LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION: ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1913-14.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1914 Session I, H-03

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1914. NEW ZEALAND

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION: ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1913-14.

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

The Secretary fob Land and Deeds to the Minister of Stamps. Sir, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 22nd May, 1914. I have the honour to submit the usual report on the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Registration Departments the year ended the -ilst March. 1914. The returns appended show— A. —The business transacted under the Land Transfer Act. B. —The fees received thereunder, including the feee received on account of Crown grants. C. —The mortgages and discharges of mortgages, and the amount remaining secured by itgage under the said Act on the 31st March, 1914. 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 foes received in the Deeds Registration Office. I have, <tc, P. C. Corliss, The Minister of Stamp Duties. Wellington. Secretary for Land and Deeds.

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A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended the 31st March, 1914.

District. No. Applications. Area. Town and Country. Suburban Value. Certificates issued. No. Town and Suburban. Tranefere. Area. Consideration Money. Area. Mortgages. Country. No. Town and Country. Suburban. Amount secured. 1913-14. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bav Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough ('antorbury Otago Southland Westland - 199 23 52 13 14 196 :si 20 A. 90 8 3 . 2 4 34 5 4 A. 21.023 1,076 29,863 . -1 . 959 ' 1,484 1,070 18,167 47.14.) 790 135 f~ A. 21.023 1,076 29,863 . -1 . 959 ' 1,484 1,070 18,167 47.14.) 790 135 £ 550,776 10,130 149,322 36,937 12.800 l>1.514 120,463 403.(5!)!! 19,001 6,370 £ 550,776 40.130 149,322 36,937 12.800 21,544 120,463 403,6!)!! 19,001 6,370 3.429 2.126 760 384 148 169 2,229 840 677 48 6,876 1,145 4.671 1,416 625 524 268 4.390 2,405 1,518 145 A. 3,098 310 1,682 234 243 78 89 739 376 464 20 A. 669,734 120,740 308. 55S 244,097 96,496 64,864 131,597 289,549 140,165 130,313 10,155 £ 4,113,834 957,318 3,528.055 1,574,999 564,189 255,233 349,038 2,912,709 1,240,436 771,467 40,359 6,072 2,033 4,724 1,399 866 583 285 4.186 2,154 1.527 159 A. 1,646 368 1,400 190 258 222 98 644 392 362 62 A. 976,948 347,236 796,579 447,906 398,065 124,536 256,413 777,774 463.511 254,242 18,953 £ 3,651,799 1,341,201 4,169,733 1,894,420 734,322 259,447 395,454 3,324,817 1,212,453 1,041,252 55,803 ~i:o 563 ! 563 1 Cii i 156 156 I •)•> T 1 O 123.712 123,712 j I -if. 1 ill-) 1,361,042 11,206 23,983 7,333 2,206,268 16,307,637 23,988 5,642 4.862,163 18,080,701 ■ Corresponding period, 1912-13 656 394 108.945 1,561,589 11,430 24,495 7. 171 2,516,821 17,325.730 23.883 10,966 5,549.385 18,643,701 District. Certiflci Area. ,tes of Title in lieu of Crown GrantB. a o r o I s 2 1° O i SI o 0 X If 1° 1 DS S i i I I o E-i No. Town and Country. Suburban. Value. I i 1913-14. Auckland Taranaki Wellington* Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson llarlborough Canterbury Otago .. Southland Westland 847 143 175 18 46 79 18 49 104 171 11 A. 3.060 14 53 8 4 58 13 21 A. 166,541 73,663 90,942 6,501 0.482 165,641 2.29!) 12.822 5,821 19.479 1.107 4IJ.614 4,609 1,883 r>. 225 12.121 12 l> 5 142 31 161 65 34 10 14 113 58 30 3 ti. 555 2,454 5,078 1,713 1,283 441 377 5,651 2,170 ! 1,835 ' 89 ! 150 150383 91 98 16 22 566 130 69 10 424 72 431 78 42 33 19 277 71 85 4 624 i 107 260 148 81 62 50 394 79 131 9 i 56 4 41 "2 43 9 967 450 638 166 107 370 46 310 129 172 107 2 3 2 6,281 234 734 1,136 1,013 380 44 4,569 2,130 1,424 269 i 3 i i 47 3 5 ■ 1.661 1,661 3,612 554,208 74,972 71 661 ; 27,646 1,685 1,536 1,945 " 156 3,462 15 18,214 Corresponding period, 1912-13 1,645 1,645 5,182 367,686 158,982 8 663 i 24,606 1,725 1,474 1,731 139 3,538 13,917

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Year ended the 31st March, 1914.

C.—Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1914.

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District. General 1? General Fees. Pees. Assurance Pees. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland Totals Corresponding period, 1912-13 ... £ 13,959 3,574 10,838 3,147 1,820 1,396 729 9,973 4,428 3,134 434 53,432 53,445 s. d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0* o ot £ 849 84 446 77 39 49 251 816 43 13 s. d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 £ 14,808 3,658 11,284 3,224 1,859 1,445 980 10,789 4,471 3,H7 434 s. d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,677 0 0 5,099 0 (i 2,420 0 0 55,865 0 0 Includes Crown-grants and district-agency fees, £37. t Includes Crown-grants and distriot-agency fees, £34.

District. Auckland... Taranaki... Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson ... Maryborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland Amount remaining Amount secured by Amount of Mortsecured by Mort- Mortgage during gages paid off during gage on the the Year ended the Year ended 31st March, 1913. 31st March, 1914. 31st, March, 1914. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. ... 13,956,235 0 0 3,651,799 0 0 1,523,420 0 0 ... 7,933,808 0 0; 1,341,201 0 0 753,525 0 0 ... 26,570,468 0 0 4,169,733 0 o' 2,879,385 0 0 ... 9,690,147 0 0 1,894,420 0 0; 822,667 0 0 ... 3,-032,293 0 0 734,322 0 0 ; 410,428 0 0 ... 1, 790,803 0 0 259,447 0 0! 128,526 0 0 ... 1,307,635 0 0 395,454 0 0 114,953 0 0! ... 20,626,401 0 0 3,324,817 0 0; 2,306,998 0 0 ... 5,890,644 0 0 1,212,453 0 0 690,141 0 0 ... 6,667,576 0 0 1,041,252 0 0| 555,499 0 0 350,365 0 0 55,803 0 0| 19,513 0 0 Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on the 31st March, 1914. 16,084,614 8,521,484 27,860,816 10,761,900 3,356,187 1,921,724 1,588,136 21,644,220 6,412,956 7,153,329 386,655 b. d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals ... 97,816,375 0 0j 18,080,701 0 0 10,205,055 0 0 105,692,021 0 0 Corresponding period, 90,138,264 -I ni c\ i o 0 0118,643,708 0 0 18,965,598 0 0 97,816,375 0 0 1912-13

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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1914.

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1913; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1914; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

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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 nof 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 120 7 10 3 6 3 1 22 5 111 3 1 7 13 18 2 1 79 6 199 2 6 80 23 5 65 45 56 23 2 20 261 4 160 15 13 18 10 80 40 44 3 i 41 Totals ... 177 15 135 35 21 465 21 146 642 48 i i i_ I Other Instruments unrecorded. Auckland Wellington Poverty Bay ... Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury Otago Transfers. 185 132 11 6 69 20 Mortgages. 157 140 12 16 3 58 13 Miscell 1 1 I laneous. 36 80 17 2 6 62 8 Totals 423 399 411

i District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1913. Bcordec on March 913. (! i. Received -a ■ ? T *.- Registered i Unrecorded Registration d s uri on during the the 81gt Maroh Yearcndcd p eriod igu 31st March, 1914. Fees. Auckland ... Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Maryborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland ... f 221 3 197 69 100 3 28 202 3 7,733 7,725 229 782 765 20 2,208 2,301 104 1,415 1,360 124 63 63 966 1,008 58 432 423 14 1,455 1,209 274 2,334 2,387 149 633 629 7 72 69 3 £ 7,548 720 2,161 1,523 65 827 429 1,362 2,181 599 55 Totals 826 18,093 17,939 982 17,470* • Includes Gri iwn-grant fees, £188; and district-agency fees, £6.