67 13 441 291 550 18 ! i t

Received Unrecorded „ • 1 P r i . Recorded Unrecorded w . on Registration during on Dlstnct - 31st March, during the the aaIne 31gfc Marchi Fees. 1926. Yearended Periocl _ 1927 31st March, 1927. £ s. d. Auckland ... ... ... 391 11,493 11,569 201 10,365 14 3 Taranaki ... ... ... 21 776 792 5 672 18 3 Wellington... ... ... 133 2,546 2,629 45 2,370 18 6 Hawke'sBay ... ... 188 1,193 1,369 12 1,139 18 0 Poverty Bav ... ... ... 69 69 ... 52 10 0 Nelson "... ... ... 5 842 821 26 756 9 0 Marlborough ... ... ... 325 325 ... 315 7 0 Canterbury... ... ... 38 1,009 989 16 861 3 0 Otago ... ... ... 217 3,308 3,480 42 3,110 11 0 Southland ... ... ... 59 483 524 14 441 11 0 Westland ... ... ... ... 18 18 ... 16 15 0 Totals ... ... 1,052 ; 22,062 22,585 361 20,103 15 0