LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION, ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1915-16.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1916 Session I, H-03

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1916. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION, ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1915-16.

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

The Secretary for Land and Deeds to the Minister of Stamps. Sib, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, Ist July, 1916. I have the honour to submit the usual report on the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Registration Departments for the year ended the 31st March, 1916. 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, 1916. 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 Office. I have, &c, P. C. Corliss, The Minister of Stamp Duties, Wellington. Secretary for Land and Deeds.

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A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended the 31st March, 1916.

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Appl sations. Certificates in Lieu of Crown Grant. Transfers. Mortgages. District. £ fc Area. Town and Suburban. Value. Area. S 3 Country. ~ 1_ Value. Area. •2 Town § and Country. fc j Suburban.; B fc T °™ Con- ~ , a . i sideration. . Suburban. Area. fc Country. Consideration. Area. ID a r% T » w . n Con- _ , an< J ; sideration. Suburban.] Area. I fc I Area. _ Amount Country. secured. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland.. Westland 95 16 33 7 2 10 4 87 20 8 Acres. 85 13 18 2 £ 72,845 11,204 27,137 3,650 4,255 1,000 250 23,810 3,235 10,946 Acres. £ Acres. Acres. Acres. £ 66 17,239 492,324 1,052 588 !l87,706 ! 4,140 2,120 1,223,392 6 597 19,571 ] 106 4 23,346 905 300 201,827 11 6,103 106,351 I 263 111 81,248 4,019 2,189 608,932 6 10,334 125,674 5] 24 10,581 1,191 ! 682 305,414 66 4 31,886 437 j 121 190,721 8! 2,332 21,997 43 .. 5,902 311 97 28,149 4 | 8,291 43,210 17 17 2,494 203 115 9,321 34 13,991 172,887 76 7 3,870 : 3,4.52 624 389,033 8 5,750 70,029 , 63! 99 4,655 1.457 498 271,762 3 277 5,177 135: 92 18,973 866 298 110,656 .. .. .. 19 .. 3,895 101 j 29 7,585 : ' ; : i 2,367 490 547 282 151 175 49 521 361 329 40 651,709 4,705,372 3,352 1,693 830,474 ,2,467 914,081 3,190,141 142,438 1,244,193 871 274 154,493 j 783 323,410 1,300,560 533,116 3,906,164 3,536 1,002 548,480 765 1,388,795 4,015,142 171,038 2,406,442 1,155 510 165,165 281 316,510 1,511,387 50,603 508,635 529 200 83,557 196 225,594 621,196 49,850 223,962 298 117 ; 35,358 182 102,005 234,550 127,231 254,307 163 81 25,294 47 150,635 i 353,894 311,568 , 3,711.637 2,500 454 255,388 637 650,431 j 3,079.317 200,705 ; 920,405 1,095 328 166,770 320 277,156 807,762 163,846 989,045 829 195 j 118,166 393 235,434 858,517 11,903 47,669 102 18 12,818 44 23,963 60,343 4 24 3 35 Totals. 1915-16 . . — 282 185 158,332 146 64,914 jl ,057,220 1,891 946 374,556 17,082 j 7,073 3,346.792 5,312 2,414,007 18,917,831 14,430 4,872 12,395,963 6,115 ;4,608,014 16,032,809 Totals. 1914-15 .. 159 .. jl05,180 1,996 6,945 338,432 21,381 I 1 6,206 j 2,129,973 17,206,248 21,795 5,393 4,036,464 16,378,727 478 1,247,905 I I District. Discharges. o-S . ,g Total Amount .g^S £ discharged. g z& =3 ■ on n c i , _„3 5 o 01 at© fc if fc St J Sep. §oS §•= ac g oPno SCO. fc fc fc | fc fc a g 3 . ID r^ SO rd f§ I g-BiJ Wis fc , fc I fc fc ,§■8 - - c2°.= 3P.CJ 3 3 o J* ! I I . I ! I I Auckland .. .. | 3,015 Taranaki .. 1,256 Wellington .. j 3,574 Hawke's Bay .. 763 Poverty Bay .. 583 Nelson .. .. 341 Marlborough 138 Canterburv .. 2,535 Otago .. -.11 ,327 Southland.. .. 898 Westland .. .. ''■ 104 1,732,839 850,076 3,007,128 766,955 505,903 155,988 77,548 2,204,100 632,533 514,426 42,059 7 1 2 441 52 224 62 44 26 9 188 46 53 4 2,821 393 1,608 737 312 209 107 1,453 573 386 35 26 9 12 5 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 471 371 7 150 88 22 23 178 132 146 48 522 139 135 87 5 134 73 31 37 53 82 608 88 215 148 111 80 20 236 82 56 12 298 19 108 163 24 4 5 3 ! 17 11 22 4 9 8 8 2 211 62 164 72 32 14 9 110 49 25 4 164 i 5,152 27 1.865 41 4.288 19 1,597 13 1.031 21 351 7 327 26 4,273 22 1,621 14 1,274 3 j 91 639 223 62 14 6 7 1 | 98 35 15 11 144 119 279 118 56 35 24 409 108 53 14 841 191 347 816 57 104 34 598 451 199 31 9 1 8 1 26 15 1 3 1 3 2 :: I 3 2,942 563 3,393 750 495 89 2 3,015 926 708 256 Totals, 1915-16 .. 14,534 10,489,555 10,489,555 10 10 1,149 8,634 59 ! 12 I ,636 1,298 1,656 625 ~~( 81 ! 752 357 21,870 | 1,111 ! 1,359 3,669 ■ 61 12 13,139 " Totals, 1914-15 9,318,568 38 1,309 9,078 79 3,867 1,892 I 663 357 | 24,988 1,434 ; 1,434 " " 222 22,565 I

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1916.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1916.

District. General Fees. Assurance Fees. District Agency Fees. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... ... ... ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... ... ... ... Westland ... ... ... ... j £ s. d. 13,327 4 6 3.294 6 3 9,683 7 10 3.295 0 5 1,616 17 1 1,171 5 0 586 5 0 8,109 8 0 3,389 12 2 2,424 6 0 443 10 4 £ s. d. 851 17 9 37 9 0 249 0 4 222 1 11 9 17 3 47 19 11 90 10 10 607 17 2 179 1 3 14 2 11 £ s. d. 1 1 0 14 0 8 11 0 Totals 47,341 2 7 2,309 18 4 ! 10 16 0 Corresponding period, 1914-15 ... 48,780 0 0 2,876 0 0 13 0 0

Amount remaining Amount secured by j » t f M 1- Amount remaining ~. , . , secured by Mort- Mortgage during -T°a i ■" secured by MortDlstnct ' gage on the the Year ended off during gage 0 / the 31st March, 1915. I 31st March, 1916. , tno same J. enoa. . 8 lat Maroh, 1916. [ Auckland... ... 18,188,239 0 6 3,190,141 0 6 1,732,839 0 6 19,645,541 0 0 Taranaki... ... 9,071,855 0 0, 1,300,560 0 0 850,076 0 0 9,522,339 0 0 Wellington ... 29,386,131 0 0| 4,015,142 0 0 3,007,128 0 0 30,394,145 0 0 Hawke's Bay ... | 11,470,075 0 0 1,511,387 0 0 1 766,955 0 0 12,214,507 0 0 Poverty Bay ... 3,682,285 0 0 621,196 0 0! 505,903 0 0 3,797,578 0 0 Nelson ... ... I 2,052,367 0 0 234,550 0 Oj 155,988 0 0| 2,130,929 0 0 Marlborough ... | 1,772,563 0 0 353,894 0 Oj 77,548 0 0; 2,048,909 0 0 Canterbury ..J 22,465,812 0 0 3,079,317 0 0 1 2,204,100 0 0 23,341,029 0 0 Otago ... ... 6,701,588 0 0 807,762 0 Oj 632,533 0 0! 6,876,817 0 0 Southland ... 7,559,027 0 0 858,517 0 0| 514,426 0 0 7,903,118 0 0 Westland ... 402,239 0 0 60,343 0 Oj 42,059 0 0 420,523 0 0 Totals ... 112,752,181 0 016,032,809 0 o|lO,489,555 0 0:118,295,435 0 0 Corresponding period, 105,692,021 0 016,378,728 0 0 9,318,568 0 0 j 112,752,181 0 0 1914-15

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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1916.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland ... ... ... 151 137 196 Taranaki Wellington ... ... ... 415 332 543 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... 47 41 64 Nelson- ... ... ... ... 1 2 2 Marlborough ... Canterbury ... ... ... ... 51 38 71 Otago ... ... ... ... 6 3 2 Southland ... ... ... ... 8 1 5 Totals ... 679 554 883

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1915; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1916; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

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... ... ... ... 1 2 2 Marlborough ... Canterbury ... ... ... ... 51 38 71 Otago ... ... ... ... 6 3 2 Southland ... ...

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1915. Received „ . ° r ,. Registered Registration during during the the sa £ e Year endod p„ v ind 31st March, ror,oa - 1916. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1916. Fees. 170 5 175 190 2 20 42 51 53 8 J | 722 10 191 91 17 37 37 21 52 £ 6,464 633 1,972 1,491 73 781 414 1,170 1,946 450 35 Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland ... 6,721 6,169 677 672 1,998 1,982 1,322 1,421 72 57 878 861 383 388 1,246 1,276 1,991 1,992 479 487 43 43 Totals 716 15,810 15,348 1,178 15,429