LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS FOR 1883-84.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1884 Session II, H-10

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Sess. 11.—1884. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS FOR 1883-84.)

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

The Secretary for Stamps to the Hon. the Commissioner of Stamps. Sib, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 22nd September, 1884. I have the honour to submit the following returns showing the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Eegistration Departments for the year ended the 31st March, 1884 :— A.—The business transacted under the Land Transfer Acts. B.—The fees received thereunder, including the fees received on account of Crown grants. C.—The mortgages and discharges of mortgages, and the amount remaining secured by mortgage, under the said Acts, on the 31st March last. D.—The arrears existing at the various Land Transfer Offices at the close of business on the same date. E.—The number of deeds received for registration, and the number remaining unregistered, on the 31st March last; also the fees received in the Deeds Eegistration Offices. I have, &c, J. Spebrey, The Hon. the Commissioner of Stamps, Wellington. Secretary for Stamps.

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A.—Statement of Business Transacted under the Land Transfer Acts during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1884.

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APPLICATIONS. TRANSFERS. MORTGAGES. DISTRICTS. No. Aei Town and Suburban. Abe A. ;EA. Country. Value. No. ;a. No. Abea. Amount Secured. Town and Suburban. Money. Town and Suburban. Country. Country. Auckland New.Plymouth Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Nelson p.. M&rlborough Canterbury A. Otago Southland Westland 151 52 83 30 45 15 271 89 115 17 A. e. p. 172 2 0 20 0 37-10 39 1 17 13 0 28-80 28 3 12-50 3 0 5 6 0 31-75 55 1 3 18 0 16 2 1 6-10 A. E. P. 18,861 3 2 1.584 1 15 5.585 2 31 10,101 0 10 2,003 3 4 792 2 10 14,632 0 37-50 1,569 1 31 7,822 3 7 9 0 30 £ s. d. 224,234 0 0 22,400 6 0 71,029 15 0 74,155 0 0 19,035 0 0 16,787 0 0 250,123 11 0 51,377 0 0 49,061 0 0 1,694 10 0 970 302 908 ! 407 215 104 : 2,109 I 1,368 939 95 A. e. p. 484 3 37 i 354 2 2 1,121 2 33 996 1 36 94 0 39 63 2 34-50 718 1 5-50 1,007 1 15 1,790 0 25-97 19 3 11-52 A. E. P. 507,283 0 38 10,070 3 30 106,208 0 22 216,433 3 11-30 6,928 2 22 4,999 3 15-40 451,611 1 31 96,602 2 17 146,664 1 16-24 2,199 1 19 • £ s. d. 570,873 4 5 69,571 14 7 238,094 3 1 223,630 1 2 47,868 12 8 19,863 10 0 1,516,990 18 2 417,127 16 3 426,361 19 5 10,146 19 0 760 241 710 347 177 72 1,905 1,000 657 41 A. E. P. 346 1 9 259 2 6 741 1 23 1,080 1 9 95 2 38 62 1 29-40 603 3 11 384 0 34 570 3 18-49 8 1 15 A. E. P. 114,630 0 23 18,994 2 22 152,003 2 31 j- i 221,382 3 10-f0' 0,900 2 7-50 .7,386 0 2 350,344 0 0-25 126,436 2 21 225,948 2 33'31: 1,388 3 1 £ s. d. 626,290 0 0 124,113 15 10 475,407 17 2 352,390 16 8 58,986 9 8 39,014 0 0 1,425,171 15 6 576,817 0 0 388,130 7 5 6,006 13 0 Totals 808 359 0 37-85 62,968 3 17-50 730,496 10 0 7,417 6,051 0 39-49 1,049,002 1 21-94 3,541,128 18 9 5,916 4,152 3 32-80 1,225,415^3 31-10; 4,072,328 15 3 Corresponding 1 period, 1882-83 j 1,043 407 1 0-45 106,625 2 2-90 1,320,113 .8 G! 8,088 7,410 1 26-20 1,297,545 3 1-70 3,880,748 12 9J 6,250 4,910 3 27-03 1,036,030 0 26-50| 5,113,004 9 10 CROWN GRANTS. DISTRICTS. Area. Value. Caveats. Registration . Abstracts. Powers of Revoca- » tion i Order. Searches. General Searches. Caveats against Dealing. Plans Deposited. Trust Deeds, &c, Deposited.! Leases. Encumbrances. Certificates Issued. No. Attorney.! Tovvn and Suburban. Country. Auckland ... New Plymouth Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborougli Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 26 81 11 A. P.. P. 51 3 19 147 0 4 A. E. P. 11,075 2 36 98,697 0 37 8,106 1 15 11,053 0 12 1 o I 7 2 51 9 40 21 5 5 119 68 26 4 1,102 131 677 405 122 76 3,447 1,094 937 18 11 22 23 18 4 10 330 47 126 2 33 16 44 16 32 9 12 49 3 22 34 64 19 7 4 6 4 114 117 95 60 9 3 149 146 64 1 1,120 1,228 855 427 181 104 3,289 1,243 1,127 72 2 1 104 118 80 7 2 17 27 0 8 292 3 8 20,666 2 22 11,979 0 8 3,734 2 9 1 3 3 116 63 34 3 7 7 7 "3 "34 Totals 423 526 1 16 165,312 2 19 43 348 8,009 8,031 593 325 244 45 758 9,646 Corresponding 1 period, 1882-83 [ 983 164 2 9 290,507 1 20 53 358 614 306 28S 49 553 5,130

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B. —Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1884.

* Includes £1,576 4s. 6d. Orown-grant fees. t Includes £1,209 14s. 2d. Crown-grant foes.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount in Money remaining secured by Mortgages under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1884.

D.—Return showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1884.

District. General Fees. Land Assurance. Total. Auckland ... ... sfew Plymouth Vellington ... lawke's Bay Telson /[arlborough Canterbury ... )tago Southland Vestland & s. d. 3,048 18 4 858 17 1 2,460 7 10 1,244 7 9 613 11 8 306 7 0 7,824 15 5 3,304 18 5 2,523 14 0 277 7 7 & s. a. 964 5 10 551 19 7 338 1 8 350 3 0 63 5 11 51 10 0 2,230 10 4 234 15 7 357 2 9 12 18 3 £ s. d. 4,013 4 2 1,410 16 8 2,798 9 6 1,594 10 9 676 17 7 357 17 0 10,055 5 9 3,539 14 0 2,880 16 9 290 5 10 Totals 22,463 5 1* 5,154 12 11 27,617 18 0 !orresponding period, 1882-83 ... 23,706 19 2+ 5,558 18 10J 29,265 18 0*

District. Amount remaining Secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1883. Amount secured by Mortgage during the Year ending 31st March, 1884. Amount of Mortgages paid off during the samo Period. Amount remaining Secured by Mortgage on the 31st March, 1884. Auckland ... S[ew Plymouth Wellington Bawko's Bay kelson Marlborough Canterbury Dtago Southland Westland £ s. a. 1,881,373 13 0 308,925 7 4 2,171,767 10 2 1,306,574 19 4 304,814 15 1 150,746 4 2 8,433,013 1 0 4,660,522 17 7 3,091,076 0 0 69,244 9 10 £ s. d. 626,290 0 0 124,113 15 10 475,407 17- 2 352,390 16 8 58,986 9 8 39,014 0 0 1,425,171 15 6 576,817 0' 0 388,130 7 5 6,006 13 0 £ s. d. 136,520 0 0 36,268 0 11 311,972 0 0 158,702 12 1 20,139 18 0 11,960 0 0 854,258 0 0 246,886 0 0 255,S61 0 0 5,477 0 0 £ s. d. 2,371,143 13 0 396,771 2 3 2,335,203 7 4 1,500,263 3 11 343,661 6 9 177,800 4 2 9,003,926 16 6 4,990,453 17 7 3,223,345 7 5 69,774 2 10 Totals 22,378,058 17 6 4,072,328 15 3 2,038,044 11 0 24,412,343 1 9 Corresponding period ] 1882-83 J 6,151,795 6 5 2,596,091 6 1

District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications Detained for Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) Received during the Month not yet passed. Applications received previously, not yet passed. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments Detained in Survey Office. Certificates of Titlo due but not issued. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay ... Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury Otago ■ Southland Westland 24 3 27 25 7 3 35 20 12 .-, 1 20 5 3 a 14 ■ 10 10 12 i 1 2 2 76 IS "i 25 7 1 Totals ... 157 26 5 4 114 15 48

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Other Instniments Unrecorded. Otago. Southland. Westland. Transfers ... ... ... ... 13 Leases... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Mortgaged ... ... ... ... 9 ~ discharged ... ... ... 11 Crown grants ... ... ... ... ... 20 Certificates of title in lieu of Crown grants . ... 25

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining Unregistered on the 31st March, 1883, the Number received for Registration and the Number Registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1884; also the Number remaining Unregistered on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected for the same Period.

• This inoludea £812 7s. 3d. Crown-grant fees.

Authority: George Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB4.

District. Unrecorded 31st March, 1883. Received for Registration during the Year ended the 31st March, 1884. Registered during the same Period. Unregistered 31st Maroh, 1884. Pees. Auckland ?aranaki Wellington ... lawke's Bay Telson larlborough Janterbury ... )tago louthland ... Vestland 188 22 12 111 68 107 7 5,838 871 1,933 915 553 461 2,565 1,748 486 71 5,914 882 1,920 986 535 522 2,607 1,572 481 71 112 11 25 40 18 7 65 183 5 £ s. 5,907 12 992 2 2,197 11 1,059 14 618 18 532 19 2,964 9 1,980 8 599 17 87 9 a. 7 6 8 1 0 0 0 5 6 6 Total 515 15,441 15,490 466 16,940 17 3*