LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1893-94.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1894 Session I, H-03

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1894. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1893-94.)

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

The Secretary for Stamps to the Hon. Commissioner of Stamps. Sir, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 10th May, 1894. 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, 1894:— 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 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 Eegistration 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, 1894.

APPLICATIONS. TRANSFERS. MORTGAGES. DISTRICT, No. Town and Suburban. Abea. Country. Value. No. Abb. Town and Suburban. Abea. Country. Value. No. Aeea. Value. Town and Suburban. Country. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 73 41 95 24 8 5 202 46 50 5 A. E. P. 44 2 1 14 1 3 28 0 0 21 0 5 7 0 13 A. B. P. 12,840 1 1 2,209 1 28 38,461 0 38 11,310 3 2 505 3 37 709 3 9 10,683 3 32 1,090 3 18 7,427 1 6 108 2 28 £ s. a. 45,617 5 0 18,709 5 0 173,424 0 0 66,826 0 0 2,935 0 0 1,860 0 0 197,234 0 0 21,352 0 0 34,413 0 0 1,599 10 0 1,050 549 1,754 645 218 73 1,773 1,046 ! 807 70 A. b. p. 546 1 13 150 3 7 733 0 13 1,148 2 13 63 3 8 91 3 15 673 0 4 510 1 9 405 1 13 7 0 19 A. E. P. 113,648 1 13 84,393 3 33 156,838 2 37 119,310 1 7 68,324 2 14 3,679 3 12 195,588 1 37 79,111 0 7 100,203 1 16! 1,724 1 391 s, s. a. 238,777 7 0 187.852 7 7 632,915 6 2 237,313 4 0 65,428 8 8 29,053 2 0 742,038 16 3 245,150 13 11 214,701 3 9 4,836 15 1 557 602 1,653 543 170 61 ! 1,529 646 557 42 j A. E. p. 734 0 31 76 0 34 563 2 7 666 1 1 30 1 32 184 3 20 361 1 8 311 1 18 112 0 12 5 3 3 A. E. p. 183,459 1 23 110,667 2 36 287,203 1 12 233,665 2 37 38,038 0 20 10,028 3 28 367,986 2 0 134,287 2 18 107,228 0 25 987 0 22 £ s. d. 542,419 3 5 292,229 17 9 1,051,360 0 0 577,916 5 11 72,838 3 9 37,440 13 7 1,136,546 0 0 362,475 0 0 345,378 1 5 6,665 5 0 83 3 17 20 3 23 25 3 33 0 2 15 Totals 549 246 0 30 85,348 0 39 563,970 0 0 7,985 4,330 0 34 922,823 0 15: 2,598,067 4 5 6,360 ■ 5,708 ;3,046 0 6 1,473,552 2 21 4,425,268 10 10 Corresponding period 1892-93 494 ;7,908 1,048 2 33 225 3 39 50,864 3 33 456,355 10 0 1,318,756 0 9: ,2,886,300 13 0 12,292 0 26 1,642,410 0 24 4,352,139 8 7

DISTEICT. GROWN GRANTS. Area. <1 o & o (3 u CO If I2 ■eg S a M to CD o i ng I* s Number. Town and Suburban. Value. <3 o 03 <D a> Country. A. B. P. A. B. P. 1,585 0 0 & s. a. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 3 20 167"2 19 653 2 30 1,210* 0 0 5 5 1 ■■ 46 27 60 34 14 9 109 41 19 4 •■ *2 1,116 409 1,244 703 80 63 2,554 603 490 22 26 10 48 33 4 256 30 53 4 57 20 90 31 9 3 88 55 17 120 47 58 68 5 3 39 60 11 1 503 325 343 138 40 24 135 165 349 69 113 '4 732 447 1,613 510 208 38 1,152 514 588 15 2 4 2 2 1 12 2 1 33 55 13 '2 1 2 o'*3 0 120' 0 0 "4 17 20 21 21 799 0 1 315 0 0 1 Totals i 170 3 0 : 32 1 363 i 4 7,284 119 5,817 26 45 3,037 2 31 1,645 0 0 468 370 412 ,091 101 Corresponding period 1892-93 20 3 349 1 12 5,156 I 32 16 0 2 4 5,672 2 25 • ■ 6,952 469 313 370 1,669 198

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Acts for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1894.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Acts on the 31st March, 1894.

D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1894.

District. General Pees. Assurance Fees. Total. oickland ?axanaki Vellington ... lawke's Bay kelson larlborough... Janterbury ... )tago louthland Vestland £ S. d. 2,307 2 1 1,393 9 0 4,149 18 9 1,520 16 3 411 2 3 159 19 10 4,551 19 9 1,923 13 6 1,644 17 10 166 0 0 £ s. d. 89 9 7 39 7 3 286 15 0 130 19 2 23 6 4 2 18 9 415 3 2 54 12 9 74 1 1 3 5 5 £ S. d. 2,396 11 8 1,432 16 3 4,436 13 9 1,651 15 5 434 8 7 162 18 7 4,967 2 11 1,978 6 3 1,718 18 11 169 5 5 Totals 18,228 19 g>;; 1,119 18 6 19,348 17 9 Corresponding period 1892-93 17,181 2 3+ 982 11 3 18,163 13 6 Note. —Includes Crown-grant and district-agency fees : * £189 Is. 10d.; t £157 3s. 6d.

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1893. Amount secured by Mortgage during the Year ended 31st March, 1894. Amount of Mortgages paid off during the same Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1894. Auckland ... 'aranaki ... Wellington lawke's Bay •Telson larlborough Janterbury )tago louthland ... Vestland ... £ s. d. 3,842,503 17 5 902,199 0 3 4,708,015 0 0 3,552,152 14 9 678,955 8 4 242,631 7 9 8,744,658 8 0 2,789,273 0 0 2,376,391 10 1 67,684 15 2 £ s. d. 542,419 3 5 292,229 17 9 1,051,360 0 0 577,916 5 11 72,838 3 9 37,440 13 7 1,136,546 0 0 362,475 0 0 345,378 1 5 6,665 5 0 £ s. d. 253,185 13 8 162,292 12 9 479,474 0 0 282,462 0 0 65,245 7 6 22,952 0 0 877,224 0 0 366,833 0 0 207,869 10 9 5,615 18 0 £ . s. d, 4,131,737 7 £ 1,032,136 5 i 5,279,901 0 C 3,847,607 0 S 686,548 4 1 257,120 1 4 9,003,980 8 C 2,784,915 0 C 2,513,900 0 £ 68,734 2 £ Totals 27,904,465 1 9 4,425,268 10 10 2,723,154 2 8 29,606,579 9 1 Jorresponding period) 1892-93 j 26,333,519 9 8 4,352,139 8 7 2,781,193 16 6 27,904,465 1

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 Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due but not issued. mckland Vellington lawke's Bay Telson /Tarlborough Canterbury )tago louthland Vestland 24 1.0 32 3 7 7 15 7 5 2 4G 2 "i 9 18 13 2 i 51 11 1 18 5 2 Totals ... 109 • 10 128 14 29 Note. —Other instruments un: :ecorded: Christohurch —Ti ransfers, 52; mirtj ;es, 62; miscellaneoui 63.

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E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining Unreg stered on the 31st March, 1893; the Number received for Registration, and the Number Registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1894; also the Number remaining on that date; and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

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District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1893. Eeceived for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1894. Kegistered during the same Period. Unregistered on the 31st March, 1894. Fees. Luckland ?aranaki Vellington ... lawke's Bay Telson larlborough Janterbury ... )tago louthland ... Yestland 160 11 25 128 10 6 97 6 16 6 3,480 625 1,780 765 472 326 1,486 1,170 281 43 3,447 614 1,801 854 482 331 1,512 1,130 295 49 193 22 4 39 1 71 46 2 £ s. 3,401 18 624 19 1,896 5 932 14 490 12 345 8 1,718 11 1,211 16 315 8 48 11 d. 0 3 0 6 0 6 2 6 0 6 Totals 465 10,428 10,515 378 £10,986 4 5* * Includes CrownIncludes districi ■grant fees t-agency fees £ s. ( 232 2 l: 24 15 I £256 17 I!