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B. —Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Year ended the 31st March, 1939.

C.—Return showing the Amount of Money secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended 31st March, 1939, and the Amount paid off during the same Period.

Return showing Number and Amount of Mortgages under Land Transfer and Deeds Registry released, in each District from Ist April, 1938, to 31st March, 1939. District. Number. Amount. Auckland .. .6,881 4,796,838 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 1,224 1,046,071 Wellington .. ~ .. .. .. 4,441 3,773,687 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. ..1,033 954,516 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 454 604,436 Nelson 623 295,167 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 296 283,707 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 3,584 2,446,069 ota g° •• •• •• •• •• 2,830 1,624,489 Southland .. .. .. .. 1,323 780,167 Wcstland .. .. .. .. .. 306 142,832 Totals .. .. . .. 23,005 16,747,979

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District. { General Fees. 1 _ Compulsory Kegistration l'ees. 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. j 20,684 1 0 2,582 17 0 Taranaki .. .. .. 2,722 7 9 50 0 0 Wellington .. .. .. ! 11,625 8 7 161 5 0 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. j 2,583 0 0 77 10 0 Gisborne .. .. . ■. j 1,130 15 3 2 10 0 Nelson .. .. .. [ 1,825 3 0 85 0 0 Marlborough . . . . .. 683 2 0 51 5 0 Canterbury .. .. .. 9,216 18 0 72 10 0 Otago .. .. .. 6,776 7 5 880 0 0 Southland .. .. .. 3,276 16 4 58 15 0 Westland .. .. .. 812 15 6 6 5 0 Totals .. .. .. 61,336 14 10 4,027 17 0 Corresponding period, 1937-38 62,271 17 3 4,453 15 0

Amount secured by Amount of District. Mortgage during Mortgage paid the Year ended off during the 31st March, 1939. same Period. £ £ Auckland .. .. .. 6,294,373 4,657,279 Taranaki .. .. .. 1,033,846 1,046,071 Wellington .. .. .. 4,705,374 3,773,687 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 1,001,964 954,516 Gisborne .. .. .. 370,241 602,936 Nelson .. .. .. 418,444 295,167 Marlborough .. 260,788 283,707 Canterbury .. .. .. 2,985,696 2,445,719 0ta g° •• •• •• 1,941,135 1,574,666 Southland .. .. .. 1,016,038 780,167 Westland .. .. .. 3ti6,948 142,832 Totals •• ■■ •• 20,334,847 16,556,747