LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS FOR 1880-81.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1881 Session I, H-15

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1881. NEW ZEALAND

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS FOR 1880-81.)

Presented to hotli Souses of ilie General Assembly hy Command of His Excellency.

The Secketaey for Stamps to the Hon. the Commissioned of Stamps. Head Office, Stamp Department, Sib,— "Welllington, 7th June, 1881. I have the honor to submit the usual report on the working of the Land Transfer and. Deeds Eegistration Departments for the financial year 1880-81. The transactions of this period have increased upon those of the previous year to a much larger extent than I was justified in thinking they would, and the revenue collected is in excess of the estimate by £6,617 16s. Id. The fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the twelve months ended the 31st March last, exclusive of the Assurance Eund, amounted to £20,686 os. 7d., whilst the receipts under the Deeds Eegistration Act were £17,931 15s. Gd., making a total of £38,617 16s. Id, The fees received for Crown grants issued under the Land Transfer system amounted to £1,762 Is., whilst the receipts for the same under the Deeds Eegistration system were £906 3s. lOd. This latter amount is for nine months only, since the custody of the grants was transferred from the Commissioners of Crown Lands to the Eegistrars of Deeds. The balance to credit of the Assurance Fund in the books of the Public Trustee on the 31st March last was £28,348 os. sd. Pees amounting to £5,166 Is. 2d. were received during the twelve months. The expenditure during the same period was £17,059 lls. lid., showing a saving upon the estimates of £540 Bs. Id. The returns appended show —(A) the business transacted under the Land Transfer Acts; (B) the fees received thereunder; (C) the mortgages and discharges of mortgages, and the amount remaining secured on mortgage under the said Acts on the 31st March last; (D) the arrears existing in the various offices at the close of business on the same date; (E) the number of deeds received for registration and those remaining unregistered on the 31st March, and also the receipts from this branch of the department; and (F) comparative statement of the working of the Land Transfer system in the Australasian Colonies, from which it will be seen that New Zealand occupies the second position tis regards the number of transactions, whilst on the basis of population its position is second only to South Australia. In connection with this it must be borne in mind that the New Zealand returns have been made up to a date later than has been found possible as regards the other colonies. I have, &c, The Hon. the Commissioner of Stamps, E. C. Hamekton, "Wellington. Secretary for Stamps.

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A.—STATEMENT of Business Transacted under the Land Transfer Acts during the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1881.

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APPLICATIONS. TRANSFERS. MORTGAGES. Aeea. Aeea. Area. DISTRICTS. No. Value. No. No. Amount Secured. Town and Suburban. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. Money. Town and Suburban. Country. • j Auckland ... 139 A. B. P. 76 1 9 A. E. P. 23,452 2 19 £ s. d. 100,147 0 0 548 A. B. P. 189 2 36 A. B. P. 154,838 1 34 £ b. d. 130,323 4 3 I 410 A. B. p. 137 2 25 A. E. V. 184,364 0 16 £ s. d. 565,438 3 10 Otago 197 42 2 10 ] 8,020 0 8 275,450 0 0 1,538 747 0 29 52,332 0 17 369,693 15 0 ''■ 1 1,169 608 1 18 150,857 3 27 1,987,310 0 0 Canterbury ... 251 38 3 24 11,759 2 1-50 213,740 0 0 2,803 902 1 38-25 186,706 0 16 926,186 3 4 i i 2,251 564 3 7 383,109 0 8 1,606,770 11 5 Wellington ... | 101 79 1 4-17 11,310 1 33 129,188 1 0 845 i 868 1 11-50 53,313 2 5 198,109 13 8 042 643 2 32 81,662 0 35 453,010 14 8 Nelson 36 11 0 24 752 1 26 19,448 0 0 153 41 0 4 4,235 1 39 21,131 15 4 113 32 3 2 6,108 3 28 49,747 11 11 Southland ... 325 61 1 28 127,043 3 34 568,780 3 0 571 382 0 12 164,727 1 35 548,391 17 7 633 656 2 16 189,637 0 37 1,778,851 2 2 Havrke's Bay 29 330 1 5-50 25,375 0 34-10 103,985 0 0 234 | 568 2 11-99 9,280 0 0 45,662 18 4 260 312 1 8-99 53,959 1 7 158,886 19 8 Westland .. 13 1 2 1 20-25 60 0 0 1,690 0 0 95 46 1 27-80 544 2 33 6,668 18 0 j 36 20 I 13-10 4,237 1 22 22,819 1 5 Taranaki 21 9 2 17 1,608 3 16 12,543 15 0 224! 242 2 18 6,610 1 14 32,887 11 4 j 169 83 2 2 10,791 3 23 52,909 16 6 Marlborough 7 257 1 12-30 8,874 0 0 86 855 0 34-50 5,928 3 9 30,745 4 3 52 701 1 32-90 2,636 1 31 52,154 8 5 6,727,898 10 0 I 7,097 I I 4,843 2 23-04 638,517 0 2 5,735 Totals ... I 1,119! 909 0 34-12 219,383 0 11-60 1,433,845 19 0 2,309,801 1 1 3,761 1 36-99 1,067,364 1 34 Financial ~\ year 1879-80 V nine months j I . i i I I 657 258 3 14-70 I 84,199 3 7-50 713,867 14 2 4,702 I I 3,538 0 34-83 491,866 1 34-25 1,430,713 0 4 3,839 3,784 2 34-69 978,762 3 19-25 2,907,317 19 3 CROWN GRANTS. DISTRICTS. Area. Certificates Issued. Caveats. Registration Abstracts. Powers of Searches. General Searches. Caveats against Dealing. Plans Deposited. Trust Deeds, &c., Deposited. Leases Registered. Encumbrances Registered. Number. Value. Attorney. Town and Suburban. Country. Auckland 392 A. B. P. 209 2 24 A. B. P. 66,088 2 19 459 8 2 37 556 20 53 13 2 39 Otago 408 206 0 15 47,967 3 20 1,372 4 64 1,123 33 81 44 12 106 1 Canterbury ... 1,209 21 3 37 193,218 2 16 2,381 3 140 3,758 316 117 96 3 106 2 Wellington Nelson 388 172 489 1 10 87 0 2 75,353 2 2 11,573 £0 23 p 704 139 4 4 1 32 11 853 83 33 6 54 2 17 3 1 1 59 4 1 Southland 555 1,144 3 19 86,873 0 18 532 33 26 658 100 38 21 11 35 Hawke's Bay ... 101 51 0 36 33,690 0 20 194 4 11 295 18 19 18 8 29 Westland 78 36 0 26-40 2,476 2 18 56 1 32 4 2 Taranaki 92 30 1 29 7,562 3 34 171 6 71 16 3 9 55 llarlborough ... 46 432 2 15 824 2 3 81 2 52 1 3 8 2 Totals ... 3,441 2,709 1 13-40 525,629 0 13 6,089 62 3 323 7,481 547 370 229 44 437 4 Financial vear "^ 1879-80, nine f months J 2,985 1,224 3 35-50 475,848 3 12-50 4,255 14 174 4,623 436 283 205 34 320 6

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1881.

C.—Return showing the Total Amount in Money remaining secured by Mortgages under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1881.

D. —Return showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1881.

Transfers, Mortgages, B[c., Unrecorded. Auckland — Canterbury— Mortgages ... 3 Mortgages .. 40 „ Discharges 3 „ Discharges 33 Transfers .. ... .. 3 Transfers ... .. .. 64 Sundries ~. ... 15

District. General Pees. Land Assurance. Totals. Auckland Otago Canterbury "Wellington Nelson Southland Hawke's Bay Westland Taranaki Marlborough £ s. d. 1,781 17 2 4,048 1 1 9,243 6 4 2,385 1 10 481 4 2 2,690 14 0 791 8 0 250 14 0 615 6 0 160 9 0 £ s. d. 360 8 4 826 18 11 1,504 17 11 471 7 0 56 11 6 1,633 8 0 206 0 0 8 7 0 80 2 2 18 0 4 £ s. d. 2,142 5 6 4,875 0 0 10,748 4 3 2,856 8 10 537 15 8 4,324 2 0 997 8 0 259 1 0 695 8 0 178 9 4 Totals 22,448 1 7* 5,166 1 2 27,614 2 9* 'inancial year 1879-80 (nine months) 13,573 5 4 2,750 17 6 16,324 2 10 * Includes £1,762 Is. Crown-grant fees (twelve months).

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1880. Amount secured by Mortgage during 12 Months ended 31st March, 1881. Total Amount of Mortgages Paid off during same Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1881. Auckland )tago Canterbury .. Wellington STelson Southland .. Jawke's Bay tVestland faranaki HaiTborough. £ s. 596,503 10 2,359,015 17 5,095,532 11 1,453,702 1 212,117 8 544,684 2 988,657 8 57,688 13 120,975 15 83,224 18 d. 2 7 7 4 0 8 2 0 0 4 £ s. d. 565,438 3 10 1,987,310 0 0 1,606,770 11 5 453,010 14 8 49,747 11 11 1,778,851 2 2 158,886 19 8 22,819 1 5 52,909 16 6 52,154 8 5 £ s. 86,822 0 449,277 0 1,067,340 0 174,573 12 22.934 8 514,792 0 46,007 19 6,158 1 14,932 3 19,370 0 d. 0 0 0 6 5 0 2 4 0 0 £ s. d. 1,075,119 14 0 3,897,078 17 7 5,634,963 3 0 1,732,139 3 6 238,930 11 6 1,808,743 4 10 1,101,536 8 8 74,349 13 1 158,953 8 6 116,009 6 9 Totals 11,512,132 5 10 6,727,898 10 0 2,402,207 4 5 15,837,823 11 5 'inaricial year 1879-80 (nine months) 2,907,317 19 3 1,046,275 9 7

District. Applications Awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications Detained for Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (oilier than those already mentioned) Eeceived during Month not yet Passed. Applications Received Previously not yet Passed. Unregistered Instruments Awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments Detained in Survey Office. Certificates of Title Due but not Issued. Luckland )tago Canterbury Wellington kelson louthland lawke's Bay West-land flarlborough 25 82 32 35 6 11 21 18 5 11 3 4 5 7 5 163 12 3 83 1 2 1 1 3 7 5 Totals 178 20 17 195 02

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E. —Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining Unregistered on the 31st March, 1880, the Number received for Registration and the Number Registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1881; also the Number remaining Unregistered on that Date, and the Total Amount of Fees collected for the same Period.

F. —Table showing the Work done and Fees received in the Offices for the Registration of Title in the Australian Colonies, Tasmania, and New Zealand. (The particulars for Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland, and Tasmania are for the year 1879, and for New Zealand for the year ended the 31st March, 1881.)

Authority : GrEOBGE Didsxittky, G-overnment Printer, Wellington.—lBBl.

District. Unregistered, 31st March, 1880. Received for Registration during the 12 Months ended the 31st March, 1881. Registered during the 12 Months, same Period. Unregistered, 31st March, 1881. Fees. Auckland Dtago Canterbury Wellington Nelson ... Southland Elawke's Bay W"estland raranaki... Marlborough 74 72 181 19 39 66 5,110 2,352 2,989 2,960 490 844 902 58 1,043 393 4,968 2,401 2,951 2,924 452 839 900 57 1,036 300 216 23 219 55 38 44 68 1 22 102 £ s. d. 5,271 3 4 2,753 3 0 3,498 10 0 3,054 7 0 512 0 0 1,189 11 0 1,071 7 0 60 18 0 987 16 0 439 4 0 15 9 Total 475 17,141 16,828 788 18,837 19 4* * This includes £906 3s. li Id. Crown-grai Lt fees (nine months).

Colony. Population of Colony. Number of Applications to bring Land under the Act. Number of Transfers. Number of Mortgages. Eeceipts (exclusive of Assurance Fund). Victoria South Wales louth Australia Queensland .. few Zealand 899,333 734,282 259,460 217,851 112,469 463,729 962 138 633 , 194 116 1,119 7,855 3,425 6,669 3,627 385 7,097 6,692 1,860 4,558 1,457 269 5,735 £ s. d. 24,862 11 2 8,110 11 0 No information. 5,127 5 2 No information. 20,686 0 7