LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENT, 1935-36.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1936 Session I, H-03

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1936. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENT, 1935-36.

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

Head Office, Stamp Duties Office, Wellington, 31st March, 1936. 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, 1936. The returns ajjpended 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 discharge of mortgages, and the amount remaining secured by mortgage under the said Act on the 31st March, 1936. 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 has shown a substantial increase in the number of instruments registered and the amount of fees received during the year. Compulsory Registration. —The work of bringing under the provisions of the Land Transfer Act titles not previously subject to those provisions has been completed in all registries excepting those of the Auckland and the Otago Land Registration Districts. In both these districts steady progress is being made, but an accurate estimate cannot yet be formed as to when finality will be reached. The Otago district should be completed within two years, but the Auckland district will take longer. 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, 1936 ; £3,994 outstanding, £30,813. P. G. Pearce, Secretary for Lands and Deeds.

Year ended 31st March, 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. Instruments .. .. .. .. 98,267 81,905 76,355 83,117 100,275 Searches (Land Transfer Act only) .. 27,727 25,471 24,170 28,268 53,203 Fees, excluding fees under Compulsory £44,945 £36,700 £35,240 £40,962 £50,547 Registration Act, 1924

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A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended 31st March, 1936.

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Applications. 61 Crown^rants 11 Transfers. Mortgages. Town and Suburban. Country. Area. Town and Suburban, Country. Town and Suburban. Country. District. — —; ; ; ; ; ; <3 © ® Town ® a? <3 | Area. Value. | Area. Value. | Country. | Area. " | Area. f Area - | Area. Z; £ S5 ' fc Ā f? Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. Acres. Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ Auckland .. ..12 9 4,890 4 160 1,342 278 137 23,113 5,098 2,354 2,317,003 2,260 389,524 2,427,009 2,881 1,429 1,693,897 2,305 499,246 2,213,119 Taranaki .. ..1 .. •• 33 18 1,964 614 261 232,895 338 51,841 444,414 366 198 196,383 416 110,002 488,549 Wellington .. ..1 2 608 .. .. .. 123 24 6,075 3,492 853 1,815,490 793 167,899 1,363,881 2,896 813 2,124,999 1,020 . 365,210 2,055,955 Hawke'sBay •• 9 4 765 835 381 369,735 273 81,081 569,551 696 320 368,376 387 220,124 920,079 Gisborne .. ..1 .. 250 .. .. .. 12 5 90 255 170 81,597 142 95,289 393,184 166 81 82,065 143 307,556 638.660 Nelson .. .. 2 33 430 10 2 310 478 113 136,706 195 31,108 112,082 357 172 161,987 233 45,268 169,990 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 168 129 53,525 100 93,989 134,676 114 95 354,038 112 157,264 170,424 Canterbury .. ..2 .. 115 .. .. .. 28 6 7,835 2,992 631 1,319,837 752 164,052 1,194,801 1,928 480 1,185,043 899 353,928 1,625,209 Otago .. ..4 1 3,105 1 13 400 37 6 6,888 2,008 559 929,650 542 174,416 701,162 1,771 558 1,133,584 553 320,457 524,560 Southland .. 17 .. 2,276 1,013 654 281,889 410 134,274 606,393 744 390 350,829 481 163,542 483,590 Westland .. ..1 .. 21 .. .. .. 7 .. 45 208 69 65,819 78 10,059 40,092 161 65 80,544 50 16,057 35,343 Totals, 1935-36 .. 22 12 8,989 7 206 2,172 554 202 49,361 17,161 6,174 7,604,146 5,883 1,393,532 7,987,245 12,080 4,601 7,731,745 6,599 2,558,654 9,325,478 Totals, 1934-35 .. 12 2 4,807 11 1,093 10,918 550 461 33,286 13,396 4,684 5,406,865 5,141 1,186,617 6,790,556 9,334 3,425 5,087,534 5,441 1,988,174 6,608,107 1 a ■ ■ ' ___ ,, "=£ 1 Certificates of Title ■ I • •"? o£«i - g "I b % Ā o§ Discharges. „ • ._ issued (other than g g <S 5 B I Sol ® *§ S „• go 3 Certificates in Lieu s 2 « o O aj® £ o"S • B £8 3 8 District 2 ■ of Crown Grants). 8 I | o o 0 ? S cS | o . g f o J District. „1 » £ _ o .3 m g g 3 »g g> I - | Amount. || || compulsory f | 1 % gf J I 1 |'l f t | S3 I ill lf° H-J 1 § 1 Registration. 0thers ' 5 J § S f -0 % % c a ° £ § " g * g„ R » g jzq OO a O EH g O £ £ s. d. Auckland .. 5,361 4,330,388 2 328 1,928 3,019 10 17 336 232 626 99 20 163 174 9,976 65 19,254 1,541 1 18 5,364 14,649 10 6 Taranaki .. 839 845,665 .. 42 1 290 77 5 223 44 74 88 9 24 31 1.403 9 153 287 .. .. 851 2,206 15 6 Wellington .. 4,208 4,579,246 .. 140 2 1,639 .. 5 398 53 217 65 21 143 75 6,078 35 363 1,130 .. 24 2,976 9,559 5 0 Hawke'sBay .. 1,090 1,544,774 .. 62 .. 679 2 4 139 19 209 69 12 60 92 1,577 7 129 394 1 1,046 2,598 1 0 Gisborne .. 367 978,552 .. 15 .. 144 1 35 29 17 30 6 16 15 642 7 47 105 .. 364 929 0 0 Nelson .. 510 313,763 .. 35 4 399 1 109 56 96 3 17 17 18 824 3 66 179 .. 370 1,617 15 0 Marlborough .. 201 197,474 .. 7 5 74 2 17 3 17 6 10 7 436 24 77 .. 261 554 17 0 Canterbury .. 2,507 2,334,996 .. 96 2 1,130 4 7 192 40 228 4 16 102 20 5,633 12 441 1,093 .. 10 2,576 7,611 8 6 Otago .. .. 1,975 1,277,324 .. 100 692 780 2 3 180 83 160 3 84 52 19 3,218 2 209 643 2 3 1.527 5.139 13 0 Southland .. 891 785,218 .. 6 2 444 1 9 112 36 71 6 1 18 8 1,968 3 193 311 2 523 2,711 8 0 Westland .. 149 123,303 .. 9 .. 203 2 85 28 26 3 13 8 378 12 36 61 1 177 679 13 0 Totals, 1935-36 18,108 17,310,703 2 840 2,636 8,801 99 53 1,826 623 1,741 367 195 618 467 32,133 155 20,915 5,821 3 59 16,035 48,257 6 6 Totals, 1934-35 14,262 13,431,183 .. 898 3,136 7,248 134 34 1,545 611 1,373 349 226 441 551 26,409 114 1,745 5,323 8 45 13,873 38,744 12 6

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B. —Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Year ended the 31st March, 1936.

C.—Return showing the Total Amount of Money secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1936.

Return showing Number and Amount of Mortgages under Land Transfer and Deeds Registry released in each District from Ist April, 1935, to 31st March, 1936. District. Number. Amount. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 5,673 4,556,394 Taranaki . . .. .. .. .. 839 845,665 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 4,208 4,579,246 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 1,090 1,544,774 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 369 979,852 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 515 316,308 Marlborough . . .. .. . . . . 201 197,474 Canterbury .. . . .. .. 2,507 2,334,996 Otago .. ' .. .. .. .. .. 2,140 1,417,083 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 891 785,218 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 149 123,303 Totals .. .. .. .. 18,582 £17,680,313

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District. j General Pees. „ Compulsory Kegistration Fees. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. 14,649 10 6 2,206 5 0 Taranaki .. .. .. 2,206 15 6 86 5 0 Wellington .. .. .. 9,559 5 0 231 5 0 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 2,598 1 0 256 5 0 Gisborne . . . . . . 929 0 0 5 0 0 Nelson .. .. .. 1,617 15 0 142 10 0 Marlborough . . . . . . 554 17 0 57 10 0 Canterbury .. .. .. 7,611 8 6 95 0 0 Otago .. .. .. 5,139 13 0 850 0 0 Southland .. .. .. 2,711 8 0 52 10 0 Westland .. .. .. 679 1.3 0 11 5 0 Totals .. .. .. 48,257 6 6 3,993 15 0 Corresponding period, 1934-35 .. 38,744 12 6 3,716 5 0

Amount remaining Amount secured by Amount of Amount remaining District secured by Mortgage during Mortgage paid secured by Mortgage on the the Year ended off during the Mortgage on the 31st March, 1935. 31st March, 1936. same Period. 31st March, 1936. I ' £ £ £ £ Auckland.. .. 77,292,204 3,907,016 4,330,388 76,868,832 Taranaki .. .. 21,177,462 684,932 845,665 21,016,729 Wellington .. 71,252,598 4,180,954 4,579,246 70,854,306 Hawke'sBay .. 23,001,214 1,288,455 1,544,774 22,744,895 Gisborne .. .. 10,189,700 720,725 978,552 9,931,873 Nelson .. .. 4,256,662 331,977 313,763 4,274,876 Marlborough .. 4,240,515 524,462 197,474 4,567,503 Canterbury .. 52,458,306 2,810,252 2,334,996 52,933,562 Otago .. .. 17,550,672 1,658,144 1,277,324 17,931,492 Southland .. 13,887,936 834,419 785,218 13,937,137 Westland .. 1,484,452 115,887 123,303 1,477,036 Totals .. 296,791,721 17,057,223 17,310,703 296,538,241

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D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1936.

Other Instruments unrecorded. District. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland . . . . • ■ • • .... .. i Taranaki . . . . • • • • . . 12 19 8 Wellington . . . • • ■ • • .... Hawke's Bay .. . • ■ • • • .. 8 7 449 Gisborne .. •• •• •• .. 7 2 5 Nelson .. . • • ■ • ■ • ■ .. 6 3 Marlborough .. . . • ■ • • .... .. 2 Canterbury .. . ■ ■ • • • . . 24 21 60 Otago .. 14 15 17 Southland .. •• •• •• ..6 7 7 Westland .. ■■ •• •• ..4 1 6 Totals 81 75 569

E.-Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1935; the Number received for Registration and the Number registered during the Year ended 31st March, 1936; 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 (459 copies), £6 10a.

By Authority: G. H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 936.

Price 3d.]

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D_ Return showing Areears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1936. I Applications Applications Applications Unregistered Unregistered Applications awaiting detained <'"<J i: > B <<; UBil ".y i na truments Instruments Certificates received „. , . , Compliance for | ™° 'T' awaiting detained of previous to District. with Examination rec . eivec J Compliance in the Title due but Current Requisi- in the with Survey not issued. Month not tions. Survey Office. a J[ not yet Be 1 uisitions - office - y et P assed - passed. Auckland ..13 .. 2 63 41 78 Taranaki .... .. .. 6 1 6 1 Wellington .... .. .. 57 54 47 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. . • 34 9 23 Gisborne .. I 1 .. .. 1 •• H Nelson .. I .1 .. •■ 10 •■ 18 Marlborough .. I .. . . • • 9 .. 2 Canterbury ..2 .. .. 45 8 16 1 Otago .. 1 .. •■ 28 15 25 .. . Southland .. I .. ■• 2 .. 51 Westland .. .. .. .. 7 12 18 Totals .. I 18 .. 2 262 140 295 2 Other Instruments unrecorded. District. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. . . .. • ■ .... .. i Taranaki .. 12 19 _ 8 Wellington .. .. . • • • .... Hawke's Bay .. 8 449 G-isborne .. .. •• •• ..7 2 5 Nelson .. .. .. ■ • ■ • .. 6 3 8 Marlborough .. . • ■ ■ ■ • .... .. 2 Canterbury .. . . • • • • . . 24 21 60 Otago .-. 14 15 17 Southland 6 7 7 Westland .. ... •• •• .. . 4 1 6 Totals 81 75 569 E. Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1935 ; the Number received tor Registration and the Number registered during the Year ended 31st March, 1936 ; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period. Received Unrecorded Reg^ tion Recorded Unrecorded District. 31st March, 4 Uring the same 31st March, Fees ' 1936. £ s. d. Auckland 13 1,634 1,585 62 1,574 0 5 Taranaki 7 7 .. 7 10 0 Wellington 2 2 .. 17 0 2 Hawke's Bay . . .. .. Gisborne \ .. 3 3 .. 2 110 Nelson \ ■■ 20 18 2 16 5 0 Marlborough Canterbury . . . . .... Otago ' .. 29 687 653 63 672 10 1 Southland . . . . ...-. -t Westland .. . . •■.._•■ ■ ■ • • ' | • • 010 Totals .. .. 42 2,354 2,269 127 2,289 17 8 Approximate Cost of Paper,— Preparation, not given ; printing (459 copies), £6 10s. By Authority: G. H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington.—1936. Price 3d.]

D_ Return showing Areears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1936. I Applications Applications Applications Unregistered Unregistered Applications awaiting detained <'"<J i: > B <<; UBil ".y i na truments Instruments Certificates received „. , . , Compliance for | ™° 'T' awaiting detained of previous to District. with Examination rec . eivec J Compliance in the Title due but Current Requisi- in the with Survey not issued. Month not tions. Survey Office. a J[ not yet Be 1 uisitions - office - y et P assed - passed. Auckland ..13 .. 2 63 41 78 Taranaki .... .. .. 6 1 6 1 Wellington .... .. .. 57 54 47 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. . • 34 9 23 Gisborne .. I 1 .. .. 1 •• H Nelson .. I .1 .. •■ 10 •■ 18 Marlborough .. I .. . . • • 9 .. 2 Canterbury ..2 .. .. 45 8 16 1 Otago .. 1 .. •■ 28 15 25 .. . Southland .. I .. ■• 2 .. 51 Westland .. .. .. .. 7 12 18 Totals .. I 18 .. 2 262 140 295 2 Other Instruments unrecorded. District. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. . . .. • ■ .... .. i Taranaki .. 12 19 _ 8 Wellington .. .. . • • • .... Hawke's Bay .. 8 449 G-isborne .. .. •• •• ..7 2 5 Nelson .. .. .. ■ • ■ • .. 6 3 8 Marlborough .. . • ■ ■ ■ • .... .. 2 Canterbury .. . . • • • • . . 24 21 60 Otago .-. 14 15 17 Southland 6 7 7 Westland .. ... •• •• .. . 4 1 6 Totals 81 75 569 E. Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1935 ; the Number received tor Registration and the Number registered during the Year ended 31st March, 1936 ; also the Number remaining on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period. Received Unrecorded Reg^ tion Recorded Unrecorded District. 31st March, 4 Uring the same 31st March, Fees ' 1936. £ s. d. Auckland 13 1,634 1,585 62 1,574 0 5 Taranaki 7 7 .. 7 10 0 Wellington 2 2 .. 17 0 2 Hawke's Bay . . .. .. Gisborne \ .. 3 3 .. 2 110 Nelson \ ■■ 20 18 2 16 5 0 Marlborough Canterbury . . . . .... Otago ' .. 29 687 653 63 672 10 1 Southland . . . . ...-. -t Westland .. . . •■.._•■ ■ ■ • • ' | • • 010 Totals .. .. 42 2,354 2,269 127 2,289 17 8 Approximate Cost of Paper,— Preparation, not given ; printing (459 copies), £6 10s. By Authority: G. H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington.—1936. Price 3d.]