LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS FOR 1879-80.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1880 Session I, H-15

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1880. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS FOR 1879-80.)

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

The Secbetaet for Stamps to the Hon. the Commissioner of Stamps. Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 16th June, 1880. Sie,~ I have the honor to submit the usual report on the working of the Land and Deeds Department for the financial year 1879-80 (nine months). The transactions of this period, as might have been expected, consequent on the prevailing depression, are much more limited than in the previous year, and the revenue has fallen short of the estimate by nearly £1,300. The fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the nine months ended the 31st March last, exclusive of the Assurance Fund, amounted to £1§,573 ss. 4d., whilst the receipts under the Deeds Eegistration Act were £12,132, making a total of £25,705 ss. 4d. The balance to credit of the Assurance Fund in the books of the Public Trustee on the 31st March was £21,759 9s. lOd. Fees amounting to £2,750 17s. 6d. were received during the nine months. The expenditure for the same period has been £14,136, showing a saving upon the estimates of over £460. The returns appended show —(A) the business transacted under the Land Transfer Acts ; (B) the fees received thereunder; (C) the mortgages and discharges of mortgages, and the total amount remaining secured on mortgage under the said Act on the 31st March ; (D) the arrears existing in the various offices at the close of business on the same date ; (B) the number of deeds received for registration and those remaining unregistered on the Slat March, and also the receipts from this branch of the department; and (F) comparative summary of the working of the Land Transfer system in the Australasian Colonies, from which it will be seen that New Zealand occupies the second position as regards the number of transactions, whilst on the basis of population its position compares very favourablj with the other colonies. It must, however, be borne in mind that the New Zealand returns are made up to a date later than has been found possible as regards the other colonies. I have, &c, E. C. Hamebton, Secretary for Stamps. The Hon. the Commissioner of Stamps, Wellington.

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A.—STATEMENT of Business Transacted under the Land Transfer Acts for the Nine Months ended 31st March, 1880.

* Twelve months.

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DISTRICTS. APPLICATIONS. Aeea. Abba. TRANSFERS. MORTGAGES. Aeea. CROWN GRANTS. Abea. | -?. I— I •2 I •4 O i O o i 2 1 a « bo 1 I d5 D 6 a, to ft i 1 I '5b .1 .2 I I I No. Value. No. T Consideration Money. No. Town and Suburban. Country. Amount Secured. No. Country. 5 1 g 'I Town and Suburban. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. Town and Suburban. £ 8. d. i A. B. P. | A, B. P. | £ s. d. ! A. B. P. A. B. P. £ s. d. I a. e. r. 3 25 44j 52 239, 94 27| 5i 8 3 79! 32 8! 15 A. E. P. A. B. P. A. E. P. Auckland ... i 113 83 3 11 18,593 2 34 92,501 0 0 | 299 115 0 27-50 76,587 0 37 51,113 1 7j 264 163 1 27 120,727 3 1 151,093 6 3 330| 204 3 21 62,713 0 5-50! j 227 31 j 260j 10 57 Otago 118] 30 2 18 3,504 3 24 107,748 0 0 874 412 2 27! 55,914 0 5J 281,576 0 0; 816 423 0 38 173,154 1 32 184,032 29-25 638,635 4 011444 227 1 3858 362,674 3 i"25 40,091 2 25J 146,129 13 2 514 437 0 1 104,956 2 38 638,083 0 0 ! 455 192 2 12 1288 36 1 29 49,009 2 1 771 38 711 23 70 Canterbury... 203j 19 1 11-50 6,471 1 22-50 296,880 0 0; j 1775 369 1,-1^-50 1,173,693 13 1 241,082 1 37 1641 60 2215 81 63 Wellington... Nelson Southland ... 71 i 391 73 40 3 31-50 12 2 28! 12 1 25 5,651 1 39 40,046 3 37 2,544 1 1 85,348 0 0, 47,162 10 0 47,364 4 2 684 I 91 ! 412 892 1 13 16 2 32 438 1 13 . 2,606 2 IS 14,102 9 9 78 60 1 17 4,443 2 31 94,864 1 32 170,648 11 9 402 369 0 16! 121,897 3 14 29,086 2 36 80,600 13 5 1551,192 0 061 78,412 1 10 767 2 26 5,403 10 0 20 14 2 4 171 3 0 5,130 2 37| 33,164 8 10 115 131 3 10-50' 9,829 0 1 2,785 0 35 9,339 7 10 31 765 3 2 2,494 2 11 I . II 414,395 16 7 34,079 0 2 263,480 18 9 54; 19 2 8 j 43: 16 1 33 558 621 0 15 I 19 67 0 16 35,130 0 8 1,483 1 37 69,241 1 20 I 513 1 1 315 180 24 16 8 640 71 456 30 4 20 42 4 34 Hawke's Bay 9 46 3 19-40 4,763 0 0 25,053 0 0 175 351 2 3583 • 167,782 8 8 6.206 3 28 168 I 14 26 Wostland ... 13 1 2 24 10 2 0 1,256 0 0 87 66 2 25-50 8,718 14 5 1 107 9 1 25 j 130! 57 1 36-50 2,105 0 10 28j 5! 1 1 2 Taranaki 9 1 1 31-30 794 0 2 8,530 0 0 243 203 0 12-50 43,563 12 1 8,859 3 26! : 425 3 | 55 22; 9! 11 20 MarlborougU 9| 3 0 IS 1,814 2 8 2,025 0 0 62 672 0 33 12,427 9 3 lj 17 0 0 1 19 1 ...| 11 436 283:205 562 326305 11 2 . ' I ; i j...jl74 Totals ... 657 258 3 14-70 84,199 3 7-50 713,867 14 2 4702 3,538 0 34-83 491,866134-25 1,430,713 0 4!3839 3,784 2 34-69 978,762 3 19'25 J491,866 134-25! 2,907,317 19 3 29851,224 3 35-50; 475,848 3 12-50 ..4255 14 4623 34 320 *J?iuancial ") year 1878-9 j I i I ; I 7 395 1 1167 942 3 3-50 70,610 0 31 992,260 11 2 8027 6,124 0 35 1924,225 110-7512,644,485 1 11 ;50943,417 1 15-25 11,211,469 2 18 ,3,948,546 4 1 J3134 4,424 2 31-40 489,603 0 17| ...6203 10 ;6089 49 444

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B. —RETURN of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Nine Months ended the 31st March, 1880.

C. —RETURN showing the Total Amount in Money remaining secured by Mortgages under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1880.

D.—RETURN showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1880.

Transfers, Mortgages, Sfc, Unrecorded.

Otago — Transfers ... ... ... 90 Mortgages ... ... ... 93 Leases ... ... ... 11

Canterbury — Transfers ... ... ... 22 Mortgages ... ... ... 25 ~ Discharges ... 7 Sundries ... ... ... 7

District. General Fees. Land Assurance. Totals LucMand )tago Canterbury Veiling! on Jelson louthland lawke's Bay ... Vestlarid ?aranaki darlborough ... £ a. d. 929 9 0 2,502 1 8 5,400 9 8 1,718 14 0 403 6 0 1,314 19 0 517 14 0 179 8 0 463 18 0 143 6 0 £ s. d. 238 17 0 464 7 6 1,254 12 2 179 16 9 106 3 6 346 13 10 91 4 0 5 4 0 51 18 4 12 0 5 £ s. (I. 1,168 6 0 2,966 9 2 6,655 1 10 1,-898 10 !-) 509 9 6 1,661 12 10 608 18 0 184 12 0 515 16 4 155 6 5 Totals 13,573 5 4 2,750 17 6 16,324 2 10 24,418 13 0 'inancial year 1878-79 (twelve months) 20,539 9 2 3,879 3 10

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage, on 30th June, 187SI. Amount secured by Mortgage during the JS"ine Months ended 31st March, 1880. Total Amount of Mortgages Paid off during same Period, Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1880. Luckland )tago Canterbury Wellington ... kelson Southland lawke's Bay... ffestland ?aranaki rlavlborough ... £ 9. d. 49fi,760 9 1 2,036,770 17 7 4,386,411 18 6 1,121,628 4 9 188,258 7 10 352,564 3 11 853,383 19 3 51,813 4 9 84,216 11 5 79,281 19 1 £ s. a. 151,093 6 X 638,083 0 0 1,173,693 13 1 414,395 16 7 34,079 0 2 263,480 18 9 167.782 8 8 8,71.8 14 5 43,563 12 1 12,427 9 3 £ s. a. 51,350 5 2 315,808 o 0 464,573 0 0 82,322 0 0 10,220 0 0 71,361 0 0 32,508 19 9 2,81-3 6 2 6,804 8 6 8,484 10 0 £ e. (1. 59fi,503 10 2 2,359,015 17 7 5,095,532 11 7 1,453,702 1 4 212,117 8 0 544,681 -' 8 988,657 8 2 57,688 18 0 120,975 15 0 83,224 18 4 Totals... 9,651,089 16 2 2,907,31.7 19 3 1,046,275 9 7 11,512,132 5 10 Wnciul year 1878-79 (twelve months) 3,943,546 3 4 1,342,428 11 7

Districts. Applications Application A D S«r r (Ot^ S ? M APjjHjrtteRequisitions. Qffioe J ; notyet bj yet Passed. Passed. Unregistered Instruments Awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. InSmlnte Certificates of ftfit Title Due but Survey Office. ll0t Is3uedLucHand )tago ... Canterbury Wellington ... louthland lawke's Bay TVestland Caranaki Harlborough 32 26 52 22 6 25 14 17 "io 3 5 5 32 132 10 1 16 fi6 92 8 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 4: 6 7 '•6 Totals 190 28 18 188 17 174

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E.—RETURN showing the Number of Deeds remaining Unregistered on the 30th June, 1879, the Number received for Registration and the Number Registered during the Nine Months ended the 31st March, 1880; also the Number remaining Unregistered on that Date, and the Total Amount of Fees collected for the same Period.

F. —TABLE showing the Work done and Fees received in the Offices for the Registration of Title in the Australian Colonies, Tasmania, and New Zealand. (The particulars for Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia are for the year 1878, Queensland and Tasmania for the year 1877, and New Zealand for the year 1879.

By Authority: G-KOEOE DiDSEUKif, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBo. Price 3d.]

Provincial District. Unregistered, 30th June, 1879. Received for Registration during the Wine Mouths. Registered during the Mine Months. Unregistered, 31st March, 1880. Pees. Auckland Otago ... Canterbury "Wellington Nelson ... Southland Hawke's Bay Westland Taranaki MavlborougU 140 117 278 116 42 65 9 73 3,239 1,646 2,109 2,195 292 561 575 62 642 273 3,305 1,691 2,20P» 2,292 292 564 574 71 700 261 74 72 181 19 39 66 £ s. d. 3,062 6 0 1,888 17 0 2,377 6 0 2,140 9 0 291 2 0 739 15 0 659 0 0 82 15 0 593 11 0 296 19 0 15 9 Total 840 11,594 11,959 475 12,132 0 0

Colony. Population of Colony. Number of Applications to bring Land under the Act. Number of Transfers. Number of Mortgages. Receipts (exclusive of Assurance Fund). Victoria ... few South Wales iouth Australia Queensland Tasmania few Zealand ... I ... | ... 879,442 693,473 248,795 203,084 107,104 463,729 1,075 203 647 200 101 976 7,725 3,607 7,155 3,201 349 6,768 6,488 1,451 4,325 877 234 5,102 £ s. d. 22,600 0 0 7,347 16 0 Ifo information. 5,049 19 2 962 0 0 18,789 16 6