LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1885-1886.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1886 Session I, H-14

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1886. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1885-1886.)

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

The Seceetaby for Stamps to the Hon. the Commissioneb of Stamps. Sib, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 12th May, 1886. 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, 1886: — 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. Spereey, 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, 1886.

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Applications. Tkaxsfees. Mobiqages. Districts. Area. Area. Area. No. Town and Suburban. Country. Value. No. Town and Suburban. Country. No. Town and Suburban. Country. Amount secured. money. Auckland New Plymouth Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborongh Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 181 31 130 78 43 10 204 95 59 15 A. E. P. 61 3 22 7 2 39 50 2 33 40 2 5 59 3 15 21 1 17 12 1 34 35 2 35 16 1 14 4 3 25 A. B. P. 60,024 0 7 809 0 1 24,872 0 4 60.962 1 38 • 904 2 20 507 0 28 12,160 3 3 7,902 1 1 2,580 2 37 10 0 £ s. d. 1S8.766 0 0 13,313 15 0 166,579 10 0 407,878 0 0 10,513 10 0 17,960 0 0 215,456 13 0 80,571 0 0 25,783 0 0 2,040 10 0 1,204 311 1,056 547 231 89 1,810 1,181 787 110 A. K. P. 301 2 5 101 0 0 933 3 5 2,462 2 24 66 2 6 43 1 12 749 1 30 1,058 0 27 861 1 34 SO 1 9 A. R. P. 289,353 0 0 34,458 0 35 87,826 1 10 ! 317,208 2 7 6,227 3 6 2,589 3 30 286,582 2 0 103,116 1 8 164,808 3 21 8,374 0 0 £ s. d. 356,688 8 6 62,767 16 10 289,937 1 9 265,387 11 9 41,353 12 8 19,267 16 9 1,150,667 17 5 393,956 8 11 452,444 7 0 17,467 11 3 1,065 247 756 434 216 111 1,596 874 6S7 58 A. B. P. 280 3 25 199 2 36 459 3 1 2,521 1 23 75 1 8 115 2 23 481 1 10 448 0 18 1,031 1 27 10 2 2 a. B. P. 116,003 0 24 35,075 2 33 108,532 3 10 209,165 2 39 47,190 3 3 6,691 3 7 395,930 0 11 159,335 0 3 259,258 1 31 6,030 1 3 £ s. d. 474,832 8 0 109,755 3 6 563,497 12 3 678,355 11 1 152,663 16 3 96,195 0 0 1,478,038 9 2 556,521 0 0 748,379 18 9 48,017 17 9 Totals Corresponding ) ~~ period, 1884-85 | 846 743 311 1 39 170,844 0 19 1,134,861 18 0 7,386 G,718 0 32 1,300,605 1 37 3,049,93S 12 10 0,044 5,024 0 13 1,343,213 3 4 4,906,256 16 9 371 1 31 138,380 3 17 1,082,659 3 2 1 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

Cbown Lakds. Registration Abstracts. Powers of Attorney. Revocation Order. General Cf eat, s o p ,,. rllK against beaicnes. dealing> Trust Deeds, &c, deposited. Encum- Certificate! brances. issued. Area. Plans deposited. Districts. Value. Caveats. Searches. Leases. No. Town and Suburban. Country. Auckland New Plymouth Wellington Hawke's Bay .. Kelson Jlarlborough .. Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 51 A. B. P. 2 1 26 a. rt. p. 116,104 2 13 198,002i 6 1 49 2 46 37 9 5 99 55 26 1,819 119 737 557 118 96 2,841 1,093 839 40 24 14 24 16 5 15 320 60 103 1 31 15 32 24 1 67 19 6 19 29 8 51 137 147 64 10 23 100 133 69 3 1,517 338 886 477 224 102 2,103 948 943 94 10 3 4 5,219 3 4 113 0 0 88,453 0 30 • • ! 4 6 4 2 "l 71 0 '274 10,000 2 3 2 1 3 •• 37 21 14 0 2 32 1 2 C 10 0 0 9G9 1 30 1,909 2 37 157 1 29 2,215 359| 71 57 26 1 6 15 8 2 2 26 Totals .. ' I 7,759 140 21 3 24 212,927 0 23 210,850; 43 332 • • 682 258 289 45 743 7,032 period, 1884-65 J j 427 242 3 22 118,356 0 23 163,063: 46 342 7,708 566 315 220 43 805 7,777

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1886.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgages under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1886.

D.—Return showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1886.

District. General Pees. Land Assurance. Total. Auckland Jew Plymouth Wellington ... lawke's Bay kelson tfarlborough ... Canterbury ... )tago Southland tVestland £ s. d. 3,750 12 11 798 6 2 2,851 15 11 1,753 1 11 725 17 6 352 10 0 6,472 7 11 2,976 1 7 2,390 5 6 243 2 4 £ s. d. 1,374 8 10 114 14 11 459 1 5 1,089 1 2 77 15 0 62 3 0 1,555 0 2 391 11 8 681 17 1 10 19 0 £ s . a. 5,125 1 9 913 1 1 3,310 17 4 2,842 3 1 80,3 12 6 414 13 0 8,027 8 1 3,367 13 3 3,072 2 7 254 1 4 Totals 22,314 1 9* 5,816 12 3 28,130 14 0 Corresponding period, 1884-85 ... 21,917 11 7i 5,161 O 3 27,081 14 10 * Includes £1,099 2s. lid. Crown-grant fees. t Includes £1,393 17s. Od. Crown-grant fees.

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1885. Amount secured by Mortgage during the Year ended 31st March, 188C. Amount of Mortgages paid off during tho same Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on the | 31st March, 188G. L uckland ... low Plymouth Vellington lawke's Bay lelson larlborough Jantexbury )tago southland ... Vestland ... £ a. 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 d. 0 8 3 6 2 2 6 7 8 4 £ s. 474,832 8 109,755 3 563,497 12 678,355 11 152,663 16 96,195 0 1,478,038 9 556,521 0 748,379 18 48,017 17 d. 0 6 3 1 3 0 2 0 o 9 £ s. d. 225,304 0 0 68,243 0 0 286,583 0 0 357,685 1 2 35,973 4 7 63,506 0 0, 1,009,527 0 0 422,898 0 0 766,238 0 0 24,703 9 10 £ s. d. 2,958,744 15 0 500,578 1 2 2,795,900 17 6 1,935,109 10 5 497,177 18 10 224,236 4 2 9,753,382 10 8 5,470,314 17 7 3,505,280 19 5 94,644 8 3 Totals 26,089,774 1 10 4,906,256 1G 9 3,260,660 15 7 27,735,370 3 0 !orresponding period) 1884-85 I 4,195,012 5 0 2,517,581 4 11

District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisition. 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 Instnunen Is detained in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title duo bui not issued. Auckland New Plymouth Wellington Hawke's Bay ... Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury • ... Otago Southland Westland 8 4 35 4(J 4 2 2! 25 8 42 6 "8 1 3 14 2 3 5 14 22 14 1 i 10 24 48 12 10 4 25 6 3 i Totals 156 57 27 106 20 68

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Other Instruments unrecorded. Otago. H'jfe M'S Westland. Transfers ... ... .. ... 14 3 Mortgages ... ... ... ... 14 4 „ discharges ... ... ... 13 2 Certificates of title in lieu of Crown grants ... ... ... 49

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1885, the Number received for Registration and the Number, registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1886; also the Number remaining unregistered on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected for the same Period.

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By- AutLoiity: Gejrge Didseury, Government Piinter, Wellington.—lBBs.

District. Unrecorded, 31st March, 1885. Received for Registration during the Year ended the 31st March, 1886. Registered during the same Period. Unregistered on the 31st March, 1886. Fees. Auckland Jew Plymouth Wellington ... lawke's Bay Telson /larlborough Janterbury ... )tago Southland Vestland 171 3 93 97 44 57 68 51 5,778 708 2,236 1,332 686 631 2,106 1,448 365 79 5,809 671 2,132 1,322 698 623 2,120 1,484 365 79 140 40 197 107 32 65 54 15 £ s. d. 5,791 8 8 757 2 10 2,404 5 5 1,545 14 5 831 12 6 701 5 0 2,496 12 5 1,610 13 6 445 12 6 73 0 0 Totals 584 15,369 15,303 650 16,657 7 3* * This includes £505 2s. 3d., Crown-j ;iant fees.