LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1902-3.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1903 Session I, H-03

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1903. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1902-3.)

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

The Secbetaby for Stamps to the Commissionee of Stamps. Sib, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 18th May, 1903. I have the honour to submit the usual report on the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Begiscration Departments for the year ended 31st March, 1903. The returns appended show, — 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 Act on the 31st March, 1903. 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 Office. I have, &c, C. A. Hickson, The Commissioner of Stamps, Wellington. Secretary for Stamps.

A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended the 31st March, 1903.

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APPLICATIONS. TRANSFERS. MORTGAGES. DISTRICT, Area. Area. Area. Value. No. Value. No. Town and Suburban. Value. No. Town and Suburban. Country. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marl borough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland Ill 83 138 23 12 0 2V3 7o 17 14 A. B. P. I 56 0 1G i 40 2 36 150 3 81 12 1 28 2 2 8 0 0 28 1,530 2 9 87 2 7 27 3 19 8 2 35 3 0 10 A. R. P. 28,119 3 31 1,512 0 32 8.0F0 0 27 1,949 1 35 185 3 14 681 1 34 2,545 2 24 18,736 3 0 4,964 1 21 14 0 29 £ s. d. 88,203 10 0 54,933 17 6 177,883 0 0 23,823 5 0 27,260 0 0 4,585 0 0 27,839 0 0 314,519 0 0 109,069 0 0 4,071 0 0 976 0 0 2,2911 1,217 3,436 605 312 418 155 3,047 1,738 1,15 ' 217 a. R. p. 990 1 14 272 3 30 1,502 0 0 781 1 4 149 1 24 161 0 3 36 3 14 619 1 32 445 0 23 236 0 35 38 3 32 A. R. P. 284,386 3 13 74,369 0 28 170,746 2 16 97,824 0 3 162,267 3 32 18,816 2 15 56,990 1 8 256,773 2 27 60,592 1 7 108,661 0 31 8,787 2 3 £ s. d. 757,220 18 8 807,088 10 11 1,940,697 0 0 373,487 4 6 271,373 0 10 88,313 1 5 62,069 0 0 1,879,223 0 0 481,945 0 0 413,211 19 4 40,841 12 5 1,4281 1,452| 3,289 565 299 350 129 2,722 1,104| 896 139 A. R. P. 895 0 39 246 3 1 1,049 1 14 602 0 11 116 3 13 ]60 2 21 35 0 27 497 1 39 I 293 1 0 185 2 31 36 3 20 A. R. P. ! £ S. d. 385,968 2 22 I 588,248 11 8 209,653 1 37 i 960,053 2 0 321,511 2 37 1,943,380 0 0 195,185 0 9 ': 579,029 7 8 338.968 3 14 279,327 7 1 3 3 ' 95,083 19 9 40,872 0 23 ! 58,644 0 0 328,691 0 37 1,699,904 0 0 101,836 1 9 ! 450,691 0 0 184,703 3 6 j 496,417 18 6 16,362 1 39 , 34,856 17 2 Totals 771 1,920 2 27 I 66,790 0 7 833,162 12 6 14,595 5,233 2 H 1.300.216 0 23 7,115,470 8 1 12,373 |4,119 1 16 i2,159,370 1 36 7,185,636 3 10 Corresponding period, 1901-2 653 558 1 0 59,807 2 12 671,161 18 4 12,723 4,411 1 2 1,129,728 1 37 5,641,970 15 0 11,134 3,689 2 11 1,959,975 2 4 6,944,769 11 10 DISTRICT. CERTIFICATES IN LIEU OF CROWN GRANTS. Abba. CROWN GRANTS. Area. Country. Value. i < o II P5 < a O ® A 8 1 7. a a if o •6 p. 03 i s S c H I I 4 a a I £ h O No. Town and Suburban. Value. No. Town and Suburban. o •T. 8 00 Country. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury .. ' .. Otago Southland Westland a. R. p. 74 3 23 8 2 9 55 0 8 39 1 14 7 3 6 93 0 13 3 0 4 14 0 12 164 2 33 366 1 22 10 8 A. R. P. 28,625 0 31 5,753 0 20 12,248 3 4 12,440 2 21 57,275 2 2 1 13,531 3 37, 2,G87 3 3 44,179 2 39| 6,016 0 21 23,470 0 20: 783 0 10 £ s. d. 15,243 11 5 6,378 8 5 261 3 8 5,886 11 5 A. R. P. A. R. P. £ s. d. 34 86 15 19 285 i 121 52 18 42 : 22 6 6 4 2 J 267 63 36 82 76 i 21 I 5 822 435 786 426 180 49 118 30 44 148 21 104 151 164 . 8 8,650 11 5 1,862 11 8 455 15 2 6,355 0 0 25,124 3 1 ■• __ •• •■ •• •• •• .14 4 7 I " 3 •• 69 41 9fi 38 26 19 3 86 58 20 1 1 ■■ I 2 ! 2,126 1,042 2,775 876 367 139 84 2,995 1,095 960 42 196 119 87 93 42 16 ; 19 99 72 74 12 •• 63 9 3 621 426 616 I 153 ! 110 63 27 326 182 241 61 ' 2 .. 2 232 78 283 70 430 63 981 674 1 ,836 346 179 137 37 1,671 609 405 50 •■ •■ 4 1 304 •• ■• ■• 21 1 7 111 126 i ' 0 1 16 i i ■■ •■ •• Totals 1017 827 3 32 207,012 0 S[ 70,217 16 3 I— i i 0 1 16 50 457 o 12,501 829 88 2,826 j 7 1,697 6,925 Corresponding period, 1901-2 1127 2,415 2 5 296,060 0 19 100,672 11 9 33 437 3 11,049 745 66 2,748 i 7 1,645 6,063 20 4 2 9 1,021 1 15

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1903.

Note. —Includes Crown grants and district agency fees : * £110 3s. 5d.; t £80 13s. 6d.

C.—Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1903.

D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1903.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgagee. Miscellaneous. Wellington .. .. .. .. ..129 112 107 Poverty Bay .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. 2 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 30 22 56 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 7 6 5 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 3 4 7

District. General Pees. Assurance Pees. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland Westland £ s. d. 4,072 13 4 3,037 16 4 7,766 17 7 1,445 12 8 918 0 9 748 17 6 307 6 6 7,042 18 6 2,969 5 0 2,102 5 6 348 1 1 £ s. d. 164 15 5 87 6 10 459 0 8 43 2 5 60 10 3 11 11 4 57 12 2 649 13 0 218 8 2 8 3 6 2 4 1 £ s. d. 4,237 8 9 3,125 3 2 8,225 18 3 1,488 15 1 978 11 0 760 8 10 364 18 8 7,692 11 6 3,187 13 2 2,110 9 0 350 5 2 Totals *30,759 14 9 1,762 7 10 32,522 2 7 Corresponding period, 1901-2 127,273 3 0 1,190 3 4 28,463 6 4

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1902. Amount secured by Mortgage during the Year ended 31st March, 1903. Amount of Mortgages paid off during the same Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage'on 31st March, 1903. Auckland... Taranaki... Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland £ s. d. 3,401,835 17 5 ... 3,004,091 1 5 ... 10,798,415 12 6 4,884,608 11 11 552,182 12 2 1,073,067 9 7 ... ; 468,535 5 11 ... ! 8,916,274 8 0 ... 3,236,509 0 0 4,123,696 14 10 127,951 18 8 £ b. 588,248 11 960,053 2 1,943,380 0 579,029 7 279,327 7 95,083 19 58,644 0 1,699,904 0 450,691 0 496,417 18 34,856 17 d. 8 0 0 8 1 9 0 0 0 6 2 £ s. d. 363,389 5 10 538,197 0 0 1,203,292 0 0 424,385 0 0 129,449 0 0 67,024 13 1 35,919 0 0 1,401,255 0 0 388,275 0 0 288,900 2 6 25,947 3 5 £ s. d. 3,626,695 3 3 3,425,947 3 5 11,538,503 12 6 5,039,252 19 7 702,060 19 3 1,101,126 16 3 491,26) 5 11 9,214,923 8 0 3,298,925 0 0 4,331,214 10 10 136,861 12 5 Totals ... i 40,587,168 12 5 17,185,636 3 10 4,866,033 4 10 142,906,771 11 r> lorrespondingperiod, 37,767,650 3 1901-2 9 6,944,769 11 10 4,125,251 3 2 40,587,168 12 6

District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications detained for Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) received during the Month and not yet passed. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due but not issued. Applications received previous to Current Month not yet passed. Auckland ?aranaki Wellington lawke's Bay... 'overty Bay ... kelson . . /Tarlborough ... Canterbury ... )tago louthland Vestland 40 30 4 2 9 J 98 ib 3 15 49 4 3 5 4 26 25 5 5 1 "a "2 17 1 51 10 1 1 8 4 1 41 13 10 5 3 2 95 75 6 Totals ... 161 40 28 175 138 144

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E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unreqistered on the 31st March, 1902; the Number received for Registration, and the Number registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1903; also the Number remaining on that date; and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,400 copies), £8 14s.

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Unrecorded Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1903. District. on 31st March, 1902. Registered during the same Period. Unregistered on 31st March, 1903. Fees. Auckland ?aranaki Wellington ... lawke's Bay 'overty Bay kelson .larlborough Canterbury ... )tago Southland ... Vestland ... 178 46 28 18 5 41 12 88 13 6 4,696 1,048 2,666 755 57 736 387 1,265 1,797 462 80 4,214 1,061 2,010 703 62 775 329 1,288 1,745 463 80 660 33 684 70 2 70 65 65 5 £ s. 4,782 11 937 7 2,784 17 846 11 77 17 655 4 407 15 1,340 3 1,834 3 484 6 65 10 d. 6 0 2 6 9 0 0 6 6 0 0 Totals 435 13,949 12,730 1,654 £14,216 6 11* * Includes Crown gi rant fees, £35. 11s. 5d ; and district agency fees, £20 5a.