LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1889-90.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1890 Session I, H-14

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LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1889-90.)

Presented to botli Houses of the General Assembly by Command of Ilia Excellence/.

The Secbetaby for Stamps to the Hon. the Commissioner of Stamps. Sir, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 20th June, 1890. I have the honour to submit the following returns showing the working of the Land Transfer ar.d Deeds Registration Departments for the year ended the 31st March, 1890:— 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 Registration Offices. I have, &c, J. Spebbey, 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, 1890.

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APPLICATIONS. TRANSFERS. MORTGAGES. DISTRICT. Area. Abba. Area. No. Town and Suburban. Country. Value No. 'town and Country. Suburban. Value. No. Town and Country. Suburban. Value. A. P.. P. Auckland .. .. .. 57 8 0 12 Taranaki .. .. .. 25 12 0 5 Wellington .. .. .. 76 15 2 13 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 29 15 0 37 Nelson .. .. .. 22 2 19 Jlarlborough .. .. .. 4 31 2 20 [ Canterbury .. .. .. 179 . 62 2 20 Otago .. .. ■ .. 35 10 0 25 Southland .. .. .. 27 6 3 15 Westland .. .. .. 2 0 1 12 A. It. P. £ S. (1. A. E. P. 3,521 3 34 39,804 0 0 778 65 8 11 1,584 0 15 13,087 7 5 301 111 2 4 14,212 117 89,192 0 0 1,380 570 U lI ■-S.755 1 22 46,300 0 0 534 729 0 24 1,442 2 16 10,255 0 0 271 115 1 27 44 0 0 3,400 0 0 80 169 -J. 13 5,223 0 17 106,751 O 0 1,619 769 2 13 2,929 3 14 30.246 0 0 91'.) 691 2 12 422 1 26 '.1.719 0 0 166 OSs 1 24 0 0 92 13 0 1 A. B. P. £ K. d. A. B. P. A. U. P. £ S. d. 595 3 10 300,260 13 U 435 36 0 19 406,818 0 4 495,114 3 9 80,194 1 17 73,180 1C U 228 66 2 33 39,826 0 1 108,821 2 11 110,826 2 16 165.320 7 10 1.077 365 113 162,163 117 608, r>99 0 0 145,154 3 28 282,866 5 9 410 264 3 89 194,499 2 2S 521.803 6 3 15.G72 2 in 59,232 4 10 ' 242 102 1 26 29,713 3 8 75,809 17 6 2,891 ;i 13 28.553 11 8 . 91 66 3 24 5,676 0 34 40,056 12 3 291,240 3 0 8(12.923 0 0 1,518 512 0 27 300,929 2 36 1,190,089 0 0 52,401 3 7 203.875 .12 2 608 243 2 22 85,579 3 11 323,568 0 0 67,233 0 29 158,702 15 •"> 284 596 () 8 37.147 0 38 125,500 6 4 1.647 I) 20 13,997 19 Id M 7 8 28 546 0 30 12,183 16 11 Totals .. .. 456 164 3 8 456 164 3 8 38,135 8 1 38,135 3 1 849,634 7 5 6,506 3,924 0 33 ! 349,034 7 5 6,506 3,924 0 33: 922,358 3 302,388,913 7 5 4,941 2,297 0 39 1,202,900 0 7 3.591,605 5 11 922,358 3 302,388,913 7 5:4,941 2,297 0 39 1,202,900 0 7 3,591,605 5 11 L " Corresponding period 1888-89 508 282 0 17 85,116 2 24 591,103 6 7 6,057 4,198 1 4 875.899 0 352.456.773 1 10 4,931 2,842 3 14 1.048,400 2 39 3,512,543 19 9 DISTRICT. CBOWN GRANTS. Abba. AjlK,< <A. •J. o .2,1 o> I 0 3 5 I ■ i. i = - « -J 1 || . '- I * ill 1 1 I Number. Town and Suburban. Country. Value. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay .. Xelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 7 6 1 6 A. It. P. l"l 30 A. B. P. 6,722 0 0 6,867 1 27 10 0 2 23 3 9 £ s. d. 13,444 0 0 3,435 0 0 20 0 0 78 17 6 3 ■J. 3 3 3 2 3 2 42 12 53 35 9 9 88 48 23 1 1,084 157 948 745 120 74 2,437 873 815 2J 19 7 36 59 4 4 313 40 24 2 44 2 45 49 4 5 73 01 7 1 73 18 14 54 1 40 20 6 11 3 41 2 07 9 5 5 31 290 174 310 178 15 6 155 209 87 32 677 191 24 1,353 485 208 61 3 1,307 58 2 ! 586 305 73 3 Totals 20 20 1 1 30 1 1 30 13,623 0 38 13,023 0 38 10,977 17 6 10,977 17 6 11 320 6,773 508 291 348 58 1.450 5 5,246 S2 Corresponding period 1888-89 -14 4 0 4 4 0 4 14,501 1 22 14,501 1 22 29,082 0 0 29,082 0 0 8 ■2 343 1 6,683 138 200 289 4i 1,383 5 5,189 9'J

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B. — Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1890.

Note. —Other instruments unrecorded: Westland —Certificates in lieu of grants on six Governor's warrants, 0. 'Canterbury —Transfers, 10 ; mortgages, 12; miscellaneous. -1-2.

General Fees. Assurance Pees. District. General Fees. Usurance Fees. Total. Total. l i £ s. <i. £ s. a. £ s. a. Auckland ... ... ... ... 1,868 3 0 1L8 18 9 1,987 1 9 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 734 5 2 59 6 11 793 12 1 Wellington ... ... ... ... 3,190 5 8 240 13 5 3,430 19 1 Hawke'sBay ... ... ... 1,475 6 11 289 10 11 1,714 17 10 Nelson "... ... ... ... 578 13 10 j 4119 6 620 13 4 Marlborough... ... ... ... 22116 0! 13 2 5 234 18 5 Canterbury ... ... ... ... 4,576 17 9 709 1 1) 5,286 2 6 Otago ... ... ... ... 1,989 17 9 ] 109 14 2 2,099 11 11 Southland ... ... ... ... ■ 971 19 4 75 0 10 1,047 0 2 Weetland ... ... ... ... 189 9 0 3 L5 4 193 4 4 Totals ... ... ... 15,796 14 5* 1,611 7 0 | 17,408 1 5 Corresponding period 1888-89 ... ... 15,868 14 9t 2,320 15 2 18,189 9 11 £ s. d. 1,987 1 9 793 12 1 3,430 19 1 1,714 17 10 620 13 4 234 18 5 5, 286 2 6 2,099 11 11 1,047 0 2 193 4 4 17,408 1 •") Includes Crown-grant district-agency fees: ' 6416 18s. 8d.; I £858 18b. 9d. <3.— Return showing the Total Amount of Monei remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, L890. i Amount remaining Amount secured by : Amount of Mori- i Amount remaining .y ... secured by Mort- Mortgage during es paid oft secured by Mort11 ' -oil the Year ended during the same gage on . 81st Maroh, 1889. 31st March, 1890. Period. i 81st Maroh, 1890. _ Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 81st March, 1890. . £ s. d. 3,370,121 6 3 600,982 0 10 3,735,601 0 0 3,234,951 16 7 549,315 ■! 11 263,421 16 6 9,588,091 8 0 4,093,236 0 0 3,580,333 13 1 70,434 9 4 £ s. d. I s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland ... ... 3,342,686 2 6 495,114 3 9 . 467,679 0 0 3,370,121 6 3 Taranaki ... ... 6,492 19 8 108,821 2 11 < 54,332 1 9 600,982 0 10 Wellington ... 3,502,835 0 0 698,599 0 0 ! 465,833 0 0 3,735,601 0 0 Hawke'eBay ... 3,359,388 10 4 521,863 6 3 646,300 0 0 3,234,95116 7 Nelson ... ... 541,299 0 5 75,809 17 6 ■ 67,793 13 0 549,315 4 11 Marlborough ... 248/808 11 9 40,056 12 3 | 25,443 7 6 263,421 16 6 Canterbury ... 9,578,584 8 0 1,190,089 0 0 1,180,582 0 0 9,588,091 8 0 Otago ... ... 4,116,826 0 0 323,568 0 0J 347,158 0 0 4,093,236 0 0 Southland... ... 3,669,363 4 11 125,500 6 4 214,529 18 2 3,580,333 13 1 Westland ... ... 67,751 .0 10 12,183 16 11 i 9,500 8 5 70,434 9 4 Totals ... 28,974,034 18 5 3,591,605 5 11 3,479,151 8 10 29,086,488 15 6 28,974,034 18 5 3,591,605 5 11 3,479,151 8 10 29,086,488 15 6 18 P enod j 28,111,611 6 5 3,512,543 L9 9 2,650,120 7 9 28,974,034 IS 5 1 ol~o -n\t \ i 1). Return showing Work in Akreab in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, L890. Applications Application* Applications fift £"£££ Unregistered Certilicates awaiting detained for n ,,. lltioilct rf awaitine Instruments - l)istrict - Compliance Examination recoived ' Compliance detained TiUo dn(! ,, llt b -^.s,■::;:::;,, --- 3CeJ£&*«*" yet passedAuckland ...... 8 16 ... 32 5 12 Taranaki ... ... 8 Wellington ... ... 31 1 ... 36 2 1 [awke's Bay ... ... 31 3 Nelson ... ... 5 2 Marlborough Canterbury ... ... 19 ... ... ' 29 ... 10 Otago 22 ... ... 10 2 Southland ... ... 3 Westland Totals ... ... 127 22 ... 107 9 22 |__ : 1_ 107 9 22

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E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1889, the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1890; also the Number remaining unregistered on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected for the same Period.

[Approximate Cost of Paper. — Preparation, nil; printing (1,300 copieß), £'i ss.]

By Authority : (tEobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9o.

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1889. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1890. Registered during the same Period. Unregistered on the 31st March, 1890. Pees. I £ s. d. 3,398 8 4 407 7 9 1,940 10 10 1,098 16 6 604 5 0 458 2 6 1,927 3 0 1,350 16 6 223 12 6 52 13 6 mckland A aranaki Vellington ..-. lawke's Bay kelson ... ... ... darlborough Janterbury ... )tago Southland ... ... ... i Vestland 157 5 15 171 20 4 30 54 3,317 411 1,850 917 603 446 1,721 1,214 194 45 3,340 401 1,849 984 611 441 1,695 1,219 194 45 134 15 16 104 12 9 56 49 Totals 456 10,718 10,779 395 *11,461 16 5 I ' Includes Crown-j Includes district 'rant fees ■agency fees i & a. d. .. 283 19 5 .. 11 8 0 £295 7 5