LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENT, 1917-18.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1918 Session I-II, H-03

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Session 11. ' 1918. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENT, 1917-18.

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

The Secretary for Land and Deeds to the Minister op Stamp Duties. Sir, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 29th July, 1918. I have the honour to submit the usual report on the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Eegistration Department for the year ended the 31st March, 1918. 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, 1918. 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 unrecorded on the 31st March last ; also the fees received in the Deeds Eegistration Offices. 'I have, &c, 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, 1918.

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Applications. Certificates in Lieu of Crown Grants. Transfers. Mortgages. I District. fc Area Area. I ~~~ | Value. | Town c and 5 Country. Suburban. 1 fc Value. fc Area. : Town and Country. Suburban. fc Town Con . ana sideration. Suburban. Area. a fc Country. Area. Consideration. op HQ fc h Town Considerand ation. buburban. Area. fc Country. Area. I Amount secured. Auckland . . 32 Wellington .. 22 Taranaki . . .. 11 Hawke's Bay .. 8 Poverty Bay .. 3 Nelson .. .. 1 Marlborougli .. 5 Canterbury .. 35 Otago . . .. 27 Soutliland. . .. 5 Westland .. Acres. £ I Acres. 24 38,715 74': 18,799 11 52,957 22 21,782 8 8,652 6 309 16 24,925 4 \ 10,954 330 4 i 1,511 300 10 577 2 1,154 6 29,125 24 30,859 28 2,888 13 55,929 8 2,593 1 ! 1,830 5 850 £ Acres. 195,598 1,264 362 159,349 231 116 6,682 117 18 133,309 46 5 12,971 111 87 8,385 66 1 123,483 13 14 81,109 47 4 17,863 106 248 10,689 104 166 20 19 Acres. 237.661 3,184 35,276 3,309 29,5:0 614 ! 8,457 716 53,607 267 6,320 187 904 94 3,606 1,945 7.281 1,025 I 7,957 592 1,540 65 Acres. £ Acres. £ 2,028 1,042,299 3,179 760,121 3,487,903 1,926 1,493 1,491,895 1,097 257,939 3,106,771 ' 2,231 32 ! 31,064 704 | 92,881 1,197,717 375 653 442,135 438 157,850 1,135,743 445 188 134,304 i 225 77,330 531,697 : 242 95 58,517 251 54,763 119,013 165 88 27,082 107 94,672 264,606 59 516 826.789 886 213,028 2.175,466 1,254 479 386,459 ; 527 157,905 665,692 i 628 527 144,626 474 134,271 775,725 j 318 57 ! 9,751 j 63 '■ 7,610 28,380 37 Acres. £ 1,173 785,747 2,705 1,019 1,017,291 1,384 148 186,644 853 479 264,773 552 154 119,529 241 135 58,665 225 64 19,816 123 352 , 490,925 1,179 269 226,365 411 294 100,662 506 31 9,818 40 946,597 2,952,894 564,803 2,462,031 239,373 1,061,303 256,381 1,040,237 265,539 717,379 63,320 ' 126,103 117,913 195,220 567,346 1,951,044 285,087 483,802 245,109 591,645 8,049 17,747 i ! Totals, 1917-18 . . 149 99 215,651 167 j 89,388 99 215,651 167 | 89,388 749,438 2,125 . i_ 749,438 2,125 1,040 I i 1,040 392,159 11,998 6,156 4,594,921 17,951 2,008,370 13,488,713 ' 7,680 4,118 3,280,235 8,219 3,559,517 ill,599, 405 Totals, 1910-17 .. 185 133 274,285 224 l 37,447 | 133 274,285 224 i 37,447 j 754,858 jl,940J 754,858 ll,940| 894 894 127,387 13,672 798,316 18,321,960 8,515 2,676,691 15,966,871 9,462 ! 4,342 4,215,266 9,341 13,714,395 113,389,258 I 1 I I District. i h? 3 Discharges. Discharges. Total Amount discharged. fc | fc j o 3 3-2 fc 3'3i S S, 3 g ans fc ■a-3 3 -h fc fc OH HJ a a o § a Pi fc g«-S SOS I 3S>3 3* J 1.3m 1o«<5 la Sh fc fc j fc I fc § li - 1 ifia. Ill 3 = ! 'SS 3 8 « SohS fc 1 fc j fc I fc fc fc o H o a til HJ . o -St is Auckland Wellington Taranaki Hawke's BayPoverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 2,931 3,484 1,045 803 420 331 174 2,259 1,164 831 84 £ 1,601,650 2,668,047 740,365 753, 545 519,569 144,219 248,026 1,788,919 612,779 541,803 23,980 14 394 2 i 189 1 30 48 19 32 6 130 1 11 26 9 2,597 2,250 356 547 234 175 45 1,133 429 298 41 37 16 6 2 1 1 "l 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 10 445 450 238 119 162 20 8 153 98 72 11 331 563 129 347 45 68 76 98 12 99 79 45 23 14 89 156 183 54 108 40 30 '< 16 ! 635 175 45 125 148 ••4 6 i 5 I 2 I 105 25 36 31 20 7 11 4 292 j 259 196 1 41 60 : 20 55 33 42 10 22 25 15 11 139 23 58 24 39 27 4 6 4,572 4,099 1,480 1,390 613 336 274 3,920 1,203 1.042 74 409 74 54 28 15 2 r 172 210 63 80 47 26 29 377 70 55 15 144 238 1,211 656 182 294 259 107 43 653 423 210 59 4,097 3,912 2 2 1 4 1 10 20 £ £ : £ 4 j 1,762 jl2,550 541 I 1 3 ! 1,415 j 9,003 325 ! 3 685 j 2,873 42 1 591 2,621 59 .. 416 ( 1,566 84 .. 1 147 982 18 .. 40 451 293 .. 3 1,004 6,749 190 .. 213 2,837 160 j .. 462 2,258 32 I .. 170 321 .... 11 6,905 42,211 1,744 5 27 7,436 46,356 1,655 j 4 70 17 2 2 Totals ; 1917-18 13,526 9,642,902 18 894 8,105 68 18 1,806 1,105 1,500 1,145 I 239 922 479 19,003 673 1,144 4,097 10 Totals, 1916-17 14,677 10,660,938 7 I 949 80 18 8,410 1,975 1,505 1,768 1,250 234 962 588 J21,540 1,135 1,238 3,912 JO 27 7,436

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1918.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount of Money secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1918.

Return showing Number and Amount of Mortgat/es released in each District from Ist April, 1017, to 31st March, 1018. District. Number. Auckland .. ... ... ... ... 4,169 2,244,128 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... ... 431 561,229 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 1,085 1,015,267 Taranaki ... ... ... ... ... 1,185 828,785 Wellington ... ... ... ... 8,916 3,035,738 Marlborough... ... ... ... ... 249 294,404 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... 484 198,149 Canterbury ... ... ... ... ... 2,486 1,967,321 Otago ... ... ... ... ... 1,560 819,624 Southland ... ... ... ... ... 944 623,162 Westland ... ... ... ... ... ( 91 26,710 Totals ... ... ... ... 16,600 £11,614,517

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District. General Pees. Assurance Fees. District Agency Pees. Auckland ... Taranaki ... Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury £ s. d. 12,550 2 3 2,872 18 2 9,002 19 4 2,621 8 10 1,566 4 9 981 7 0 451 3 0 6,748 16 0 2,837 5 8 2,257 16 8 320 18 7 £ a. d. 541 4 0 41 12 1] 325 10 10 58 17 10 83 18 5 18 2 9 293 1 0 189 11 2 159 18 11 32 2 5 £ s. d. 0 15 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 Otago Southland Westland... Totals 42,210 15 3 1,744 0 3 4 19 0 Corresponding period, 1916-17 ... 46,551 6 8 1,655 0 1 4 4 0

District. Amount remaining Amount secured by , , , ,, . Amount remaining secured by Mort- Mortgage during off dui'ins secured by Mortgage on the the Year ended g t l Period gage on the 31st March, 1917. j 31st March, 1918. cue same renoa. 3i s t March, 1918. Auckland... Taranaki... Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 1} O J} . ft 22,723,816 3,738,641 1,601,650 24,860,807 10,380,796 1,247,947 740,365 10,888,378 32,450,823 3,479,322 2,668,047 33,262,098 12,916,640 1,305,010 753,545 13,468,105 4,210,555 836,908 519,569 4,527,894 2,238,936 184,768 144,219 2,279,485 2,167,651 215,036 248,026 2,134,661 24,474,336 2,441,969 1,788,919 25,127,386 7,372,098 710,167 612,779 7,469,486 8,257,105 692,307 541,803 8,407,609 446,228 27,565 23,980 449,813 Totals 127,638,984 14,879,640 9,642,902 132,875., 722

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D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1918.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland ... . ... 283 241 358 Taranaki Wellington ... ... 246 169 300 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 40 11 13 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 8 10 31 Nelson ... Marlborough ... ... ... ... 3 3 2 Canterbury ... ... ... ... 59 34 61 Otago ... ... ... ... 10 13 12 Southland ... ... ... ... 20 16 28 Westland Totals ... ... ... 669 497 805

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1917; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1918; 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 (otlrer than tnose 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 . . Marlborough ... Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland 168 5 13 2 4 3 57 10 135 10 390 22 2 8 3 67 14 14 16 74 285 10 249 32 14 7 3 100 5 32 14 21 "i i 2 191 8 2 3 8 "7 19 8 2 "2 14 1 "2 Totals 224 78 15 681 286 751 ;si

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1917. Received torRegistration during the Year ended 31st March, 1918. Recorded during the same Period. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1918. Pees. I. Auckland taranaki Vellington ... Jawke's Bay 'overty Bay lelson larlborough Canterbury ... 233 12 41 79 7 40 48 30 39 5,982 655 1,988 1,083 48 728 342 1,084 1,559 412 49 5,978 646 1,741 1,070 45 732 376 1,082 1,552 402 49 237 21 288 92 3 3 6 50 37 49 £ a. d. 5,764 5 9 586 15 0 1,858 19 0 1,093 8 6 42 18 0 645 10 0 328 10 0 1,021 13 0 1,454 1 6 392 17 6 36 19 6 )tago Southland ... Vestland ... Totals 529 13,930 I 13,673 786 13,225 17 9 —i — : _J