LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION: ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1914-15.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1915 Session I, H-03

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1915. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION: ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1914-15.

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

The Secretary for Land and Deeds to the Minister of Stamps. Sir, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 22nd May, 1915. 1 have the honour to submit the usual report on the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Registration Departments for the year ended the 31st March, 1915. 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. C. —The mortgages and discharges of mortgages, and the amount remaining secured by mortgage under the said Act on the 31st March, 1915. 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 Office. I have, <feo., P. G. Withers, 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, 1915.

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Applications. plications. Transfers. Mortgages.^ District. — m s " and £ Suburban u - rea. ia. Country. Value. Certificates issued. Number. Area. Are Number. Town and Suburban. Area. ea. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. Money. secured. I I Acres. 6,342 j 1,595 1,707 i • 268 4,206 1,293 1,252 485 812 j 234 526 87 278 94 3,483 527 1,679 369 1,396 409 114 32 1914-15. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland Acres. 192 94 ..10 3 48 20 16 10 2 9 1 ..15 8 139 17 ..35 4 ..12 2 Aqres. 28,367 279 5.213 489 66 335 34,919 22.412 883 12,217 I £ 450,390 9.175 111,560 61,897 1,885 9,320 182.075 339,750 57,352 24,501 2,725 418 2,049 557 339 187 125 1,559 661 412 46 6,376 1,324 4,191 1.221 592 440 316 3,804 1,792 1,198 127 Acres. 2,012 366 1,488 565 138 78 108 596 401 430 24 Acres. 603,851 140,952 420,670 159,646 118,301 58,186 187,867 211,485 116,253 105,475 7.287 £ 4,763,461 1,144.724 4,012,050 1,412,605 566,231 224,959 507,601 2,934,822 908,871 705,442 25,482 Acres. 903,567 347,256 715,695 262,859 351,717 125,280 170,104 665,366 239,205 242,215 13,200 £ 3,662,870 1,290,319 3,907,015 1,383,919 852,640 256,610 341,262 2.950,576 796,458 890,923 46,135 .. 478 159 6,206 2,129,973 17,206,248 105,180 1,247,905 9,078 21,381 21,795 5,393 4,036,464 16,378,727 Corresponding period, 1913-14 563 156 123,712 1,361,042 11,206 23,983 7,333 i 2,206,268 16,307,637 23,988 5,642 4,862,163 18 ; 080,701 I I 1° o « <D to ID <D ID 3 I rl O o o 2 c District. Certinc; .tes of Title in lieu of Crown Grants. Area. Town and Country. Suburban. Value. r2 -T- It < o m CD rO si o O 30 s 6 to . § & Number/ CD 1914-15. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay .. • .. Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago .. ... Southland Westland! 881 79 384 64 52 87 115 88 76 114 56 Acres. 367 28 221 427 281 7 ' 5,482 115 16 Acres. 138,654 24,981 87,094 12,943 11,051 21,977 7,882 7,003 1.399 14,889 10,559 £ 62,751 22,693 8,481 400 4,771 15,305 ! 18,492 19 2 2 2 12 i 166 32 162 60 23 16 10 108 56 29 1 6,639 2,259 4.630 1.534 1,193 333 : 532 4,673 1,706 1,415 74 162 97 312 85 76 32 30 450 99 78 ! 13 490 21 338 86 25 21 7 220 41 56 713 92 271 146 85 75 43 281 95 75 16 2 46 69 1 16 2 2 43 1,186 673 696 260 97 80 65 240 110 307 153 i 5 6,355 9 132 5,200 1,361 1,033 | 88 37 3,934 2,618 1,570 236 3 5 65 1,996 6,945 338,432 132,893 38 663 24,988 ■ 1,434 1,309 1,892 222 3,867 7!) 22,564 Corresponding period, 1913-14 1,661 3,612 554,298 74,972 71 661 1 , 27,646 ' 1,685 1,536 1,945 ' 156 3,462 15 18,214

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1915.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1915.

District. General Fees. Assurance Fees. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland £ s. 14,355 0 3,309 0 9,863 0 2,816 0 1,813 0 1,056 0 640 0 8,313 0 3,593 0 2,641 0 394 0 d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o o 0 0 £ 942 45 429 354 4 19 352 604 76 51 s. d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 £ 15,297 3,354 10,292 3,170 1,817 1,075 992 8,917 3,669 2,692 394 s. d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 48,793 0 0* 2,876 0 0 51,669 0 0 Corresponding period, 1913-14 ... 53,432 0 0t 2,677 0 0 56,099 0 0 Includes Crown-grant and district-agency fees, £. .3. 1 Include Crown-grant and district-agency fees, £37.

District. j Amount remaining Amount secured by Amount o£ Mo rtsecured by Mort- Mortgage during ; ;d fi d . .1 ! .,1 the same Period. 31st March, 1914. 31st March, 1915. j j | Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on the 31st March, 1915. Auckland... Taranaki... Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury ... I Otago Southland Westland £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. 16,084,614 0 0 3,662,871 0 0 1,559,246 0 0 8,521,484 0 0 1,290,319 0 0 739,948 0 0 27,860,816 0 0! 3,907,015 0 0 2,381,700 0 0: 10,761,900 0 0 1,383,919 0 0 675,744 0 0 3,356,187 0 0: 852,640 0 0 526,542 0 0 1,921,724 0 0, 256,610 0 0 125,967 0 0 1,588,136 0 Ol 341,262 0 0 156,835 0 0 ' 21,644,220 0 0 2,950,576 0 0 2,128,984 0 0 6,412,956 0 0' 796,458 0 0 507,826 0 0 7,153,329 0 0 890,923 0 0 485,225 0 0 386,655 0 0 46,135 0 0 30,551 0 0 £ s. d. 18,188,239 0 0 9,071,855 0 0 29,386,131 0 0 11,470,075 0 0 3,682,285 0 0 2,052,367 0 0 1,772,563 0 0 22,465,812 0 0 6,701,588 0 0 7,559,027 0 0 402,239 0 0 Totals 105,692,021 0 016,378,728 0 0 9,318,568 0 0 105,692,021 0 0 16,378,728 0 0 9,318,568 0 0 112,752,181 0 0 Corresponding period, 1913-14 , 97,816,375 0 018,080,701 0 010,205,055 0 0 97,816,375 0 0 18,080,701 0 0 10,205,055 0 0 105,692,021 0 o

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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1915.

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1914; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1915; 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 not yet passed. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained in the Survoy Office. Certificates of Title due but not issued. Applications received previous to Current Month not yet passed. Luckland ... taranaki ... | Vellington lawke's Bay... 'overty Bay ... Jelson . . Marlborough ... lanterbury ... )tago ... iouthland ... Vestland ... 152 4 12 2 6 2 1 18 11 1 78 11 1 2 9 3 i I 7 1 1 71 5 221 "2 8 1 78 31 13 35 60 29 13 27 "2 353 5 63 24 15 16 3 80 25 3 10 10 2 i Totals rials ... 209 209 1C 104 04 9 ! 465 i ! 0 1 465 131 131 5 I 597 597 43 Other Instruments unrecorded. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Poverty Bay ... Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury Otago Transfers. 181 20 133 15 .'.'.' ... 2 28 6 Mortgages. 193 10 120 12 10 1 18 10 Miscellaneous. 157 219 18 3 28 11 Totals 385 374 436

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1914. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1915. Registered during the same Period. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1915. Fees. Auckland ... Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland ... 229 20 104 124 58 14 274 149 7 6,776 669 1,736 1,373 52 802 421 1,170 1,909 481 64 6,835 684 1,665 1,307 50 840 393 1,393 2,005 480 64 170 5 175 190 2 20 42 51 53 8 £ 6,593 651 1,700 1,500 48 734 474 1,111 1,825 446 51 Totals 979 15,453 15,716 15,716 716 15,133* i * Includes C: :own-grant fee: i, £159, and d: istrict-agency fees, £2.