LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1894-95.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1895 Session I, H-03

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1895. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1894-95.)

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

The Seceetaey for Stamps to the Hon. the Commissioner of Stamps. Sib, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, Ist June, 1895. 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, 1895 :— 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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A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Acts during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1895.

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APPLICATIONS. TRANSFERS. ' MORTGAGES. * DISTRICT, Abea. Abea. Abea. No. Value. No. Value. No. Value. Town and Suburban. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 83 65 74 10 13 2 189 40 26 7 A. E. P. 297 2 5 55 3 6 33 2 26 2 2 34 1 3 24 A. B. P. 14,098 1 20 1,720 3 33 21,945 2 4 2,168 3 32 651 0 24 64 3 21 11,283 2 8 7,697 0 38 4,902 3 38 114 2 0 £ s. d. 57,874 0 0 18,687 10 0 154,280 0 0 34,109 0 0 4,111 0 0 340 0 0 186,869 0 0 41,447 0 0 25,844 0 0 609 5 0 1,127 530 1,724 622 232 76 1,547 944 742 75 A. b. p. 200 3 30 137 3 31 685 1 14 866 2 0 73 3 14 33 1 39 392 0 21 385 0 10 358 2 16 19 1 9 A. E. P. 163,741 0 26 68,568 1 38 127,308 1 26 120,425 3 14 10,798 3 27 5,009 1 35 161,167 1 35 90,259 3 0 94,090 0 31 5,029 1 5 £ s. d. 202,417 0 6 142,202 11 2 560,880 6 4 178,230 6 0 43,434 17 7 21,584 10 0 588,002 0 0 218,451 10 0 190,045 2 10 7.998 8 6 679 635 1,788 617 219 69 1,536 648 563 35 A. B. P. 125 ■ 1 38 I 93 3 18 j 495 0 19 866 0 13 68 2 4 15 3 32 ■ 335 3 30 [ 291 3 16 | 197 3 4 i 4 3 33 A. B. P. 124,662 2 11 90,741 1 5 273,427 2 11 263,073 3 8 62,943 3 23 8,056 3 17 650,528 0 10 162,485 0 31 158,262 3 13 5,708 1 36 £ s. d. 212,939 1 11 276,168 5 2 978,723 0 0 467,766 0 0 86,593 19 7 27,419 1 3 1,005,494 0 0 : 262,633 0 0 j 272,800 3 2 17,989 1 10 55 3 37 14 1 29 5 15 3 3 11 Totals 509 i 471 0 17 ! 64,648 0 18 6,789 2,495 2 7 524,170 15 0 7,519 3,153 0 24 846,398 3 37 i2,153,24o 12 11 jl, 799, 890 2 5 13,608,525 12 11 Corresponding period, 1893-94 549 246 0 30 7,985 4,330 0 34 1,473,552 2 21 4,425,268 10 10 85,348 0 39 563,970 0 0 922,823 0 15 2,598,067 4 5 16,360 ,3,046 0 6 CROWN GRANTS. Abea. CERTIFICATES IN LIEU OF CROWN GRANTS. | Abea. a o CD CO o CO CD IS O CO u O o o CD SI co o s CD a o CD CD ■a EH o to 03 B DISTRICT. CO CD ft 03 CD 01 No. Town and Suburban. Value. No. Town and Suburban. Value. to 03 CD 03 to CD co c3 CD Country. Country. A. B. P. A. B. P. 1,259 0 0 £ s. d. A. K. P. 124 3 9 19 2 39 647 3 17 176 0 10 A. E. P. 78,040 3 28 44,680 2 7 172,214 0 13 68,694 1 6 15,333 3 7 1,791 1 10 23,519 1 32 30,822 0 8 40,164 2 17 £ s. d. 7,454 6 11 12,391 15 2 29,001 12 7 79,050 0 0 12,711 16 6 888 10 0 50,983 7 11 20,931 12 0 47,842 3 5 Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 1 •• 18 •• 58 0 0 8,179 1 23 .. 4,09o"o 0 250 65 440 142 114 4 153 149 420 3 3 3 52 35 66 55 10 7 89 41 25 5 1 1 j i 1,141 378 1,405 655 77 48 2,174 546 451 27 33 27 65 66 3 3 215 36 42 4 74 ' 25 111 36 6 144 81 51 48 3 4 42 51 15 578 418 380 24 30 54 440 395 187 55 •• 1 1 1 2 2 509 260 1,119 311 116 21 820 848 336 12 1 4 1 4 1 7 2 ; 329 59 91 55 3 " i 0 1 0 - 12"0 0 35 1 3 165 3 11 951 3 26 5 1 20 7 12 •' I 2 1 1 1 75 59 14 io 8 "6 39 i 147 - 3 20 30"o 0 - - •• •• Totals 30 66 1 39 j | 4,586 1 3 201,255 4 6 25 i •■ I 385 8 6,902 7,284 494 400 439 2,561 2,091 7 3,852 5,817 20 537 4,132 0 0 1740 2,126 3 15 icluded with 475,261 0 8 Corresponding period, 1893-94 i 45 1,645 0 0 1 Ii Transfers in f< I orrner years. — 32 363 4 468 370 412 119 26 j 101 170 3 0 3,037 2 31

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-Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1895.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1895.

D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1895.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Leases. Transmissions. Orders of Court. Caveats. Wellington.. ..60 50 6 6 5 4 . Christchurch ..80 70 Dunedin .. .. 4 2 Discharges of Mortgages. Transfers of Mortgages. Miscellaneous Wellington.. ...... 27 14 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 100

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District. crenera. ees. Assurance Pees. !otal Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough... Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland £ S. d. 2,678 15 4 1,579 16 9 4,302 7 6 1.504 5 1 488 6 0 180 4 6 4,434 18 4 1,896 0 2 1,379 7 0 200 5 8 £ s. d. 120 8 1 53 18 9 185 9 11 69 13 6 31 10 10 8 10 6 407 16 8 87 9 3 54 1 9 1 18 0 £ s. d. 2,799 3 5 1,633 15 6 4,487 17 5 1,573 18 7 519 16 10 188 15 0 4,842 15 0 1,983 9 5 1,433 8 9 202 3 8 Totals 18,644 6 4* 1,020 17 3 19,665 3 7 Corresponding period, 1893-94 ... 18,228 19 3t 1,119 18 6 19,348 17 9 Note.—Includes Crown-grant and district-agency fees : * £193 2s. 7d.; f £189 li :. lOd.

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1894. Amount secured by Amount of MortMortgage during gages paid off the Year ended during the same 31st March, 1895. Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1895. Auckland ... Taranaki ... Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland ... Westland ... £ 4,131,737 1,032,136 5,279,901 3,847,607 686,548 257,120 9,003,980 2,784,915 2,513,900 68,734 s. d. 7 2 5 3 0 0 0 8 4 7 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 9 2 2 £ s. d. 212,939 1 11 276,168 5 2 978,723 0 0 467,766 0 0 86,593 19 7 27,419 1 3 1,005,494 0 0 262,633 0 0 272,800 3 2 17,989 1 10 £ s. 258,272 10 125,739 13 499,380 0 235,848 0 36,536 16 33,857 0 1,011,558 0 198,655 0 225,751 10 17,828 5 d. 5 7 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 £ s. d. 4,086,403 18 8 1,182,564 16 10 5,759,244 0 0 4,079,525 0 8 736,605 7 10 250,682 2 7 8,997,916 8 0 2,848,893 0 0 2,560,948 13 11 68,894 18 4 Totals 29,606,579 9 11 3,608,525 12 11 2,643,426 16 0 30,571,678 6 10 Corresponding period,) 1893-94 j 27,904,465 1 9 4,425,268 10 10 2,723,154 2 8 29,606,579 9 11

District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications detained for Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) received during the Month and not yet passed. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due but not issued. Auckland ?aranaki Vellington lawke's Bay Telson ilarlborough Canterbury )tago Southland Vestland 47 II 30 4 3 8 2 4 2 4 49 16 20 2 "2 19 L6 1 "I 44 11 5 27 3 2 ... Totals ... 131 110 23 58

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E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1894; the Number received for Registration, and the Number registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1895; also the Number remaining on that date; and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

£ s. d. * Includes Crown-grant fees .. ... .. .. 174 9 5 Includes district-agency fees .. .. .. 20 0 0 .£194 9 5

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District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1894. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1895. Registered during the same Period. Unregistered on the 31st March, 1895. Fees. oickland 'aranaki Vellington ... lawke's Bay felson larlborough 'anterbury ... )tago iouthland ... Vestland 193 22 4 39 3,488 689 1,731 883 487 287 1,302 1,147 256 61 3,465 631 1,699 889 482 288 1,367 1,187 252 61 216 80 36 33 5 £ S. d. 3,551 19 8 693 19 3 1,849 12 3 1,015 0 0 471 15 0 316 3 11 1,454 12 9 1,176 14 6 281 15 10 55 6 0 1 71 46 2 6 6 6 Totals 378 10,331 10,321 388 £10,866 19 2*