LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1892-93.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1893 Session I, H-07

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1893. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1892-93.)

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

The Sbgeetaey for Stamps to the Hon. Commissionbb of Stamps. Sic,— . Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 10th May, 1893. I have the honour to submit the following returns showing the working the Land Transfer and Deeds Eegistration Departments for the year ended the 31st March, 1893. A.—The business transacted under the Land Transfer Act. 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, C. A. Hickson, The Commissioner of Stamps, Wellington. Secretary for Stamps.

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* Included 1,611 miscellaneous.

A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Acts during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1893.

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APPLICATIONS. TRANSFERS. MORTGAGES. AltE Town and Suburban. AltEA. 3A. Country. Value. No. Abe Abea. 3A. Area. DISTRICT. No. Town and Suburban. Country. i Value. I No. Town and Suburban. Country. Value. II Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough .. .. - Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 61 21 84 18 20 3 203 33 46 5 A. P.. P. A. R. P. £ S. d. 27 3 3 2,914 0 17 68,996 0 0 909 6 3 10 1,324 1 2 10,677 0 0 597 20 0 14 17,912 0 19 82,511 0 0 1,820 61 3 30 3,775 1 3 27,773 0 0 671 2 2 8 3,650 0 4 13,511 10 0 252 0 13 494 2 13 j 4,410 0 0 76 69 2 12 18,507 2 35 224,134 0 0 hi,750 7 0 37 598 1 12 11,636 0 0 i 942 21 - 2 14 1,687 3 33 , 12,238 0 0 i 806 2 0 28 0 2 20 469 0 0 ij 79 A. It. P. 198 3 21 164 2 23 603 1 33 943 2 28 78 3 10 27 2 8 581 2 2 431 3 7 522 0 25 496 0 30 A. B. P. £ S. d. 156.646 0 21 201,654 17 6 67,180 1 20 197.580 4 6 135,374 3 29 664,379 0 0 561,097 0 20 499,380 10 9 73,076 0 19' 70,150 2 0 15,607 1 3' 30,617 19 2 166.647 3 26i 776,292 8 4 65,643 1 37 230,626 5 0 76,922 0 26 210,862 11 1 560 2 8 : 4,744 14 8 A. B. P. 512 ! 128 2 12 539 74 1 9 1,455 : 327 1 35 457 i 523 3 23 218 62 3 8 55 16 3 0 1,412 348 2 25 569 254 1 17 453 331 2 26 38 ; 223 2 31 A. H. P. 299,692 1 1 86,303 3 23 188,119 0 14 463,274 1 7 62,079 0 2 9,915 1 31 367,027 0 21 82,434 1 27 82,977 3 0 586 3 18 £ s. d. I 846,470 15 0 238,323 16 5 770,991 0 0 633,383 18 8 j 162,291 18 4 34,438 0 0 1,087,011 0 0 267,628 0 0 306,983 6 6 4,617 13 8 Totals 494 j 225 3 39 J 50,864 3 33 '. 456,355 10 ' 0 7,908 4,048 2 33 1,318,756 0 92,886,300 13 0 5,708 ;2,292 0 26 1,642,410 0 24 4,352,139 8 7 Corresponding period 1891-92 487 745 1 22 57,858 2 1 1,185,091 1 12,906,831 5 11 5,110 2 16 I 1 ■_ 3,-500,979 13 3 556,724 10 0 7,634 15,020 2 32 1,260,913 2 33 DISTRICT. Town and Suburban. GROWN GRANTS. Abej Area. A. Country. Value. o as H o o I o p CD CD CD a 02 §! 5 CD ! o M 1 o o EH 03 J eg Number. CD - Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 3 A. R. P. A. R. P. 5,428 0 0 £ s. d. 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 43 17 58 36 18 10 95 40 26 6 2 1 1,009 , 348 1,229 613 119 68 2,502 564 475 23 26 14 43 31 4 3 278 24 44 2 45 17 77 27 13 102 38 37 63 6 8 49 53 14 175 292 357 138 17 13 260 209 152 56 •• 754 502 1,293 497 276 44 962 446 348 34 1 5 4 3 5 84 38 GO 3 16 64 61 9 9 ; 2 11 13 0 2 4 244 2 25 9 1 Totals 16 0 2 4 20 20 2 349 423 6,952 469 313 370 1,669 I ! 12 J 5,156 5,240 32 198 5,672 2 25 .. Corresponding period 1891-92 6,961 503 296 I 352 1,494 12 31 32 0 0 36 2,190 0 5 .. M i6

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B. —Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1893.

Note. —Includes Crown-grant and district agency fees : * £157 3s. 6d.; t £201 10s. 4d.

C—Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1893.

D.—Return showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1893.

Note.—Other instruments unrecorded : Christchurch —Transfers, 74 ; mortgages, 39 ; miscellaneous, 72. Otago —Transfers, 6 ; mortgages, 5.

lib ;nc renera 'ees. .ssurance ees. Auckland raranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay iSTelson Marlborough ... Canterbury ... Dtago Southland VVestland £ s. d. 1,986 5 5 1,314 0 6 3,960 0 8 1,419 1 7 551 5 0 152 5 0 4,473 4 4 1,749 14 1 1,395 7 8 179 18 0 £ s. d. 135 5 11 28 10 7 179 10 0 67 16 7 43 17 4 10 13 3 457 0 11 33 11 1 26 0 10 0 4 9 £ s. 2,121 11 1,342 11 4,139 10 1,486 18 595 2 162 18 4,930 5 1,783 5 1,421 8 180 2 d. 4 1 8 2 4 3 3 2 6 9 Totals 17,181 2 3 ;;: 982 11 3 18,163 13 6 Corresponding period 1891-92 16,842 4 Of 1,185 13 5 18,027 17 5

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1892. Amount secured by Amount of MorfcMortgage during gages paid off the Year ended during the same 31st March, 1893. Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1893. Auckland ... Taranaki ... "Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland ... Westland ... £ s. d. 3,422,641 2 5 745,207 3 10 4,315,593 0 0 3,228,253 16 1 588,317 10 6 257,881 7 9 8,686,624 8 0 2,802,080 0 0 2,216,726 3 7 70,194 17 6 £ s. 846,470 15 238,323 16 770,991 0 633,383 18 162,291 18 34,438 0 1,087,011 0 267,628 0 306,983 6 4,617 13 d. 0 5 0 8 4 0 0 0 6 8 £ s. d. 426,608 0 0 81,332 0 0 378,569 0 0 309,485 0 0 I 71,654 0 6 49,688 0 0' 1,028,977 0 0 280,435 0 0 147,318 0 0 7,127 16 0 £ s. d. 3,842,503 17 5 902,199 0 3 4,708,015 0 0 3,552,152 14 9 678,955 8 4 242,631 7 9 8,744,658 8 0 2,789,273 0 0 2,376,391 10 1 67,684 15 2 Totals I 26,333,519 9 8 4,352,139 8 7 2,781,193 16 6 27,904,465 1 9 Corresponding period) 1891-92 j 29,924,230 8 6 3,500,979 11 2 7,091,690 10 0 26,333,519 9 8

DistrictApplications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications detained for Examination in th'e Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) received during the Month not yet passed. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due but not issued. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 4 7 30 12 4 1 25 18 3 12 9 8 10 1 33 4 3 10 1 1 1 3 1 46 11 1 2 6 24 2 4 Totals ... 104 16 103 19 53

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E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining Unregistered on the 31st March, 1892; the Number received for Registration, and the Number Registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1893; also the Number remaining on that date; and the Amount of Fees collected for the same Period.

£ s. a. * Includes Crown-grant fees .. ... .. .. 225 8 0 Includes district-agency fees .. .. .. 30 0 0 £255 8 0

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District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1892. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1893. Registered during the same Period. Unregistered on the 31st March, 1893. Fees. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... 184 7 5 84 35 9 63 52 3,281 754 1,631 847 551 308 1,519 1,176 301 55 3,305 750 1,611 803 576 311 1,485 1,222 285 49 160 11 25 128 10 6 97 6 16 6 £ s. d. 3,325 15 6 734 12 0 1,664 0 3 932 10 0 569 8 0 334 3 6 1,690 13 11 1,185 17 6 332 7 6 52 0 0 Otago Southland ... Westland Totals 439 10,423 10,397 465 £10,821 8 2*

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