THE LAND TRANSFER DEPARTMENT.

Clutha Leader, Issue 221, 4 October 1878, Page 5

THE LAND TRANSFER DEPARTMENT.

" — <» - ' - ' -■---" - : ---^ • -- -"■-' • I The report of the Land Transfer: Depart-, j ment;for the financial year ending;, 30th of June, 18/8; shows that the' receipts, .exclusive of ' 'Assurance Fund, have „ been L 16,810, as against L13,652'.f<r the preceding year. , The expenditure,.-; exclusive .'of L 193 8: charged against the Survey -Department*; for salaries of draftsmen, &c,y has been L 9006. , The amount standing- to the credit of the Assurance Fund on the 30th June last was L 14,654. ■ ' ■ ■'■• ' DEEDS REGISTRY. • . „, TKe receipts for the year ending .30th June, 1878, have been L 17.071, against : L 16.485 for the preceding year. The expenditure has been L 9962. , . ;-•-■• A return : c.f fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the year ending the 30th of J mie, 1878, is as follows : —

£ c. d. £ 8. d. £ s d Auckland .. 1,329 6 0 614 16 0 1,1:44 2 0 Otago .. 3,553 10 i 560 16 4 4,116 5 8 Canterbury 6,449 12 4 922 16 0 7,372 7 4 Wellington.. 2,340 14 0 398 14 7 2 739 8 7 Nelson . . 508 10 0 63 9 0 676 19 ' 0 Southland , 1,03i> 14 0 267 8 9 1 2 3 8 ? 9 Hawke Bay 764 6 0 161 8 0 925 14 0 Westland .. 306 19 0 9 8 0 316 7 0 Taranaki . . 334 3 0 74 11 0 408 14 0 Madboroush 190 13 11 26 13 11 217 710 Totals ..10,810 8 7 2,994 19 7 i 9,803 8 2 MOKTaAGES IN THE COLONY. The following return shows the total amount in money remaining secured by mortgage under the Land Transfer Acts on the 30th June, ,1878 :—..•■■ ■ ' I mif^n ■ I - s-ts n & • i CO ' MM©OOWSO 00 ©00 • r^o> HU Q • SSBSSSSS?SE2»» S s^g CO 1 N) bB r- 9WI—OO «O 05 *»■ I ClißßiE! *. i *. 05 *. »f». en en 0 00 © 05 P j 'JJo j|j o I »-on»»Moooooi a ' I " { tt« tO I to »MH - 2t> «*^ j» „<=>„=" 00 taj- 1 ,«»<=> wo "D cJS^B rfk. I W-Jifr K)OS W -ato'cO^JlK S2 » © JD I IlkfflWO.OKlOoSSfO lO 2.S'W C Cn I coOo\oiffl»a-aoip.w oj|rt>3 ' w i 1 ©i^oo^^iS&iil^Sco? 1 "pWo I ni I eeoMOiMH^aoP 1 • § £ ■•' S \ ■'' •'";'«.■ >- M " : « "' H>- , 05 |J». CO §COS3!£ CO 00 ' J^S t^' '' '■ ■ SS; SST3gßiS"Sas'2s«ft. li ! : ?'ffl ' : ' N> I W«®00-<lK)«>©00OJ • «>S - C ' i I hi "'\-t 'hrn '';>' • wi3 3 ,/ ' ,*^ j oo© w.w-qeswoxoco? l ,, . tr^ ; j w I n>.oacs'ceiVTtoajo.Mit».fi';. ..;.. .... , :: ■■ ' dJSNSpS, RBTDRNSr „. .'.- ' '■' '■■ ■'•'..■"♦: ..' "•'"'=' v, '-.',"'■ • The following is a, general summary of the results of the. census taken at tha beginning of the year, as snown in. the talileß just presented to Parliament : — , . „_.-, --„./,-, , . ■ Population.. ,|| • Sj,.|,||g . jl; . ,• ■ ■ .• . ■ ."..., >j . ~ . EuronpanH i M - " 86,859 144,369 150 120 230,993 Opea S IF. " 71.849 111,388 100 : 76 183,413 Chinese {£ . „ "f \ J Halfcastea j p< (.. 74Q m fi g? 0 Houses (Inhabited 30,192 49,368 "60 37 79,657 •and \' ■" '- : '- J'■' '■ ' '-'.^ov/ •£■•:, . . ' Huts (Uninhabited 2,103 3/175 iJ-14 - 4 5,296 Buildings; . ! . r >: r ..'. .216 .'" 277 -I 1 '3 497 Tents i ..; <,-..■ ,455 .2,474. >2 „ 0 2.941 I ■ ■ ■ - : T ■:!■ J../, ■ ■ , , , ... J. The females under 'the heading Chinese are • not all of purely Chinese origin.