(a) Although provinces ordered adequate stock from the Government Printing Works to deal with all the service of all transactions required, the backup stock of face value documents that they keep was not enough to deal with the growth in the number of services that were required.
(b) Provinces have been advised to request assistance from other Registering Authorities that have surplus face value documents. Furthermore, provinces have been advised that in their projections they must ensure that there is enough face value documents.
(c) The matter has been resolved. Government Printing Works has also been advised to order more Face Value documents.