LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1884-85.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1885 Session I, H-19

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1885. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1884-85.)

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

The Secretary for Stamps to the Hon. the Commissioner op Stamps. Sir, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington. I have the honour to submit the following returns showing the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Eegistration Departments for the year ended 31st March, 1885 :— 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. Sperrey, 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, 1885.

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APPLICATIONS. TRANSFERS. MORTGAGES. DISTRICTS. Abea. SEA. Abea. No. Value. No. Consideration Money. No. Amount Secured. Town and Suburban. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. Auckland slow Plymouth Wellington iawke's Bay.. kelson Uarlborough Canterbury )tago Southland (Vestland 127 61 82 40 57 16 189 89 62 20 A. E. P. 100 0 36 34 3 15 32 0 39 64 1 13 24 0 24 12 1 24 9 3 32 55 0 3 36 2 15 1 2 30 A. E. P. 12,255 0 38 170 0 2 8,504 0 0 49,577 0 18 49,755 1 26 684 3 33 12,294 1 18 2,985 2 14 1,975 1 21 178 3 7 £ s. d. 172,550 3 3 4,578 10 0 74,207 0 0 374,617 0 0 94,621 0 0 19,225 0 0 239,669 9 11 68,198 0 0 31,356 0 0 3,637 0 0 1,184 223 969 473 223 124 1,823 1,312 770 124 A. B. P. 434 3 25 188 1 0 1,100 0 33 1,009 0 19 78 2 18 83 1 20 735 0 10 981 1 12 1,309 1 1 19 1 16 A. e. p. 267,400 0 21 10,436 0 0 90,653 0 22 259,463 2 5 7,559 0 9 4,281 2 16 308,703 3 23 108,036 3 25 142,307 3 27 1,757 1 39 £ s. d. 472,732 18 0 42,617 12 7 263,213 17 8 238,280 10 8 58,544 11 1 25,916 19 0 1,133,014 0 3 387,905 3 2 402,223 11 9 6,892 3 9 997 211 742 366 271 81 1,682 930 648 47 A. B. P. 318 2 28 254 0 0 920 0 17 872 3 38 140 3 16 547 2 24 632 2 31 592 3 28 618 2 5 12 0 22 A. E. P. 217,924 0 21 20,973 0 36 136,428 1 26 204,625 0 6 11,036 0 29 15,751 3 28 305,787 3 19 150,822 1 0 153,184 2 21 1,968 2 22 £ s. d. 570,048 14 0 96.716 18 5 499,804 17 11 332,098 6 0 89.717 12 11 50,790 0 0 1,444,247 5 0 630,037 0 0 473,330 13 3 8,220 17 6 Totals 743 371 1 31 138,380 3 17 1,082,659 3 2 7,225 5,939 1 34 1,200,599 2 27 3,031,341 7 11 5,975 4,910 2 9 1,218,502 1 8 4,195,012 5 0 Corresponding 1 period, 1883-84 j 868 359 0 37 62,968 3 17 730,496 16 Oi 7,417 6,651 0 39 1,649,062 1 21 3,541,128 18 9 5,916 4,152 3 32 1,225,415 3 31 4,072,328 15 3 DISTRICTS. CROWN GRANTS. Abea. Value. Caveats. Registration Abstracts. Powers of Attorney. Revocation Order. Searches. ■ General Searches. Caveats against Dealing. Plans Deposited. Trust Deeds, &c, Deposited. T EncumLeases' brances. Certificate! Issued. No. Town and Suburban. Country. Auckland New Plymouth Wellington Hawke'sBay ... Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago ... Southland Westland 20 58 53 3 A. B. P. 0 0 39 85 2 37 A. B. P. 2,317 2 24 36,422 3 25 12,696 0 12 1,171 1 ■ 30 £ 4,226 60,244 940 850 6 57 3 39 23 10 19 114 50 24 3 1,300 118 718 513 69 112 2,929 1,171 806 32 30 12 29 33 6 9 263 70 112 2 42 18 35 26 2 2 107 62 21 57 1 3 49 7 23 30 38 12 •• . 2 4 1 6 1 2 16 10 1 72 217 111 37 13 5 126 130 89 5 "l 1,307 267 769 439 228 134 ' 2,499 1,203 852 79 4 10 2 "l 197 23 73 61,982 1 13 1,554 3 17 2,210 3 22 91,092 1,911 3,800 1 4 "3 1 47"3 11 109 0 15 21 "l ■• Totals .. 43 427 242 3 22 118,356 0 23 163,063! 46 342 7,768 . 566 315 220 805 7,777 Corresponding 1 period, 1883-84 j 423 526 1 16 | 165,312 2 19 48 348 8,009 593 325 244 45 758 9,646

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1885.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgages under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1885.

D. —Return showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1885.

District. General Fees. Land Assurance,. Total. Auckland New Plymouth \. ... Wellington Hawke's Bay .... Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland ... ... .... £ s. d. 3,444 3 4 825 9 11 2,509 6 7 1,447 15 5 736 12 4 331 9 0 6,963 10 1 3,299 8 8 2,095 13 6 274 2 3 £ s. cl. 947 3 11 167 11 11 369 10 9 951 9 6 232 16 2 43 1 0 1,633 19 11 361 1 1 438 6 9 19 2 3 £ b. a. 4,391 7 3 ■ 993 1 10 2,878 17 4 2,399 4 11 969 8 6 374 10 0 8,597 10 0 3,660 9 9 2,534 0 3 293 4 6 Totals 21,927 11 1* 5,164 3 3 27,091 14 4 Corresponding period, 1883-84 ... 22,463 5 It 5,154 12 11 27,617 18 0 * Includes £1,403 17s. 3d. Crown-grant fees. t Includes £1,576 4s. Cd. Crown-; ;rant fees.

District. Amount remaining Securea by Mortgage on 31s,t March, 1884. Amount securea by Mortgage auring the Year enaea 31st March, 1885. Amount of Mortgages paia off auring the same Perioa. Amount remaining Securea by Mortgage on tho 31st March, 1885. Auckland ... ... New Plymouth Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland ... Westland ... £ s. a. 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 £ s. a. 570,048 14 0 98.716 18 5 499,804 17 11 332,098 6 0 89.717 12 11 50,790 0 0 1,444,247 5 0 630,037 0 0 473,330 13 3 8,220 17 6 £ s. 231,976 0 34,422 3 316,022 0 217,922 9 52,891 12 37,043 0 1,163,303 0 283,799 0 173,537 0 6,665 0 a. 0 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 £ s. 2,709,216 7 459,065 17 2,518,986 5 1,614,439 0 380,487 7 191,547 4 9,284,871 1 5,336,691 17 3,523,139 0 71,330 0 a. .0 8 3 6 2 2 6 7 8 4 Total 24,412,343 1 9 14,195,012 5 0 2,517,581 4 11 |26,089,774 1 10 Corresponding period) 1883-84 J 4,072,328 15 3 2,038,044 11 0

District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisition. Applications Detainea for Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) Received during the Month not yet passea. Applications received previously, not yet passed. Unregisterea Instruments awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregisterea Instruments Detainea in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title duo but not issued. Auckland Slew Plymouth Wellington Hawke's Bay ... Sfelson Vlarlborough ... Canterbury Dtago Southland tVestland 18 8 34 48 6 2 16 16 12 8 6 *2 1 3 2 3 2 "i 16 14 73 11 21 "i 15 16 39 3 13 2 3 5 Totals 160 19 10 114 30 80

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Other Instruments Unrecorded. Otago. Westland. Transfers ... ... ... ... ... 8 Mortgages ... ... ... ... ... 10 „ discharges ... ... ... ... 3 Certificates of title in lieu of Crown grants ... ... ... 62

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining Unregistered on the 31st March, 1884, the Number received for Registration and the Number Registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1885; also the Number remaining Unregistered on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected for the same Period.

By Authority : Geobge Didsbusy, Government Printer, Wellington. —lBBs.

District. Unrecorded 31st March, 1884. Received for Registration during the Year ended the 31st March, 1885. Registered during the same Period. Unregistered 31st March, 1885. Fees. Auckland New Plymouth Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland 112 11 25 40 18 7 65 183 5 6,338 570 1,994 1,154 623 622 2,215 1,522 499 82 6,279 578 1,926 1,097 597 572 2,212 1,654 504 82 171 3 93 97 44 57 68 51 £ s. 6,347 17 669 0 2,167 7 1,326 13 702 1 748 1 2,556 0 1,740 13 612 5 99 8 a. 6 7 8 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 Total 466 15,619 15,501 584 16,969 7 6* * This includes £645 8s., Crown-grant fees.