LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1890-91.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1891 Session II, H-11

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SPSS. 11.—1891. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1890-91.)

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

The Secretary for Stamps to the Hon. the Commissioner of Stamps. Sir, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, Ist June, 1891. I have the honour to submit the following returns showing the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Eegistration Departments for the year ended the 31st March, 1891: — 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, C. A. Hickson, 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, 1891.

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APPLICATIONS. TRANSFERS. MORTGAGES. Abea. ABEA. Abea. Abea. ,' DISTRICT. No- Town and Country. Suburban. Value I 1 Town and Suburban. Country. Value. No. Town and Suburban. \i ue. Country, Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson .. Marlborough Canterbury .. Otago Southland Westland II A. B. P. A. E. P. £ S. d. 58 7 3 38 17,494 2 0 52,087 0 0 ; 794 26 2 0 13 1,477 0 1 6,720 10 0 l| 376 64 17 2 11 4,773 0 4 56,983 0 0 1,502 9 I 9 0 22 283 3 3 : 9,320 0 0 |, 554 13 7 0 9 1,210 1 22 ; 12,645 0 0 ; 242 5 4 3 11 77 0 19 2,177 0 0 : 96 234 270 3 0 10,957 1 27 207,381 0 0 :1,682 35 20 1 34 659 2 5 81,624 0 0 950 41 11 1 26 I 2.182 0 38 8,001 0 0 \\ 520 85 A. B. p'. A. B. P. £ S. d. 130 2 18 140,821 2 30 274,556 2 5 160 0 27 74,648 0 9 101,554 12 4 537 0 0 202,801 2 19 669,777 7 1 909 0 18 202,644 3 31 300,301 19 2 89 2 8 49,582 2 6: 72,844 18 2 142 1 21 32,360 2 14 79,791 17 3 521 3 9 260,204 2 0 868,893 7 0 1,118 0 2 : 79,054 3 36 283,657 15 6 742 3 0 59,083 2 19 141,006 18 3 14 0 12 5,542 3 15 4,825 2 0 a. b. p. 454 '-. 58 1 24 310 ! 46 2 12 1,275 ! 298 1 39 393 ' 339 0 17 231 . 53 1 32 78 49 1 37 1,358 : 409 3 23 562 : 341 0 11 300 i 345 3 28 44 i 7 1 36 A. B. P. 83,916 0 31 104,963 1 23 220,888 0 32 293,874 0 13 52,712 2 7 5,615 0 1 389,438 2 18 72,859 1 2 52,056 1 32 1,096 0 28 £ s. d. 360,667 19 2 148,143 13 11 688,950 0 0 602,490 0 0 92,042 1 4 30,256 2 0 1,042,700 0 0 291.304 0 0 145.305 18 11 10,629 7 2 Totals 485 351 1 10 39,114 3 39 I 386,944 10 0 6,801 4,365 1 35 1,106,745 1 19:2,797,209 19 2 5,005 1,949 3 19 '1,277,419 3 27 13,412,489 2 6 Corresponding period 1889-90 456 164 3 8 I 38,135 3 1 349,634 7 5 !'6,506 3,924 0 33 ; 922,358 8 30 2,388,913 7 5 ; 4,941 2,293 0 39 1,262,900 0 7 3,591,605 5 11 I CROV CROWN GRANTS. tVN GRANTS. CO o _ <D Ph 3 a 03 _ _ CC 03 CC __ I 6 13 00 _ _ d CO DISTRICT, I Number. i Town and Suburban. Are^ Abba. A. Country. Value. 3 a "cc"x 03 o> 5 d 03 _ B 03 03 CO . 03 ■fg 1 S CO ?T rH I 03 CO _ 03 d rQ a O ■r. i S3 a _ _ 03 O Auckland Taranaki Wellington .. .. .. j Hawke's Bay .. .. Nelson .. .. Marlborough .. .. Canterbury .. .. Otago ... .. .. | Southland .. .. .. j Westland .. .. .. i 1 58 A. P.. P. 00 30 A. B. P. 36 1 0 1,621 3 5 & s. d. jl 6 5 3 | I 48 18 57 43 9 6 SO 42 23 ■ 2 994 159 901 686 113 71 2,240 769 344 17 30 7 36 32 7 4 234 53 29 2 44 8 40 27 1 62 37 13 1 63 13 40 54 5 8 34 54 1 3 ! "_ 4 3 17 3 34 189 44 113 10 1 217 217 109 67 2 - .. •• 628 ! 236 j 1,226 ! 501 278 60 ! 1,021 511 241 \ 38 : '.35 1 1 12 i 990 •• .. Totals .. 59 0 0 30 ' 0 0 30 ' 7~z~~ z ; i 1,658 0 5 1,658 0 5 28 \ 328 6,294 434 238 272 ; 41 1,001 3 3,740 5,246 1,025 Corresponding period 1889-90 : 20 1 1 30 13,623 0 38 16,977 0 0 11 2 '- 320 5 j 1 1 30 13,623 0 38 16,977 0 0 6,773 508 291 348 58 1,456 82

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B. —Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1891.

Note.—Includes Crown-grant and district agency fees: *£277 3s. 1d.; Ĭ £416 13s. 8d. C.—Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1891.

D.—Return showing Work in Arrear in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1891.

Note. —Other instruments unrecorded: Auckland—Transfers, 14 ;■ mortgages, 10; mortgages discharged, 5; leases, 1; miscellaneous, 3. Canterbury—Transfers, 37; mortgages, 26; miscellaneous, 34. Otago—Transfers, 7; mortgages, 8; mortgages discharged, 10; leases, 5. West-land — Certificates in lieu of grants on Governor's warrants, 5.

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District. General Fees. Assurance Fees. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wellington .., Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland £ s. 1,886 5 865 4 3,449 0 1,318 6 522 7 188 14 4,518 0 1,859 6 1,042 16 184 6 d. 0 0 7 2 0 0 1 4 8 9 £ s. d. 92 8 5 34 4 7 204 9 1 32 5 8 39 17 4 8 12 5 441 1 4 66 13 9 41 8 1 1 2.3 £ s. d. 1,978 13 5 899 8 7 3,653 9 8 1,350 11 10 562 4 4 197 6 5 4,959 1 5 1,926 0 1 1,084 4 9 185 9 0 Totals 15,834 6 7* 962 2 11 16,796 9 6 Corresponding period 1889-90 15,796 14 5i 1,611 7 0 17,408 1 5

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1890. Amount secured by Amount of MortMortgage during gages paid off the Year ended during the same 31st March, 1891. Period. . Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1891. Auckland ... Taranaki ... Wellington Plawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Dtago Southland ... Westland ... £ S. d. 3,370,121 6 3 600,982 0 10 3,735,601 0 0 3,234,951 16 7 549,315 4 11 263,421 16 6 9,588,091 8 0 4,093,236 0 0 3,580,333 13 1 70,434 9 4 £ ». d. £ s. d.; 360,667 19 2 j 246,887 0 0 148,143 13 11 i 88,675 6 8 688,950 0 0 I 417,671 0 0 602,490 0 0 | 348,957 0 0 92,042 1 4 49,552 0 0 30,256 2 0 41,216 3 3 1,042,700 0 0 838,101 0 0 291.304 0 0 360,849 0 0 145.305 18 11 i 175,641 0 7 10,629 7 2 ■ 7,197 19 0 £ s. d, 3,483,902 5 £ 660,450 8 1 4,006,880 0 0 3,488,484 16 7 591,805 6 3 252,461 15 3 9.792.690 8 0 4.023.691 0 C 3,549,998 11 5 73,865 17 6 Totals 29,086,488 15 6 3,412,489 3,591,605 2 6 2,574,747 5 11 3,479,151 9 6 8 10 29,924,230 8 6 Corresponding period) 1889-90 J 28,974,034 18 5 129,086,488 15

DistrictApplications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications detained for Inanimation in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) received during the Month not yet passed. Unregistered Instruments awai ting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained . in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due bu not issued. Auckland Caranaki Wellington rlawke's Bay kelson VI arlborough 3anterbury Dtago southland iVestland 9 10 33 23 4 2 18 19 3 12 13 11 5 ... 37 '2 "p 1 2 3 37 9 "8 22 4 ... Totals ... 121 15 3 86 21 36

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E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1890; the Number received for Registration, and the Number registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1891; also the Number remaining on that date; and the Amount of Fees collected for the same Period.

£ s. d. * Includes Crown-grant fees .. ... .. .. 335 13 9 Includes district-agency fees .. .. .. .. 13 14 0 £349 _7_ 9 Approximate cost of paper. —Preparation (not given); printing (1,300 copies), £3 9s. By Authority : George Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9l. Price, 3d.]

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District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1890. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1891. Registered during the same Period. Unregistered on the 31st March, 1891. Fees. Auckland Uaranaki Wellington ... Eawke's Bay STelson Vlarlborough Canterbury ... Dtago Southland Westland 134 15 16 104 12 9 56 49 3,069 475 1,678 809 512 373 1,539 1,262 194 33 3,062 481 1,672 823 519 377 1,589 1,303 194 33 141 9 22 90 5 5 6 8 £ s. d. 3,159 13 11 519 11 0 1,809 7 7 961 16 0 528 1 0 400 12 0 1,719 1 0 1,365 0 6 227 2 3 33 18 6 Totals 395 9,944 10,053 286 £10,724 3 9*