LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1886-1887.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1887 Session I, H-16

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1887. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1886-1887.)

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

The Seoebtaby for Stamps to the Hon. the Commibsioneb of Stamps. Sin, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 10th May, 1887. 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, 1887 : — 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 Kegistration Offices. I have, &c, J. Spbeeby, The Hon. the Commissioner of Stamps, Wellington. Secretary for Stamps.

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Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Acts during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1887.

APPLICATIONS. TBAXSFEBS. MORTGAGES. • DISTRICT. No. Are Town and Suburban. Area. Country. Value. No. Town and Suburban. Aeea. Country. I No. Town and Suburban. Abea. Country. Amount secured Value. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 97 26 96 40 47 220 07 47 16 A. E. P. 40 1 5 5 2 31 37 0 36 475 0 28 32 0 35 5 2 0 26 0 24 37 0 6 5 2 38 1 2 26 A. E. P. 13,230 0 30 490 1 14 9,846 1 8 15,558 3 34 3,099 1 19 319 3 1 7,866 0 29 2,157 1 29 2,391 3 33 5 0 0 £ s. a. 1 150,155 0 0 7,184 0 0 76,263 0 0 105,294 0 0 22,862 0 0 8,830 0 0 155,177 0 0 99,209 0 0 18,644 0 0 1,849 10 0! 1,002! 2481 1,150 645| 223 80 1,459 961 611 102 A. B. P. 156 3 20 251 1 33 563 3 2 817 1 34 82 1 6 57 2 19 883 2 15 678 1 33 1,108 0 12 17 2 27 A. B. 1\ 240,446 0 24 33,277 2 6 85,202 2 25 83,759 3 33 7,299 2 19 4,929 0 25 311,265 2 0 95,527 2 23 106,870 2 16i 3,595 2 29 972,174 2 0 1,300,605 1 37 £ s. a. 379,142 12 6 54,957 18 1 331,656 13 ll| 178.42S 11 1 46,560 8 8 29,377 14 3 1,111,640 7 7 333,478 11 1 289,619 6 7 10,047 3 9 2,764,909 7 6 3,049,938 12 10 84l| 212: 868 586 245 107 1,394 749 573 58 A. E. P. 212 0 5: 124 3 38 348 2 37 1,262 3 17: 106 3 10; 149 2 7! 581 2 33 360 3 25 845 1 29 16 0 15 A. K. P. 248,078 3 34 15,308 0 20 148,443 0 9 1 184,423 0 39 43,878 0 38; 5,327 1 211 206,766 1 33 119,732 3 12 199,963 3 32; 3,138 2 14 £ s. a. 528,353 8 2 59,224 5 5 611,218 4 0 740,711 2 2 84,234 0 2 101, 803 9 2 1,214,215 8 S 550,178 0 0 435,282 17 1 8,857 1 0 Total 664 666 2 29 56,465 1 37 170,844 0 19 645,467 10 0' 6,481 7,386 4,617 1 1 6,718 0 32 5,633 6,044 4,009 0 16! 5,624 0 13 1,175,060 3 12; 4,333,577 15 11 Corresponding period 1885-86 846 311 1 39 1,134,861 18 0! 1,343,213 3 4[ 4,906,256 16

Town and Suburban. CEOWN GBANTS. Abej Abea. A. Country. Value. g t.r S. o m O 6 o o § CD S CD CO 43 a o O CD S 6 11 0 2 o B DISTEICT Number. 1 0 CD CO 5 Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland a. B. P. 0 1 19 A. E. P, 30,799 0 31 £ s. d. 57,542 0 0 10 2 33 15 45 36 15 5 106 43 20 1 1,242 117 836 555 ! 117 80 2,414 792 836 37 9 294 44 119 . 1 59 8 43 22 5 1 ■ 82 56 31 2 80 3 30 86 5 14 24 57 10 2 i 3 10 3 52 158 130 97 8 9 136 118 124 2 2 926 267 884 665 261 ! 64 I 2,514 i 954 634 54 [ 90 j 42 " 4 908 1 26 1 4 1 i " i ! ., " .. 1 12 20 3 •• 2 3 23 1 ,. 4 32 •• I 1 1 0 1 0 : 1 3 12 183 2 10 3,879 0 20 50 0 0 236 0 0 5,241 0 0 i "■ i " ! Total i I 123 2 1 31 54 2 319 1 i ! 7,026 I 7,759 566 309 311 53 834 i 1 7,223 i I 7,632 42 35,820 1 7 63,019 0 0 Corresponding period 1885-8G 140 21 3 24 I 212,927 0 23 210,850 0 0 43 I ! i ! 332 I L i 582 289 45 743 I I I : 5 258

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1887.

C.—Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgages under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1887.

D. —Return showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1887.

District. General Fees. Land Assurance. Total. Auckland Caranaki Wellington ... Sawke's Bay kelson Vlarlborough ... Canterbury ... Dtago ■Southland iVestland £ S. 2,596 15 668 9 2,621 2 1,602 11 680 12 237 3 2,228 5 4,671 2 1,687 13 177 4 a, o 4 7 0 06 2 6 0 7 £ s. a. 543 3 3 89 4 9 270 0 8 240 10 0 189 19 1 28 17 5 317 1 6 803 11 6 176 4 4 7 14 3 £ s. a. 3,139 18 3 757 14 1 2,891 3 3 1,843 1 0 869 11 1 266 0 11 2,545 6 8 5,474 14 0 1,863 17 4 184 18 10 Totals 17,170 18 8* 2,666 6 9 19,836 5 5 Corresponding period 1885-86 ... 22,314 1 9t 5,816 12 3 28,130 14 0 Includes 13s. district ai ;enc; fees and £811 11s. 7d, Grown-! ;rant fees. t Includes £1,099 2s. lid. Crown-; 'rant fees

4 District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1886. Amount secured by Amount of MortMortgage during gages paid off the Year ended during the same 31st March, 1887. Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1887. Auckland ... Faranaki ... Wellington lawke's Bay kelson tfarlborough. Canterbury )tago southland ... iVestland ... £ 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 £ s. d. 528,353 8 2 59,224 5 5 611,218 4 0 740,711 2 2 84,234 0 2 101,303 9 2 1,214,215 8 8 550,178 0 0 435,282 17 1 8,857 1 0 £ s. 382,509 0 35,086 18 229,393 0 392,624 0 29,725 0 23,561 18 654,548 0 322,881 0 178,064 0 4,150 1 d. 0 3 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 1 £ s. d. 3,104,589 3 2 524,715 8 4 3,177,726 1 6 2,283,196 12 7 551,686 18 5 301,977 15 3 10,313,049 19 4 5,697,611 17 7 3,762,499 16 6 99,351 8 2 Totals 27,735,370 3 0 4,333,577 15 10 2,252,542 18 0 29,816,405 0 10 Corresponding period) 1885-86 ) 4,906,256 16 9 3,260,660 15 7

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 the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due bui not issued. Auckland ?aranaki Vellington lawke's Bay ... Telson rlarlborough ... Canterbury )tago iouthland Vestland 11 6 30 20 6 3 16 19 6 1 37 2 1 11 3 11 18 6 i 26 5 4 i 4 2 45 14 5 2 2 11 3 1 Totals ... 118 55 103 24 26

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Other Instruments unrecorded. Otago. Canterbury. Wostlancl. Transfers ... ... ... ... 7 13 Mortgages ... ... ... ... 6 11 „ discbarges ... ... ... 3 10 Sundries ... ... ... ... '2 12 Certificates of title in lieu of Crown grants ... 47

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1886, the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1887; also the Number remaining unregistered on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected for the same Period.

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District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1886. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1887. Registered during the same Period. Unregistered on the 31st Maiah, 1887. Pees. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Nelson M arlborough Cantertiury ... Otago Southland Westland 140 40 197 107 32 65 54 15 4,392 493 2,213 1,139 621 531 1,874 1,345 365 50 4,420 487 2,388 1,042 575 596 1,882 1,337 365 35 112 46 22 204 78 £ s. 4,408 13 515 7 12,427 17 1,400 8 610 5 609 3 2,231 14 1,500 12 410 18 96 5 d. 3 6 7 6 3 0 0 0 3 6 46 23 15 Totals 650 13,023 13,127 546 *14,211 4 10 * Includes £063 9s., Cr< iwn-grant fees t Ind ludes £1 5s., listrict agency fees.