LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION: ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1906-7.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1907 Session I, H-03

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1907. NEW ZEALAND.

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

The Commissionbb op Stamps to the Minister op Stamps. 8lR '~ Tk tv v ea 4 °! fice ' Stam P De P ar *ment, Wellington, 15th May, 1907 I have the honour to submit the usual report on the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Eegistration Departments for the year ended the 31st March, 1907. transfer and The returns appended show, — A - —The business transacted under the Land Transfer Act. B.—The fees received thereunder, including the fees received on account of Crown grants. mn , G '~ Th % m °^S a g?? f nd discharges of mortgages, and the amount remaining secured by mortgage under the said Act on the 31st March, 1907. 6 secured Dy same D da7e The 6XiSting ** Vari ° US Land TraDSfer ° fficeS at the cloBe of busiae ss on the th« he E w" °/ ie * ds t recei ™ d . f °*'registration, and the number remaining unregistered on the 31st March last; also the fees received in the Deeds Eegistration Office. on I have, &c, The Minister of Stamps, Wellington. °' \omml°sioner of Stamps.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION: ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1906-7.

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A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended the 31st March, 1907.

APPLICATIONS. TRANSFERS. MORTGAGES. DISTRICT. No. Abea. - Value. No - Town and 1 Suburban. Abea. Value. No. Area. Country. Value. Town and Suburban. Country. Country. Town and Suburban. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland 147 21 140 29 7 32 18 232 46 13 5 A. E. P. 70 0 1 3 2 37 69 2 20 37 0 26 10 0 19 1 29 10 0 27 46 1 5 43 2 28 5 2 30 0 3 25 A. B. P. 13,925 0 1 1,699 0 5 9,355 0 14 20,715 3 34 96 0 0 4,296 1 27 414 1 33 33,860 3 7 3,255 3 22 100 2 14 £ s. d. 141,050 2 0 31,741 6 5 397,419 0 0 153,824 0 0 13,570 0 0 40,192 5 0 15,432 7 2 343,985 0 0 58,642 0 0 4,512 1 1 573 10 0 3,097 845 4,636 1,003 448 495 236 4,018 1,948 1,419 243 A. B. P. 1,128 0 11 192 0 26 2,025 3 5 619 2 23 271 0 31 168 3 12 104 1 16 1,196 2 36 477 2 26 423 2 20 75 0 4 A. K. P. 443,211 1 16 83,640 2 0 418,956 1 34 190,934 0 34 210,240 0 24 120,914 2 29 173,698 2 28 765,182 1 31 152,015 0 35 140,038 3 0 10,706 3 23 £ s. d. 1,323,137 10 9 649,819 0 0 3,587,236 0 0 1,066,503 16 6 543,316 17 6 168,958 0 9 211,118 11 3 4,661,142 0 0 797,196 0 0 639,120 19 0 47,464 13 2 2,312 1,304 5,286 831 415 450] 187 3,751 1,416 1,018 135 A. B. P. 885 3 28 185 1 0 1,858 0 17 427 3 29 263 0 8 231 0 19 79 3 17 895 2 18 332 1 21 386 2 15 166 3 18 A. B. P. i 502,869 0 14 231,643 2 26 1,034,523 3 26 324,985 2 33 319,242 3 33 56,744 1 22 131,978 2 25 707,842 2 24 168,877 3 36 166,610 1 22 5,242 2 9 & s. d. 1,157,451 4 8 893,273 0 0 4,275,770 0 0 1,128,510 5 6 495,262 0 0 200,014 15 9 176,481 5 0 3,042,973 0 0 667,745 0 0 638,742 8 1 32,549 5 7 Totals 690 307 2 28 87,719 0 37 !l, 200, 941 11 8 18,388 6,683 0 10 2,709,539 1 14 13,695,013 8 11 17,105 12,708,772 4 7 5,712 2 30 3,650,561 3 30 Corresponding period, 1905-6 657 17,045 6,339 3 16 i 15,746' '4,760 1 25 379 0 38 161,871 3 14 1,405,765 12 6 12,056,485 0 36 11,102,480 13 0 2,903,882 0 5 10,944,149 8 5 DISTRICT. CERTIFICATES IN LIEU OF CROWN GRANTS. Area. CROWN GRANTS. Area. a -Zj CO &J0O3 I 'i o 6 DD a> tS I o d o g 0 3 m o 1 J I 9 t D No. Town and Suburban. Value. No. Town and Suburban. Value. o ID CD 9 hi Country. Country. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 234 94 227 48 55 58 17 62 93 149 37 A. B. P.I 58 0 27 25 3 16 106 3 25 4 1 20 51 3 23 0 1 20 4 2 IS 14 0 22 48 1 38 141 1 8 11 2 37 A. B. P. 29,384 0 32 33,484 1 2 39,502 0 15 9,490 3 36 14,843 3 35 7,278 0 21 33,802 1 26 1,607 1 39 5,084 3 15 18,008 2 11 2,752 0 5 £ s. d. 8,288 14 5 12,354 2 1 8,058 9 5 4,338 13 3 15,687 6 11 26 A. B. P. A. B. P. 7,910 2 34 £ s. d. 2 1 1 7 1 85 26 138 30 21 14 8 107 63 26 6 •• 2,852 1,215 4,399 1,226 676 194 193 4,091 1,384 1,057 49 41 57 340 69 33 7 6 402 38 122 4 148 41 306 56 27 6 7 124 46 23 4 256 80 136 140 59 18 20 139 50 81 11 3 51 4 1 3 551 407 679 169 110 87 120 246 213 236 173 1 3 4 2 1 270 83 469 84 678 83 1,562 336 2,869 476 267 181 62 2,074 643 532 61 5,458 0 0 13,824 14 4 •• i •• I 2 7 4 397 333 128 129 2 •• I •• •• Totals 467 3 14 195,238 3 37 68,010 0 5 22 1 524 i 17,336 1,1191 i i 788 990 75 2,991 11 2,654 1074 26 .. 7,910 2 34 9,063 Corresponding period, 1905-6 904 10 37 503 2 16,710 1,051; ; 670 f 77 2,402 564 3 8 111,888 2 37| 34,611 14 6 0 3 0 412 2 27 •■ 1,063 2,923 8,568

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1907.

C.—Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1907.

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toi anoi renerai ees. .ssurance 'ees. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland £ s. d. 5,809 4 5 2,515 2 11 12,084 2 5 2,114 11 0 1,089 19 9 979 4 0 476 0 0 8,963 11 4 3,367 16 0 2,401 12 1 346 6 0 £ s. d. 296 17 6 98 14 1 679 3 4 443 3 2 22 9 5 83 16 1 30 10 6 760 17 5 107 11 11 8 18 6 1 17 9 £ s. d. 6,106 1 11 2,613 17 0 12,763 5 9 2,557 14 2 1,112 9 2 1,063 0 1 506 10 6 9,724 8 9 3,475 7 11 2,410 10 7 348 3 9 Totals 40,147 9 11* 2,533 19 8 42,681 9 7 Corresponding period, 1905-6 ... 37,425 9 Of 2,680 11 6 40,106 0 6 Note.—Includes Crown-grant and district-agency fees : * £140 8s. Id.; t £61 l! Is. 4d.

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1906. Amount secured by Mortgage during the Year ended 31st March, 1907. Amount of Mortgages paid ofi during the same Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1907. Auckland... Taranaki... Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland £ s. d. 4,551,616 9 3 4,340,979 14 1 15,500,417 12 6 5,918,044 3 7 906,513 17 11 1,228,121 5 2 612,723 15 11 11,643,665 8 0 3,734,570 0 0 4,873,849 6 9 169,597 2 9 £ s. d. 1,157,451 4 8 893,273 0 0J 4,275,770 0 0 1,128,510 5 6 495,262 0 0 200,014 15 9 176,481 5 0 3,042,973 0 0 667,745 0 0 638,742 8 1 32,549 5 7 £ s. d. 616,958 0 8 617,927 0 01 2,344,754 0 0 629,532 0 0 233,038 0 0 95,264 18 11 68,111 4 9j 1,559,263 0 0! 544,960 0 0 353,496 0 0! 28,496 8 10 £ s. d. 5,092,109 13 3 4,616,325 14 1 17,431,433 12 6 6,417,022 9 1 1,168,737 17 11 1,332,871 2 0 721,093 16 2 13,127,375 8 0 3,857,355 0 0 5,159,095 14 10 173,649 19 6 Totals 53,480,098 15 11 12,708,772 4 7 7,091,800 13 2 59,097,070 7 4 Corresponding period, 1905-6 49,030,811 4 0 10,944,149 8 5 6,494,861 16 6 53,480,098 15 11

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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1907.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland 41 27 23 Wellington .. .. .. .. •• 94 96 103 Poverty Bay .. .. .. .. • • 2 1 Canterbury 100 106 79 Otago 19 14 12 Southland .. .. .. .. •• 19 17 14

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1906; the Number received for Registration, and the Number registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1907; also the Number remaining on that date; and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

• Includes Crown-grant fees, £301 Is. Id.; and district-agency fees, £12 ss. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,450 copies), ± - 2 16s.

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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. Applications received previous to Current Month not yet passed. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay... Poverty Bay ... Nelson . . Maryborough ... Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland GO 3 43 IS 1 5 44 8 2 6 13 231 14 47 "7 1 1 *8 2 30 91 10 2 7 "2 i 7 22 L9 6 1 5 68 10 8 32 4 72 180 12 12 72 Totals ... 175 59 12 346 159 433

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1906. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1907. Registered during the same Period. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1907. Fees. Auckland ... ?aranaki Wellington ... lawke's Bay 'overty Bay Telson ifarlborough. Canterbury ... )tago iouthland ... ¥estland 103 21 200 156 8 83 48 40 40 5,225 771 2,770 1,367 64 882 442 1,488 2,023 528 77 5,127 760 2,742 1,278 64 881 507 1,473 1,964 562 77 201 32 228 245 9 18 63 99 6 £ s. 5,155 8 752 16 2,788 15 1,576 12 72 4 782 2 437 5 1,513 3 1,969 10 507 10 59 3 d. 6 6 7 3 0 6 0 0 0 6 6 Totals 699 15,637 15,435 901 15,614 11 4*