UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                          SCHEDULE 13G

            Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                         (Amendment No. 3 )*

                    NVR, Inc. (Formerly NV Ryan L.P.)
                         (Name of Issuer)

                       Common Stock and Warrants
                 (Title and Class of Securities)

         (Common Stock) 62944T105 and (Warrants) 62944T113
                         (CUSIP Number)

                         









     *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in
a prior cover page.

     The information required on the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
                          SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP Nos.  62944T105 &                            Page 2 of 5
            62944T113

1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
          
          The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
            IRS #  38-0788610

2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*      (a)
                                                            (b)

3    SEC USE ONLY

4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
            
            Canada

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

            5    SOLE VOTING POWER 

                       0

            6    SHARED VOTING POWER

                       0

            7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       0

            8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       0

9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
          
            0

10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*

11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
          0 %

12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
          IC







                                              Page 3 of 5 pages


Item 1(a)       Name of Issuer:

                NVR, Inc. (Formerly NV Ryan L.P.)



Item 1(b)       Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                7601 Lewinsville Road
                Suite 300, McLean, Virginia 22102


Item 2(a)       Name of Person Filing:

                The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company


Item 2(b)       Address of Principal Business Office, or, if None,
                Residence:

                200 Bloor Street East
                Toronto, Ontario
                Canada  M4W 1E5


Item 2(c)       Citizenship:

                Federal Canadian Corporation


Item 2(d)       Title of Class of Securities:

                Common Stock and Warrants


Item 2(e)       CUSIP Numbers:

                62944T105 and 62944T113


Item 3          Statement Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1 (b):

               (c) The person filing is an Insurance Company as
               defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act.


                                           Page 4 of 5 pages


Item 4         Ownership:

               N/A


Item 5         Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

               This statement is being filed to report the fact   
               that as of the date hereof the reporting person has 
               ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five 
               percent of the class of securities. 


Item 6         Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of
               Another Person:

               N/A


Item 7         Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
               which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the
               Company:

               N/A


Item 8        Identification and Classification of Members of the
              Group:

               N/A





















                                           Page 5 of 5 pages


Item 9        Notice of Dissolution of Group:

              N/A


Item 10       Certification:


              By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
              knowledge and belief, the securities referred to
              above were acquired in the ordinary course of
              business and were not acquired for the purpose of and
              do not have the effect of changing or influencing the
              control of the issuer of such securities and were not
              acquired in connection with or as a participant in
              any transaction having such purposes or effect.


               Signature

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.


                          THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


DATE:   2/11/97           By:     /s/ Stewart Sprague            

                          Name:    Stewart Sprague                
 
                          Title:   Senior Research Manager