LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1888-89.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1889 Session I, H-12

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1889. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1888-89.)

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

The Secbetaey for Stamps to the Hon. the Commissioner of Stamps. Sib,— Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 30th April, 1889. I have the honour to submit the following returns showing the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Registration Departments for the year ended the 31st March, 1889 :— A.—The business transacted under the Land Transfer Acts. 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 Acts on the 31st March last. 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 Offices. I have, &c, J, Spbebbt, The Hon. the Commissioner of Stamps, Wellington. Secretary for Stamps.

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A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Acts during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1889.

APPLICATIONS. TRANSFERS. MORTGAGES. DISTRICT. AliE 3A. I Abe 3A. I AliEA. Abea. Abea. No- Town and ! Suburban. Country. Value | No. Town and Suburban. Country. ! Consideration Value. No. Town and Suburban. Country. Amount secured 1 A. R. P. 75 ! 11 1 7 18 j 24 0 28 I 119 36 1 17 i 32 ! 23 0 30 I 22 6 3 23 4 I 33 3 28 204 104 0 15 47 34 2 8 37 7 0 15 10 0 2 6 [1 A. E. p. £ s. d. 8,115 3 4 86,005 0 0: 829 1,996 0 0 j 17,773 0 0 278 23,759 2 32 I 166,382 0 0 ,1,147 34,886 1 9 i 85,561 0 0 509 5,574 1 32 j 8,807 14 6 ij 266 42 3 6 7,150 0 0 : 67 8,267 1 11 j 184,028 12 1 1,479 1,861 3 4 24,985 0 0 925 551 0 39 ! 7,628 0 0 473 61 1 7 ' 2,783 0 0 : 84 [i A. R. p. A. E. p. 1 £ s. d. 85 2 21 164,988 1 19- 485,873 3 11 140 2 23 15,028 3 23 57,348 0 9 480 0 13 92,868 0 15 1 411,808 11 5 777 1 10 ' 211,329 1 3 251,423 1 10 80 2 30 j 14,386 3 24' 56,644 6 0 94 1 34 ! 25,107 3 11 13,810 7 5 671 0 11 j 201,965 1 24 691,953 1 11 653 3 38 I 67,490 2 12 289,892 14 1 1,025 3 6 : 81,343 2 26 189,032 16 0 188 2 18 1,390 0 38' 8,986 18 6 Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay .. Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westl and 560 220 ; 985 j 524 260 i 65 1,400 ; f 587 259 ' 65 j A. E. P. A. E. P. 64 1 34 103,362 1 38 165 1 9 I 52,729 3 16 319 2 5 152,363 2 19 311 3 39 ! 276,658 0 10 124 2 17 ■ 10,371 1 2 139 3 6 10,945 3 38 481 1 22 239,664 1 38 245 2 5 52,412 2 19 469. 2 38 118,711 1 1 80 1 39 31,241 0 18 £ s. d. 267,981 2 6 122,326 1 2 767,105 0 0 731,599 10 4 70,637 1 0 34,917 6 9 985,429 8 0 250,370 0 0 257,405 1 8 24,773 8 4 Total 568 j 2S2 0 17 I 85,116 2 24 591,103 0 7 6,057 4,198 1 4 j 875,899 0 35 2,456,773 1 10 j4,931 [2,342 3 14 1,048,460 2 39 3,512,543 19 9 Corresponding period 1887-88 558 245 0 25 103,142 1 14 I 528,822 0 0 6,221 4,868 1 27 1,116,644 2 1112,426,372 17 5 i \ j 5,057 8,122 3 1 1,077,172 1 25 13,602,937 4 9 I DISTRICT. CROWN GRANTS. Abea. o ! o 1! i a; c o o o o I 1 03 i 1 Q w I j '3 11 o o ■a r 1 1 8 a h-l o O a DC Number. Value. Town and Suburban. I Country. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 34 A. E. P. I 4 0 4 A. B, P. 14,467 1 13 34 0 9 & s. a. 28,932 0 0 3 2 1 2 71 17 47 28 14 8 ' 99 49 10 1 1,233 122 988 I 783 ! 9i) 59 2,121 868 396 I 14 42 0 23 58 4 4 225 37 37 2 29 7 47 1 2 72 a. 11 1 101 13 35 50 3 6 20 42 3 16 14 1 10 1 118 183 247 113 21 312 278 84 24 •■ .. 1,013 173 1,041 546 246 56 1,094 625 344 51 44 io 150 0 0 2 5 9 3 '4 1 55 .. I 1 5,189 I ! 99 Totap 44 4 0 4 14,501 1 22 29,082 0 0 « 343 1 , 6,683 438 260 289 43 1,383 5 Corresponding period 1887-88 2,231 3 16 ; 69,469 3 23 85,604 0 0 18 316 ' 6,762 ' 458 288 : 396 6,316 37' 104 57 1,015 V2

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1889.

C.—Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgages under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1889.

D —Return showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1889.

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District. General Pees. Land Assurance. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborougb. ... Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland £ s. 2,025 10 672 13 2,913 0 1,611 1 637 0 179 3 4,564 6 2,069 3 1,001 2 195 14 d. 0 7 1 0 0 5 6 6 8 0 £ s. d. 482 13 5 63 0 9 383 13 5 370 19 5 64 2 7 19 17 5 711 12 2 146 0 0 68 7 9 10 8 3 £ s. d. 2,508 3 5 735 14 4 3,296 13 6 1,982 0 5 701 2 7 199 0 10 5,275 18 8 2,215 3 *6 1,069 10 5 206 2 3 Totals 15,868 14 9* 2,320 15 2 18,189 9 11 Corresponding period 1887-88 ... 16,670 19 81 2,053 5 6 18,724 5 .2 Crown-grant district-agency fees included: * £416 13s. 8d.; t £1,047 12s. lid.

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1888. Amount secured by Mortgage during the Year ended 31st March, 1889. Amount of Mortgages paid oft during the same. Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1889. Auckland ... Faranaki ... Wellington Eawke's Bay kelson Marlborough Canterbury Dtago ■Southland ... Wostland ... £ s. d. 3,313,446 0 0 495,999 18 9 3,079,780 0 0 2,933,925 0 0 533,994 18 10' 279,873 2 10 9,409,245 0 0 4,218,557 0 0 3,792,606 3 3 54,184 2 9 £ s. d. 267,981 2 6 122,326 1 2 767,105 0 0 731,599 10 4 70,637 1 0 34,917 6 9 985,429 8 0 250,370 0 0 257,405 1 8 24,773 8 4 £ s. d. 238,741 0 0 71,833 0 3 344,050 0 0 306,136 0 0 63,332 19 5 65,981 17 10 816,090 0 0 352,101 0 0 380,648 0 0 11,206 10 3 £ s. d. 3,342,686 2 6 546,492 19 g 3,502,835 0 0 3,359,388 10 4 541,299 0 5 248,808 11 9 9,578,584 8 () 4,116,826 0 0 3,669,363 4 11 67,751 0 1C Totals 28,111,611 6 5 3,512,543 19 9 2,650,120 7 9 28,974,034 18 Corresponding period) 1887-88 I 3,603,857 9 2 2,853,826 15 0

DistrictApplications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications detained for Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) received during the Month not yet passed. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Ecquisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title duo but not issued. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough .... Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 18 18 36 39 6 1 20 28 2 17 "2 4 1 3 1 26 25 2 36 11 4 2 16 "■« i 3 Totals ... ' 168 24: 100 37 Notr. —Other instruments un charges of mortgages, 4 ; transfers irocorded—We , 6; mortgage! jstland : Certificates in liou of Crown grants, 24. Canterbury : Diss, 6; transmissions, 2.

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E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1888, the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1889; also the Number remaining unregistered on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected for the same Period.

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District, Unrecorded on 31st March, 1888. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1889. Registered during the same Period. Unregistered on the 31st March, 1889. Pees. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland 106 5 118 146 26 3,798 417 1,915 942 552 343 1,595 1,179 203 75 3,747 417 2,018 917 558 339 1,629 1,160 210 97 157 5 15 171 20 4 30 54 £ s. A. 3,870 4 8 427 3 3 2,101 13 9 1,110 8 11 541 7 6 374 19 6 1,754 7 6 1,265 9 6 202 17 0 79 13 6 64 35 7 . 22 Totals 529 529 11,019 11,092 2 456 456 " *U,728 5 1 11,092 * Includes Crown-grant fees Includes district-agency fees il s. d. .. 339 5 1 14 0 0 £353 5 1