LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENT, 1932-33.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1933 Session I, H-03

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1933. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENT, 1932-33.

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

Head Office, Stamp Duties Department, Wellington, 31st March, 1933. The Hon. the Minister of Stamp Duties, Wellington. I have the honour to submit the following report on the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Registration Department for the year ended the 31st March, 1933. 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, 1933. 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 unrecorded on the 31st March last, also the fees received in the Deeds Registration Offices. Business transacted. —Registration business suffered a further drop during the year. Compulsory Registration. —The w T ork of bringing under the provisions of the Land Transfer Act titles not previously subject to those provisions is progressing steadily in the Auckland, Nelson, and Otago Land Registration Districts, which are the only districts in which this work remains uncompleted. The work in the Nelson District is practically finished, and it is anticipated that the time required to complete it in the remaining two districts will be approximately four years. Reconstruction of Hawke's Bay Register. —The reconstruction of the Hawke's Bay Register is progressing satisfactorily, and every effort is being made to completely restore this registry at the earliest possible date. During the year more suitable permanent accommodation was secured in the post-office, to which the office was transferred from the Public Trust Building, where it was previously located. It is considered that certain amendments to the Land Transfer (Hawke's Bay) Act, 1931, would facilitate the work of reconstruction, and steps are being taken to have the necessary legislation passed. A probable period of five years will elapse before the registry is approximately reconstructed, after which the statute will operate in an ever-lessening degree. The following table shows the amount of registration business under the Land Transfer and the Deeds Registration Acts transacted during the last five years: —

Fees under Compulsory Registration Act, 1924—Paid for year ended 31st March, 1933 ; £3,994 ; outstanding, £29,465. J. Murray. Secretary for Lands and Deeds.

Year ended 31st March, 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. Instruments .. .. .. .. 165,020 176,754 1-44,436 98,267 81,905 Searches (Land Transfer Act only) .. 42,568 46,613 41,240 27,727 25,471 Fees, excluding fees under Compulsory £85,232 £90,482 £71,230 £44,945 £33,700 Registration Act, 1924

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A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended 31st March, 1933.

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Applications. C 1Stote n01 Transfers. Mortgages. Town and Suburban. Country . Town and Suburban. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. District u . t . c Ar ™' _— J- £ — ! Area. Va,u,, j Area. Vine. j *™ _. f Area. „,*£„_ | Area. si( £Ln. | Area. Arca . Amount Hi SB fc Suburban. S5 » « > Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. Acres. Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ Auckland .. .. 4 10 845 9 1 071 25,310 202 L45 9,349 3,226 1,926 1.281,434 1,855 318,769 2,206,604 1,838 1,080 974,296 1,866 422,933 1,555,261 Taranaki .. I .. 350 .. 18 4 325 391 113 124.969 345 63,917 805,801 277 128 123,388 | 415 77,377 362,865 Wellington ..1 50 ..62 30 1,066 2,231 450 ll,349, 173 683 141,732 1,137,268 1,632 428 1,052,672 838 293.227 1,097,514 Hawke'sBav .. . .. .. 11 2 1,430 701 306 | 254,436 191, 50,000 317,451 1,099 301 708,182 1 293 113. 551) 340,789 Gisborne .. .. .. " . I 9 1896 200 147 77,304 127 I 55,982! 163,163 116 84 37,676 L29 256,980 152.250 Nelson .. ..1 1 000 1 JT 200 33 6 186 308 58' 78,539 215 I 19,450! 109,761 240 57 94,612 202 45.101 83,469 Marlborough.. .. .. . 4 .. 2 1 101 68 I 24,063 63 31,045 98,804 68 64 23,877 75 74.975 78,998 Canterbury .. .. 1 " 31 25 328 1,884 381 ! 771,258 582 113,863 909,975 1,194 319 489,206 078 245.092 053,890 Ota.ro .. ..7 1 9,425 1 '.5 1,500 19 3 3 030 1,054 395 416,950 330] 102,290, 280,181 995 303 378,007 310 125,009 163.045 Southland . 14 769 434 285 149,363 273 85,389' 386,278 473 245 109,425 318 116,943 307,440 Westland .. .. 12 .. 1,652 130 32 55,670 58 7,470 16,928 150 102 82,266 | 45 13,174 9,993 Totals, 1932-33 .. 15 12 11,270 11 2,023 27,010 410 224 20,045 10,659 4,161 4,583,219 4,722 990,507 0.432.214 8,088 3,231 4,133,507 5.109 1,784,781 4,806,418 Totals, 1931-32 .. Iff 12 120,760 7 755 18,806 604 321 19,110 11,908 4,113 5,972,578 5,035 1,214,540 7,223,130 10,986 4,046 5,771,364 6,807 2,270,959 0,814,783 Discharges. _ _« _ Certificates of Title g .. . I_i_«e'_'2« S § 5 I* 1_ _S _ Issued (other than | | «: fc = = g £ ■»_ a a _ °_ _* S -_ -_. Certificates in Lieu | § g _. I _ _ *_% J » &B | o. 6 _ S ,J3 § g DM ™»- _ .1 J of Crown Grant,,. j J j || £ rt« I § | 1 g« 1|| £| _ I 1 Amount. ll ff — I fl _ _ &f J 8 g H 1 S- II 1 ill ill &M 1 § | >-S |p Compulsory ., 2 5 | !?S | E | S 8 | § 3 H | 2*_ g - S. a a- £ g £ 5 5 Registration. "tilers. g___goo_ e, _ _ _ | H H | £ _ 0> £ £ s. d. Auckland .. 2,981 1,976,041 2 318 3.592 2,047 31 20 207 399 433 110 19 102 252 8,160 62 376 1,145 3 20 6,055 10.095 0 I Taranaki .. 599 401,380 .. 36 7 180 16 2 193 81 50 50 14 12 45 1,362 14 125 220 .. 1 719 1.740 15 I Wellington .. 2,019 2,308,415 .. 153 20 1.050 2 8 329 54 119 23 28 59 59 4,303 15 361 879 .. 41 2,456 6,443 9 0 Hawke'sBay .. 581 502,282 .. 357 .. 1,873 .. 1 210 211 77 04 10 26 23 743 27 53 342 2 9 1,568 1,987 13 0 Gisborne .. 228 289,922 .. 19 .. 109 .. 1 49 12 ' 19 39 4 12 21 523 .. 53 101 .. .. 403 762 16 I Nelson.. .. 350 180,529 .. 75 I 308 240 1 1 54 77 75 1 13 17 17 535 1 56 158 .. 325 1.201 15 4 Marlborough .. 123 124,308 .. II 4 53 1 2 9 38 6 12 5 0 5 356 .. 42 57 .. .. 201 414 I 0 Canterbury .. 1,517 894,842 .. 122 3 584 12 0 I7S 20 110 9 6 56 31 4,033 14 484 875 .. 0 2,362 5.240 5 0 Otago .. .. 988 I 499,128 ' 1 133 1,003 308 11 I 90 70 58 .. 22 28 34 1.040 1 176 525 .. 3 1,073 2,994 3 0 Southland .. 600 504.15) .. 25 6 154 5 3 65 23 32 13 11 15 1.272 2 114 235 .. 1 514 I.Oil 16 4 Westland .. 109 57,993 18 1 160 1 .. 83 73 17 I .. 5 10 233 I 28 33 .. 132 515 16 0 Totals, 1932-33 10,695 7,799,594 I 1.257: 5,070 6,824 80 45 1,527 1,073 996 310 124 334 512 23,466 137 1,868 4,570 5 81 15,808 33,619 9 11 Totals, 1931-32 13,888 9,516,148 1 1.177 6,988 7,206, 299 42 1,640 885 1,243 448 177 464 545 25,523 317 1,887 4,826 .. 117 18,083 40,630 1 2 [_ ______

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B. —Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Year ended the 31st March, 1933.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount of Money secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1933.

Return showing Number and Amount of Mortgages under Land Transfer and Deeds Registry released in each District from Ist April, 1932, to 31st March, 1933. _. . . xt i Amount. District. Number. jg Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 3,419 2,233,032 Taranaki.. .. .. .. .. .. 599 401,380 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 2,620 2,308,765 Hawke'sßay .. .. .. .. .. 581 562,282 Gisborne.. .. .. .. .. .. 228 289,922 Nelson 361 184,279 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 123 124,308 Canterbury . .. .. .. ..1,517 894,842 Otago .. .. .. .. .. ..1,146 588,398 Southland 600 504,154 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 109 57,993 Totals .. .. .. .. 11,303 £8,149,355

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District - General Fees " Re^SonFees. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. .. 10,695 0 1 2,088 15 0 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 1,746 15 1 88 15 0 Wellington .. .. .. .. 6,443 9 0 280 0 0 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. .. 1,987 13 0 323 16 0 Gisborne .. .. ■■ •• 762 16 1 15 0 0 Nelson .. .. .. .. 1,201 15 4 256 5 0 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 414 1 0 80 0 0 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 5,246 5 0 128 15 0 Otago .. .. .. .. 2,994 3 0 642 10 0 Southland .. .. .. .. 1,61116 4 78 15 0 Westland .. .. .. 515 16 0 11 5 0 Totals .. .. .. 33,619 9 11 3,993 16 0 Corresponding period, 1931-32 .. 40,630 1 2 4,522 10 0

Amount remaining Amount secured by Amount of Amount remaining . . . secured by Mortgage during Mortgage paid secured by District. Mortgage on the the Year ended off during the Mortgage on the 31st March, 1932. 31st March, 1933. same Period. ] 31st March, 1933. £ £ £ £ Auckland.. .. 78,579,050 2,529,557 1,976,641 79,131,966 Tamnaki .. .. 21,275,892 486,253 401,380 21,360,765 Wellington .. 73,374,148 2,150,186 2,308,415 73,215,919 Hawke'sBay .. 22,471,733 1,048,971 562,282 22,958,422 Gisborne.. .. 11,545,610 189,826 289,922 11,445,514 Nelson .. 4,202,707 178,081 180,529 4,200,259 Marlborough .. 4,434,864 102,873 124,308 4,413,339 Canterbury .. 53,167,597 1,143,096 894,842 53,415,851 Otago .. 18,165,898 541,952 499,128 18,208,722 Southland .. 13,927,488 476,871 504,154 13,900,205 Westland .. 1,418,519 92,259 57,993 1,452,785 Totals .. 302,563,506 8,939,925 7,799,594 303,703,747

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D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1933.

Other Instruments unrecorded.

E. —Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1932; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Year ended 31st March, 1933; 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 (420 copies), £8 153.

By Authority: G. H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 933. Price 3d.\

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D.—Return showing Areeaes in the Land Teansfee Depaetment on the 31st Mahch, 1933. Applications Applications Applications tLse already Unregistered Certifioates . awaiting detained for mentioned) awaiti Instruments o£ ioug District. Compliance Examination received C lian b ce detained Title due but F Current with in the during the h in the not issued. Month not Requisitions. SurveyOffice. Month Requisitions . Survey Office. yet pft8se(J passed. Auckland ... 12 2 2 41 35 82 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 15 3 3 Wellington ... ... ... ... 38 10 8 Hawke's Bay... ... ... ... 60 ... 48 Gisborne ... .. ... ... 2 ... 1 Nelson . . ... ... ... 113 2 3 Marlborough... ... ... ... 7 Canterbury ... 1 ... ... 74 t 7 13 Otago ... 4 ... ... 48 ' ... 14 7 Southland ... ... ... ... 4 i ... 2 Westland ... .,. ... ... 9 4 4 Totals ... 17 2 2 309 177 10 Other Instruments unrecorded. Distriot. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. .. .. .. .... Taranaki .. .. .. .. 5 2 26 Wellington .. .. .. .. .... .. 1 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 30 70 495 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 1 1 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. ..5 4 9 Marlborough .. .. .. .. ..5 7 6 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 Otago .. ... .. .. .. 1 4 16 Southland .. .. .. .. ..4 4 7 Westland .. .. .. .. .... Totals .. .. .. .. 53 92 561 E. —Return showing the Numbee op Deeds remaining uneeqisteeed on the 31st Maech, 1932; the Numbee received for Registration and the Number eegisteeed during the Yeae ended 31st March, 1933; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period. Received Unrecorded _ J or ,. Recorded Unrecorded „ . on Registration during on District. 31st March, during the the same 81st March, * ees " 1932. Yearended p eriod . 1933. 31st March, 1933. k s. d. Auckland ... ... ... 108 2,567 2,624 51 2,133 15 7 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 11 11 ••• 10 17 6 Wellington ... ... ... ... 10 10 ... 19 2 0 Hawke's Bay Gisborne ... ... ... ... 1 1 ••• 17 0 Nelson ... ... ... 2 50 52 ... 45 10 0 Marlborough Canterbury... ... ... ... 1 1 ••• 0 13 6 Otago 120 876 917 79 867 13 6 Southland ... ... ... ... ... ••• ••• 2 0 0 Westland ... ... ... ... ... ••• ••• 0 3 0 Totals ... ... 230 3,516 3,616 130 3,081 2 1_ Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (420 copies), £6 15s. By Authority: G. H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington.—1933. Price 3d.J

D.—Return showing Areeaes in the Land Teansfee Depaetment on the 31st Mahch, 1933. Applications Applications Applications tLse already Unregistered Certifioates . awaiting detained for mentioned) awaiti Instruments o£ ioug District. Compliance Examination received C lian b ce detained Title due but F Current with in the during the h in the not issued. Month not Requisitions. SurveyOffice. Month Requisitions . Survey Office. yet pft8se(J passed. Auckland ... 12 2 2 41 35 82 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 15 3 3 Wellington ... ... ... ... 38 10 8 Hawke's Bay... ... ... ... 60 ... 48 Gisborne ... .. ... ... 2 ... 1 Nelson . . ... ... ... 113 2 3 Marlborough... ... ... ... 7 Canterbury ... 1 ... ... 74 t 7 13 Otago ... 4 ... ... 48 ' ... 14 7 Southland ... ... ... ... 4 i ... 2 Westland ... .,. ... ... 9 4 4 Totals ... 17 2 2 309 177 10 Other Instruments unrecorded. Distriot. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. .. .. .. .... Taranaki .. .. .. .. 5 2 26 Wellington .. .. .. .. .... .. 1 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 30 70 495 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 1 1 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. ..5 4 9 Marlborough .. .. .. .. ..5 7 6 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 Otago .. ... .. .. .. 1 4 16 Southland .. .. .. .. ..4 4 7 Westland .. .. .. .. .... Totals .. .. .. .. 53 92 561 E.—Return showing the Numbee op Deeds remaining uneeqisteeed on the 31st Maech, 1932; the Numbee received for Registration and the Number eegisteeed during the Yeae ended 31st March, 1933; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period. Received Unrecorded _ J or ,. Recorded Unrecorded „ . on Registration during on District. 31st March, during the the same 81st March, * ees " 1932. Yearended p eriod . 1933. 31st March, 1933. k s. d. Auckland ... ... ... 108 2,567 2,624 51 2,133 15 7 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 11 11 ••• 10 17 6 Wellington ... ... ... ... 10 10 ... 19 2 0 Hawke's Bay Gisborne ... ... ... ... 1 1 ••• 17 0 Nelson ... ... ... 2 50 52 ... 45 10 0 Marlborough Canterbury... ... ... ... 1 1 ••• 0 13 6 Otago 120 876 917 79 867 13 6 Southland ... ... ... ... ... ••• ••• 2 0 0 Westland ... ... ... ... ... ••• ••• 0 3 0 Totals ... ... 230 3,516 3,616 130 3,081 2 1_ Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (420 copies), £6 15s. By Authority: G. H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington.—1933. Price 3d.J

D.—Return showing Areeaes in the Land Teansfee Depaetment on the 31st Mahch, 1933. Applications Applications Applications tLse already Unregistered Certifioates . awaiting detained for mentioned) awaiti Instruments o£ ioug District. Compliance Examination received C lian b ce detained Title due but F Current with in the during the h in the not issued. Month not Requisitions. SurveyOffice. Month Requisitions . Survey Office. yet pft8se(J passed. Auckland ... 12 2 2 41 35 82 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 15 3 3 Wellington ... ... ... ... 38 10 8 Hawke's Bay... ... ... ... 60 ... 48 Gisborne ... .. ... ... 2 ... 1 Nelson . . ... ... ... 113 2 3 Marlborough... ... ... ... 7 Canterbury ... 1 ... ... 74 t 7 13 Otago ... 4 ... ... 48 ' ... 14 7 Southland ... ... ... ... 4 i ... 2 Westland ... .,. ... ... 9 4 4 Totals ... 17 2 2 309 177 10 Other Instruments unrecorded. Distriot. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. .. .. .. .... Taranaki .. .. .. .. 5 2 26 Wellington .. .. .. .. .... .. 1 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 30 70 495 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 1 1 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. ..5 4 9 Marlborough .. .. .. .. ..5 7 6 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 Otago .. ... .. .. .. 1 4 16 Southland .. .. .. .. ..4 4 7 Westland .. .. .. .. .... Totals .. .. .. .. 53 92 561 E.—Return showing the Numbee op Deeds remaining uneeqisteeed on the 31st Maech, 1932; the Numbee received for Registration and the Number eegisteeed during the Yeae ended 31st March, 1933; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period. Received Unrecorded _ J or ,. Recorded Unrecorded „ . on Registration during on District. 31st March, during the the same 81st March, * ees " 1932. Yearended p eriod . 1933. 31st March, 1933. k s. d. Auckland ... ... ... 108 2,567 2,624 51 2,133 15 7 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 11 11 ••• 10 17 6 Wellington ... ... ... ... 10 10 ... 19 2 0 Hawke's Bay Gisborne ... ... ... ... 1 1 ••• 17 0 Nelson ... ... ... 2 50 52 ... 45 10 0 Marlborough Canterbury... ... ... ... 1 1 ••• 0 13 6 Otago 120 876 917 79 867 13 6 Southland ... ... ... ... ... ••• ••• 2 0 0 Westland ... ... ... ... ... ••• ••• 0 3 0 Totals ... ... 230 3,516 3,616 130 3,081 2 1_ Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (420 copies), £6 15s. By Authority: G. H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington.—1933. Price 3d.J