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A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended 31st March, 1938.

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Applications. ° f * Transfers. Mortgages. Town and Suburban. I Country. Area. Town and Suburban. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. District. — \ — ; : "• ; 7 ; : ; 1 S3 1 IfH 1 Aiea Value 1 Area ' Value I Oountrv 1 Area Consider- ■§ . Con- | , I Amount J . Amount g Aiea. value, g Area. , value. g o§s country. g Area. atjon g Area. sideration. g Area - I secured. § A ea - secured. z; & | i ; I I | Acres.' £ Acres. £ Acres £ Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ I Acres. £ [Freehold .. 6,970 3,505 4,084,221 1,983 260,223 2,854,781 Auckland .. ..18 9 550 4 411 2,462 355 100 36,765 Leasehold .. 205 72 286,582 142 26,454 93,228 4,783 2,704 31,127,451 2,618 506,173 2,643,924 [Miscellaneous 985 .. .. 510 f Freehold .. 611 337 382,111 231 44,666 494,583 Taranaki .. .. 19 16 2,639 .. 49 20 1 22,196 39 9,917 38,593 465 219 342,637 476 102,370 589,976 Miscellaneous 105 .. .. 115 [Freehold .. 3,992 840 3,446,243 827 133,795 2,138,646 Wellington .. .. jl 1 100 87 32 7,630 Leasehold .. 81 340 241,657 58 13,162 44,569 3,626 949 2,434,100 1,084 302,215 1,783,893 [Miscellaneous 719 .. .. 180 [Freehold .. 746 370 452,806 199 45,802 558,278 Hawke'sBay .. .. 2 2 76 27 3 5,223 [Leasehold . . 53 25 23,744 34 7,822 40,644 764 353 420,086 375 169,062 667,171 [Miscellaneous 237 . . .. 120 [Freehold .. 298 182 148,858 115 26,800 265,086 Gisborne 22 12 6,432 .. 11 13 3,137 31 17,776 20,365 243 135 174,706 147 88,066 340,516 [Miscellaneous 57 .. .. 27 [Freehold .. 371 101 208,350 178 23,381 158,045 Nelson.. 18 .. 3,201 [Leasehold .. 44 10 34,804 36 15,384 15,357 403 90 245,522 186 33,844 101,733 [ Miscellaneous 99 .. .. 52 [Freehold .. 173 126 70,314 65 26,477 133,086 Marlborough 11 2 1,168 ..I 8 3 3,120 6 7,193 9,137 156 110 81,596 102 73,864 165,792 I Miscellaneous 34 .. .. 30 Freehold .. 3,195 710 2,005,782 699 116,052 1,334,267 Canterbury .. ..2 .. 20 66 12 3,393 [ Leasehold .. 30 6 22,811 65 12,834 40.144 2,778 666 1,977,646 855 250,708 1,286,007 [Miscellaneous 652 .. .. 336 Freehold .. 2,405 604 1,635,036 497 82,109 593,922 Otago .. .. ..7 1 515 54 4 3,310 [Leasehold .. 18 3 12,226 40 28,634 87,131 2,436 540 1,149,904 564 228,128 515,507 [ Miscellaneous 339 .. .. 148 Freehold .. 1,047 461 545,030 283 83,391 520,014 Southland 24 .. 2,724 <J Leasehold .. 19 15 6,753 41 16,045 35,279 987 419 538,804 378 117,533 411,940 [Miscellaneous 204 .. .. 67 .. [Freehold .. 213 48 82,614 45 6,700 53,562 Westland .. ..1 .. 50 .. 22 1 2,841 <J Leasehold .. 100 22 72,051 21 3,890 10,603 262 59 132,491 76 17,005 41,387 [Miscellaneous 40 .. .. 26 f Freehold .. 20,021 7,283 13,061,365 5,122 849,396 9,104,270 Totals, 1937-38 21 13 1,261 4 411 2,462 705 182 75,326 Leasehold .. 618 529 729,081 513 159,111 435,050 16,903 6,244 10,624,943 6,8611,889,568 8,547,846 [Miscellaneous 3,471 .. .. 1,611 Totals, 1936-37 20 13 5,51:5 4 109 1,421 664 300 j 77,997 ; * .. j .. .. .. .. .. 14,580 4,858 8,932,966 7,295 2,446,324 10,486,485 » A departure has been made in respect of this year regarding the particulars shown under this head. Miscellaneous transfers comprise all transfers which are not transfers of land on actual sale —i.e., transfers of land from trustees to beneficiaries or to new trustees, transfers of mortgages, easements, <fec.