LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION: ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1907-8.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1908 Session I, H-03

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1908. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION: ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1907-8.

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

The Commissioner of Stamps to the Minister of Stamps. Sir, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 12th June, 1908. I have the honour to submit the usual report on the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Eegistration Departments for the year ended the 31st March, 1908. 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, 1908. D.—The arrears existing at the various Land Transfer offices at the close 6f 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 Office. I have, &c, C. A. Hickson, The Minister of Stamps, Wellington. Commissioner of Stamps.

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A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended the 31st March, 1908.

APPLICATIONS. TRANSFERS. MORTGAGES. DISTRICT No. Area. Area N0 - Town and Country. Suburban. Value. Area. No. Value. No. Value. Town and Suburlmn. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. Auckland .. .. ..187 Taranaki .. .. .. 45 Wellington .. .. ..173 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 17 Poverty Bay .. .. .. 9 Nelson .. .. .. 8 Marlborough .. .. .. 21 Canterbury .. .. .. 256 Otago .. .. .. 59 Southland .. .. .. 15 Westland .. .. .. 7 A. B. P. 156 2 13 34 3 4 100 3 32 1 0 15 1 1 14 9 3 10 16 0 0 46 3 1 17 2 13 2 1 31 1 1 21 A. K. i>. £ s. d. 12,517 3 10 244,441 15 8 2,14!) 0 7 16,508 14 0 78,279 1 23 824,083 18 3 3,287 3 38 37,205 0 0 614 1 10 i 40,406 0 0 93 1 12 4,662 0 0 1,702 3 2 15,433 14 1 19.418 1 ■> 367,915 0 0 3,893 0 2 68,928 0 0 2,537 0 B4 12,084 0 10 41 0 2 1,603 0 0 3,946 1,080 5,211 1,317 524 576: 27O] 4,458 2,316 1,783 310 A. B. P. 1,140 3 37 232 3 23 2,308 3 8 ; 643 2 2 i 287 2 6 171 2 3 224 2 34 870 0 39 337 2 28 322 2 18 ! 137 3 0 A. H. P. 886,324 1 34 129,295 3 14 632,079 3 21 213,484 1 19 107,093 0 29 48,437 (I 0 91,321 3 7 319,611 0 13 304,739 2 21 279,840 0 32 27,263 3 37 £ s. d. •2,282,592 5 10 2,813 1,068,677 0 0 1,603 4,811,848 0 0 5,994 1,856,100 0 2 931 580,347 16 6 521 202,922 2 5 526 200,844 7 10 272 3,787,148 0 0 4,052 1,248,384 0 0 1,734 ,1,102,007 18 9 1,175 85,270 1 1 174 A. E. P. 837 3 31 207 1 31 J 1,934 1 26 363 2 23 208 2 19 219 1 16 104 1 28 676 0 15 <] 230 0 4 392 0 5 177 2 26 5,351 2 24 ( A. R. P. £ S. d. : 737,249 3 37 1,721,139 3 0 376,537 1 34 1,430,254 0 0 959,042 0 29 5,078,739 0 0 278,770 0 12 1,354,616 13 8 404.618 0 20 567,328 6 0 164,693 1 15 257,663 14 8 143,733 3 31 214,120 0 9 1,436,567 0 35 3,159,243 0 0 262,561 2 18 970,233 0 0 310,946 3 3 806,514 13 ■• 15,961 1 17 77,634 15 10 5,090,682 0 11 15,637,486 6 9 Totals .. .. 797 17,226,141 12 7 19,795 388 2 34 124,028 0 22 1,693,271 2 10 21,791, 18,388j 6,678 0 38 2,939,491 1 27 5,351 2 24 5,090,682 0 11 Corresponding period, 1906-7 690 6,683 0 10 307 2 28 87,719 0 37 1,200,941 11 8 2,709,539 1 14 13,695,013 8 11 17,105 5,712 2 30 3,050,561 3 30 12,708,772 4 DISTRICT. CERTIFICATES IN LIEU OF CROWN GRANTS. NO - Town and Suburban. {A. Country. Value. CROWN GRANTS. Area. j> o 1! 1,1 i I s. B ■s a IS 1 ID ! . i I 1 1 i a to a o i i I No. Town and Suburban. Country. Value. \ Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 281 1 31 ■1C, > 18' 42 48 15 49 92i 401 19 A. R. P., i 215 1 36 14 1 6 ; 125 1 13 12 12 A. R. P. £ 8. d. .. 22,836 2 10 10,447 5 9 >! 4,050 1 18 66,773 0 19 • 3,572 0 33 3,093 9 8 10,351 14 6,226 0 20: 3,915 10 0 4,035 0 2 2,650 0 0 6,889 10 I 7,344 3 2 5,229 10 0 2,912 1 16 2,021 16 1 8,983 3 5 'l43,974 3 9 27,357 11 6 195,238 3 37 68,010 0 5 3 1 a. B. P. A. R. P. 141 3 0 1,420 0 0 •• £ s. d. 8 2 1 91 28 171 69 28 19 11 161 56 38 3 .. 3,603 .. 1,611 .. 5,957 .. 1,298 783 232 285 .. 4,862 .. 1,960 .. 1,293 80 41 72 361 66 47 9 1-1 102i 114 8 . 189 ! 52 392 1 36 21 i, 23 16 141 72 34 7 311 77 178 153 62 20 30 162 65 62 23 : i ' 3 t 40 : 2 ! 2 754 420 728 161 132 161 69 235 275 271 196 2 513 101 492 82 876 520 24 523 303 35 186 1,861 355 3,438 584 321 176 94 2,202 781 485' 64 0 0 5 2 1 25 145 0 35! i 15 0 5 186 1 S3 .. •• 12 1 - i 8 i 2 - 8 " Totals 847 705 3 io' 3 1,561 3 0 27 •• 675 .. 21,964: 1 17,336: 1,387 1,119 983 1,143 990 56 3,332 1 « 1 8,666 10,361 Corresponding period, 1906-7 1074 26 788 I 75 2,991 i 11 2,654 , 9,063 467 3 14 7,910 2 34 ■1-1 524

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1908.

Note.—lncludes Crown-grant and district-agency fees : * £75 2s. Bd.; t £140 Bs. Id.

C.—Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1908.

District, General Pees. Assurance Pees. Total. Auckland ?aranaki Vellington ... lawke's Bay ■"overty Bay kelson darlborough Canterbury ... )tago louthland ... Vestland £ S. d. 7,431 2 7 3,008 6 7 13,393 8 9 2,387 19 0 1,449 12 9 1,094 5 0 577 8 0 9,985 10 8 4,111 13 0 2,884 16 6 450 15 0 £ s. d. 333 1 11 44 15 11 1,385 18 8 64 3 8 62 9 11 9 14 4 94 13 7 722 17 8 165 4 11 26 4 6 3 17 5 £ s. d. 7,764 4 6 3,053 2 6 14,779 7 5 2,452 2 8 1,512 2 8 1,103 19 4 672 1 7 10,708 8 4 4,276 17 11 2,911 1 0 454 12 5 Totals 46,774 17 10* 2,913 2 6 49,688 0 4 Corresponding period, 1906-7 ... 40,147 9 lit 2,533 19 8 42,681 9 7

District. Amount remaining Amount secured by secured by Mort- Mortgage during gage on the Year ended 81lt March, 1907. 31st March, 1908. Amount of Mortgages paid off during the same Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1908. Auckland... Taranaki... Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson ... Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland £ s. d. £ s. d. , 5,092,109 13 3 1,721,139 3 0 4,616,325 14 1 1,430,254 0 0 17,431,433 12 6 5,078,739 0 0 6,417,022 9 1 1,354,616 13 8 1,168,737 17 11 567,328 6 0 1,332,871 2 0 257,663 14 8 721,093 16 2 214,120 0 2 13,127,375 8 0 3,159,243 0 0 3,857,355 0 0 970,233 0 o! 5,159,095 14 10 806,514 13 5| 173,649 19 6 77,634 15 io! £ 924,127 790,654 2,540,135 995,143 308,442 118,952 71,818 1,979,147 693,389 826,523 32,286 s. d. 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0. 0 0 0 O! 0 0| 4 9 £ s. d. 5,889,121 12 11 5,255,925 14 1 19,970,037 12 6 6,776,496 2 9 1,427,624 3 11 1,471,582 14 5 863.395 16 4 8 0 4,134,199 0 0 5,139,087 8 3 218,998 10 7 Totals 59,097,070 7 415,637,486 6 9 9,280,616 10 4 65,453,940 3 9 Corresponding period, 1906-7. 53,480,098 15 1112,708,772 4 7 7,091,800 13 2 59,097,070 7 4

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D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1908.

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1907; the Number received for Registration, and the Number registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1908; also the Number remaining on that date; and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

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District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications I detained for i Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) j 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. Application! received previous to Current Month not yet passed. Auckland ... i Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay... Poverty Bay ... Nelson . . Marlborough ... Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland ... i 59 5 34 12 4 5 2 23 22 4 46 16 1 i ii 6 3 1 7 9 243 "8 2 75 12 10 19 160 "7 74 43 4 16 7 34 5 6 63 130 20 12 63 Totals 170 75 10 366 294 369 Other Instruments unrecorded. Auckland Wellington Poverty Bay Canterbury Otago Transfers. 146 65 5 60 35 Mortgagee. 82 71 7 44 20 1 K Miscellaneous. 67 54 18 56 20 Southland 20

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1907. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1908. Registered during the same Period. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1908. Pees. .uckland 'aranaki Wellington ... lawke's Bay 'overty Bay lelson larlborough !anterbury ... )tago outhland ... Vestland ... 201 32 228 245 9 18 63 99 6 6,130 760 2,837 1,489 80 903 571 1,482 2,264 676 105 5,906 774 3,035 1,423 77 903 586 1,442 2,289 655 91 425 18 30 311 3 9 3 103 74 27 14 & 8. 6,115 1 701 6 2,827 14 1,728 12 83 11 766 10 576 5 1,464 9 2,250 4 644 18 81 18 a. o o 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 Totals 901 17/297 17,181 1,017 *17,240 10 * Includes Crown-grant fees, £287 2s. 6d.; and district-agency fees, £6 15s.