REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF LAND, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1877.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1877 Session I, H-16

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1877. NEW ZEALAND.

REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF LAND, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1877.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

The Kegistrar-General of Lrsii to the Hon. the Minister of Justice. Sir, — Office of Kegistrar-General of Land, Wellington, 6th August, 1877. In accordance with the usual practice I have the honor herewith to transmit statement and returns as to working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Registry Departments, for the year ending 30th June, 1877. Land Transfer. The receipts of the above department, exclusive of Assurance Fimd, have been £13,652, as against £12,527 for the preceding year. The expenditure has been £9,932. Arrangements which it has been found necessary to make with the Survey DepartmentAvill for the future throw a portion of the cost of working the Land Transfer Act upon that department, but this arrangement does not in any way affect the present statement. The returns appended show (A) the business transacted under the Laud Transfer Act during the year 1876-77 ; (B) fees received during same period; (C) mortgages and discharges of mortgages during same period, and total amounts remaining secured on mortgage under said Act on 30th June last. The amount standing to the credit of the Assurance Fund on 30th June was £13,290. Deeds Registry. The receipts for the year ending 30th June, 1877, have been £16,485, as against £15,733 for the preceding year. The expenditure has been £9,926. I have, Ac, Geo. B. Datt, The Hon. the Minister of Justice. Registrar-General of Land.

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A.—STATEMENT of BUSINESS TRANSACTED under the LAND TRANSFER ACTS for the YEAR ending the 30th JUNE, 1877.

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APPLICATIONS. Abea. Value. Abka. TRANSFERS. Abea. MORTGAGES. CROWN GRANTS. Abea. 3 1 g I B be 1 ca | o D § o DISTRICT. No. No. Consideration Money. No. Amount Secured. No. | Town and Suburban. ' Country. 1 1-3 Town and Suburban. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. . Town and Suburban. Country. - I • I I 1 — A. B. P. A. B. P. £ 8. d. A. B. r. A. B. p. £ s. (1. A. K. P. A. E. P. £ 9. d. a. b. p. A. R. P. Auckland 101 3 29 21,426 1 11 109,269 15 0 407 148 0 30 129,439 0 33 82,719 17 3 255 114 0 37 86,850 1 10 107,448 11 0 208 ,,059 2 30 112,591 2 1 281 176 1 •1-1 8 38 16 124 Otago 213 49 1 9 9,237 1 35 152,231 2 6 1320 584, 0 26 41,814 2 14 | 27I',497 5 0 817 377 1 18 88,971 1 16 482,745 5 0 723 313 2 15 66,204 1 10 1234 900 77 31 49 102! 44 Canterbury ... i 10 18 2 36 16,706 3 27 251,140 12 9 1813 297 0 37 348,225 1 26 457,590 4 9 1427 242 2 33 102,703 0 12 839,460 15 11 201 18 3 1 25,356 2 4 1531 928 n in 52 125' 70 Wellingl on ... H 56 3 8 1,664 0 11 60,782 1 3 645 555 3 11 48,299 3 9 147,120 18 2 375 243 2 30 51,912 0 28 185,274 4 8 2631 150 0 0 25,000 0 0 1 to 519 327 o 1 16 15 H •JL Nelson H 169 2 24 9,966 1 6 39,911 0 0 212 58 2 12 2,533 2 38 22,739 17 8 128 60 2 0 4,859 0 27 46,636 17 5 38 6 2 33 78 0 6 151 50 2 2 J i 8 Southland H 33 3 20 4,625 1 12 28,875 0 0 271 216 2 23 29,469 3 16 94,502 10 10 255 211 3 33 107,914 0 18 227,929 4 8 494 783 3 22 99,625 1 24 234 202 25 11 51 Hawke's Bay... 43 25 3 14 659 0 0 8,291 0 0 105 185 1 11 18,800 3 2 37,643 11 4 85 162 1 37 60,347 2 5 109,235 5 0 146 823 1 11 42,184 2 0 214 ,130 8 L6 Id 31 Westland 21 2 3 25 133 0 0 3,095 0 0 142 38 3 0 3,228 0 11 9,942 4 0 44 10 3 2 1,371 1 6 9,734 9 0 3 2 0 0 899 0 0 52 14 13 1 1 Taranaki H 1 3 16 796 2 24 5,834 0 0 135 58 2 5 3,282 1 21 19,578 17 2 38 7 0 13 3,215 2 19 13,925 0 0 248 417 3 29 14,919 0 13 108 97 15 18 Marlborough... 21 176 2 33 6,522 1 7 11,899 0 0 62 641 3 27 2,179 1 18 3,824 17 4 34 1,209 0 4 * 2,299 3 5 42,334 0 0 58 841 0 17 1,245 1 5 J 17 2 2 5 2 ... H Totals ... 1109 637 2 14 1 71,737 1 13 671,328 11 (> 3202 600,444 1 26 2,064,723 12 8 2472 7,416 3 38 388,103 2 23 4378 2841 225 141 147 413 176 2,785 0 22 627,273 0 28 1,150,160 3 6 3458 2,639 3 7 10

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B.—FEES received under the LAND TRANSFER ACTS for the YEAR ending the 30th JUNE, 1877.

C.—RETURN showing Total Amount in Money remaining secured by MORTAGE under the LAND TRANSFER ACTS on the 30th JUNE, 1877.

By Authority : Geokge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington. —1877,

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District. General Fees. Land Assurance. Totals. Auckland Otago Canterbury Wellington Nelson Southland Hawke's Bay ... Westland Taranaki Marlborough ... £ s. d. 984 9 8 3,444 18 0 5,115 0 7 1,466 6 0 623 6 10 852 3 1 509 5 8 203 4 0 278 8 0 174 18 1 £ s. d. 290 1 9 564 5 1 647 12 9 276 18 7 84 15 1 239 19 1 105 13 10 11 1 2 41 5 5 30 8 5 £ s. d. 1,274 11 5 4,009 3 1 5,762 13 4 1,743 4 7 708 1 11 1,092 2 2 614 19 6 214 5 2 319 13 5 205 6 6 Totals £13,651 19 11 £2,292 1 2 £15,944 1 1

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