LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENT, 1940-41.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1941 Session I, H-03

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1941. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENT, 1940-41.

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

Head Office, Stamp Duties Office, Wellington, Ist June, 1941. The Hon. the Minister or Stamp Duties, Wellington. I submit the following report on the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Registration Department for the year ended the 31st March, 1941. 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 amount secured by mortgage under the said Act during the year, and the amount paid off during the year. D. —The arrears existing at the various Land Transfer Offices at the close of business on the 31st March, 1941. E. —The number of deeds received for registration during the year ended, and the number remaining unrecorded on, the 31st March, 1941, also the fees received in the Deeds Registration Offices during the year. Business transacted. —Registration business has shown a slight 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 the Otago District finality should be reached during 1941. Steady progress is being maintained in the Auckland District, but it is 'still too early to .form an accurate estimate of when the work will be completed. The following table shows the amount of 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, 1941, £3,901 ; outstanding, £23,504. P. Gr. PEABCE, Secretary for Lands and Deeds.

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Year ended 31st March, 1937. 1938. 1939. 1940. 1941. * Instruments .. .. .. 118,301 129,492 127,668 110,236 112,386 * Searches (Land Transfer Act only) .. 75,285 103,723 105,107 101,557 88,213 Fees, excluding fees under Compulsory £59,396 £63,930 £62,440 £59,049 £60,032 Registration Act, 1924 * These figures include registrations and searches in respect of which no fees are paid or are payable.

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A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended 31st March, 1941.

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Applications. Cer ° f * Transfers. Mortgages. Town and Suburban. Country. Area. Town and Suburban. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. District. — ; - — j ; - | Area. Value.; | Area. Value. | ||| Country. | Area. f , sitaation. | j £5SSl % £SE5d. fc fc g a £ j & I I g; A. E. p. £ Acres. £ Acres Acres. Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ Acres. £ f Freehold .. 8,226 3,551 5,052,155 2,137 404,485 3,860,344 "1 Auckland ..4 5 1 4 340 3 24 3,480 358 153 24,905 .. 269 108 160,236 225 41,230 188,988 V4,420 1,919 2,773,720 2,698 551,571 2,814,471 910 .. .. 454 .. .. J f Freehold .. 667 363 459,710 293 45,968 660,546 1 Taranaki.. .... .. 17 3 1,643 -[ Leasehold .. 49 28 27,086 56 13,725 58,461 V 423 211 245,651 461 94,721 508,062 127 .. .. 122 .. .. J f Freehold .. 4,318 955 3,808,221 824 102,711 1,746,620 1 Wellington ..5 0 1 8 227 1 .. 300 82 7 4,031 <[ Leasehold .. 69 14 55,117 29 7,432 41,245 [>2,981 610 2,002,578 949 256,883 1,640,727 L Miscellaneous 760 .. .. 226 .. .. J f Freehold .. 790 427 462,050 208 40,016 495,977 | Hawke's Bay .... .. 33 15 9,205 .. 34 7 16,564 23 8,852 32,554 J- 616 320 339,071 292 99,836 485,492 [_ Miscellaneous 103 .. .. 38 f Freehold .. 300 161 160,376 87 33,679 205,671 "j Gisborne ..1 1 0 0 110 12 3 530 .. .6 11 1,881 33 16,715 27,610 }> 181 86 115,731 141 129,972 410,681 Miscellaneous 71 .. 45 J . f Freehold .. 452 108 254,278 200 -32,688 471,445 } Nelson .... ..1 .. 65 20 2 2,004 .. 45 9 34,031 44 10,351 8,864 }■ 343 83 172,074 250 41,869 113,412 Miscellaneous 116 .. .. 90 .. .. J ("Freehold .. 203 154 93,029 70 19,629 85,721 ] Marlborough .. .. .. 14 4 515 ..7 2 1,017 20 13,143 20,068 112 95 44,895 91 50,511 89,922 I Miscellaneous 57 .. 33 .. .. J fFreehold .. 3,685 844 2,430,927 688 87,289 1,071,394 | Canterbury ..2 0 1 1 138 1 13 250 51 4 4,101 { Leasehold .. 20 6 8,202 67 4,087 43,078 [-2,482 614 1,321,911 714 168,899 815,850 663 ■ • .. 392 .. .. J f Freehold .. 2,090 621 1,640,632 599 76,555 557,568 ] Otago .. .. 3 0 1 13 965 60 37 5,432 <[ Leasehold .. 50 10 41,505 43 15,150 52,841 >2,376 532 1,094,858 476 148,558 372,186 [_ Miscellaneous 441 .. .. 170 .. .. J f Freehold .. 1,108 520 589,934 340 68,192 570,162 1 Southland .... .. 16 1 487 .. 23 10 8,691 48 12,683 31,843 [- 892 426 490,423 460 147,630 435,715 Miscellaneous 163 .. .. 66 .. .. j f Freehold .. 215 152 79,012 49 7,164 35,125 1 Westland .... .. 29 2 3,002 .. 97 18 75,704 22 4,194 11,738 [- 209 58 104,539 51 8,159 20,364 41 .. .. 35 .. .. J fFreehold .. 22,054 7,856 15,030,324 5,495 918,376 9,760,573 ") Totals, 1940-41 16 7 0 26 1,845 5 37 4,030 692 231 55,855 .. 669 223 430,034 610 147,562 517,290 [-15,035 4,594 8,705,451 6,583 1,698,609 7,706,882 [_ Miscellaneous 3,452 .. .. 1,671 .. .. J fFreehold .. 21,533 7,254 13,546,789 5,297 880,798 7,824,303 1 Totals, 1939-40 13 7 0 0 5,835 7 116 3,930 1047 349 86,217 <| Leasehold .. 663 207 375,325 564 164,340 372,966 [-15,939 5,035 9,879,389 6,608 1,845,656 7,688,126 3,623 .. .. 1,642 .. .. J * Miscellaneous transfers comprise all transfers which are not transfers of land on actual sale —i.e., transfers of land from trustees to beneficiaries or to new trustees, transfers of mortgages, easements, &c.

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A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended 31st March, 1941— continued.

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Discharges of g g Certificates of Title § *3 o > «n | cs Jj -§ Jo Mortgages. *3 a "3 issued (other than « . gr b S +=3 © 2 oS © o 3 LZ___ f§ | Certificates in Lieu © 1 * , 5 § § g<* . °| <§g || $ g J J ofCrown6ramte) - I . I 11 o .* °31 ! I |i! Ill !l s - l| I A mmint «3 e3 SS^ r f ) f : H , - |S - , a3 >>+3 ,£§ "S +3 to ® © © "© fcfi bA Amount. 0 p, 0 © Oomirnlsorv „,, S 03 £ §, © © © t> © eg © 2 E2 s o ©© 2 I r r 1 1 iris i a - g i r a r a r" r i £ £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. .. 7,337 4,933,701 2 204 1,105 4,060 14 428 293 712 202 48 198 424 39,925 1,913 1 22 7,108 20,659 14 7 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 1,073 967,307 .. 48 3 360 6 165 113 78 56 14 22 38 2,655 311 1 998 2,586 3 0 Wellington .. .. .. .. 4,365 3,488,466 1 158 5 1,865 4 368 145 272 52 21 119 187 12,779 1,432 .. 9 3,194 11,164 18 6 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 1,043 1,078,666 4 48 .. 366 1 95 36 77 71 2 27 48 2,874 338 3 .. 1,160 2,584 16 6 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 435 379,676 .. 16 .. 176 1 60 31 32 71 8 12 54 2,590 155 .. .. 389 1,116 12 0 Nelson .. .. .. .. 640 281,720 .. 16 3 380 2 81 65 99 4 25 13 33 3,497 194 .. .. 472 1,782 18 0 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 207 110,789 .. 5 4 92 2 11 18 24 1 8 2 31 1,140 113 .. .. 261 649 7 6 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 3,362 2,369,539 .. 92 5 1,203 3 155 56 212 16 24 99 100 11,012 1,260 .. 3 3,185 9,238 2 0 Otago .. .. .. .. 2,865 1,395,988 .. 41 121 715 7 207 42 117 6 66 45 52 5,892 773 7 1,454 6,038 6 0 Southland .. .. .. .. 1,310 688,498 .. 21 5 434 4 58 12 56 14 2 16 34 2,958 361 3 855 3,036 15 6 Westland .. .. .. .. 185 181,126 .. 7 .. 168 1 58 47 25 1 4 3 20 2,892 69 10 184 739 10 0 Totals, 1940-41 .. .. 22,822 15,875,476 7 656 1,251 9,819 45 1,686 858 1,704 494 222 556 1,021 88,214 6,919 4 55 19,260 59,597 3 7 Totals, 1939-40 .. .. 20,577 14,076,219 9 796 1,967 10,695 51 2,002 896 2,046 1,183 235 504 617 101,557 6,754 5 52 17,908 58,434 6 1

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B. —Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Year ended the 31st March, 1941.

C.—Return showing the Amount of Money secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended 31st March, 1941, and the Amount paid off during the same Period.

Return showing Number and. Amount of Mortgages under Land Transfer and Deeds Registry released in each District from Ist April, 1940, to 31st March, 1941. District. Number. Amount. £ Auckland .. .. .. .. 7,412 4,990,329 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 1,074 967,857 Wellington .. .. 4,365 3,488,466 Hawke'sßay .. .. .. .. ... 1,043 1,078,666 Gisborne .. .. .. . . 436 380,976 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 641 281,850 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 207 110,789 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 3,362 2,369,539 Otago .. ... .. .. .. .. 2,865 1,395,988 Southland .. .. .. . - .. 1,310 688,498 Westland .. .. .. . . .. 185 181,126 Totals .. .. ..22,900 15,934,084

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District - General Fees " j ReJSon Fees. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. 20,659 14 7 2,697 10 0 Taranaki .. .. .. 2,586 3 0 56 5 0 Wellington .. .. .. 11,164 18 6 117 10 0 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 2,584 16 6 107 10 0 Gisborne .. .. .. 1,116 12 0 11 5 0 Nelson .. .. .. 1,782 18 0 83 15 0 Marlborough ,. .. .. 649 7 6 60 0 0 Canterbury .. .. 9,238 2 0 61 5 0 Otago .. .. .. 6,038 6 0 648 15 0 Southland .. .. 3,036 15 6 47 10 0 Westland .. .. .. 739 10 0 10 0 0 Totals .. .. 59,597 3 7 3,901 5 0 Corresponding period, 1939-40 58,434 6 1 3,883 15 0

Amount secured by Amount of T,. . Mortgage during Mortgage paid the Year ended off during the 31st March, 1941, same Period. £ £ Auckland .. .. .. 5,588,191 4,933,701 Taranaki .. .. .. 753,713 967,307 Wellington .. .. .. 3,643,305 3,488,466 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 824,563 1,078,666 Gisborne .. .. .. 526,412 379,676 Nelson .. .. .. .. 285,486 281,720 Marlborough .. .. .. 134,817 110,789 Canterbury .. .. .. 2,137,761 2,369,539 Otago .. .. .. .. 1,467,044 1,395,988 Southland .. .. .. 926,138 688,498 Westland .. .. .. 124,903 181,126 Totals .. .. .. 16,412,333 15,875,476

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D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1941.

Other Instruments unregistered. District. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. .. 12 15 23 Taranaki .. .. .. . .. .... Wellington .. .. . . . . .... Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 4 9 6 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. 9 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .... Marlborough . . .. .. .. .... Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 86 56 134 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 14 33 Southland .. .. .. .. ..17 16 20 Westland .. .. .. .. .. .... Totals .. .. .. ..152 110 225

E. —Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unrecorded on the 31st March, 1940; the Number received for Registration and the Number recorded during the Year ended 31st March, 1941; also the Number remaining unrecorded on that Date, and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (468 copies), £10.

By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington. —1941.

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Applications Applications Applications th^j^lread 1 Unregistered Unregistered Applications awaiting detained Instruments Instruments Certificates received Compliance for . , ' awaiting detained of previous to with Examination <j u rjne the Compliance in the Title due but Current Requisi- in the Month Survey not issued. Month not tions. Survey Office. an( j Requisitions. Office. yet passed. passed. I Auckland .. 19 .. .. 166 167 85 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 7 8 8 Wellington .. ... .. .. 65 133 122 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 16 12 18 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 4 4 27 Nelson .. .. .. .. 191 11 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 54 3 •Canterbury .. j 1 .. .. 28 1 34 Otago .. i .. .. 14 .. 14 2 Southland .. I .. .. 9 14 19 Westland .. J .. .. 10 . . 6 Totals .. | 20 .. .. 564 353 333 3

Received for Unrecorded r> . , ,. Recorded Unrecorded Registration , . District. «,. , V, 1 , during the ,, urln 8 °. r ' , Fees. 31st March, „ j j the same 31st March, 1Q40 Year ended p ., 94U ' 31st March, iJ4L 1941. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. j 1 451 448 4 403 0 0 Taranaki .. .. .. j 12 12 .. 8 9 0 Wellington .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. ., Hawke's Bay .. .. j Gisborne .. .. .... 1 1 .. 0 11 0 Nelson .. .. .. .. 20 20 .. 20 4 0 Marlborough -Canterbury .... .. .. 1 1 .. 0 14 0 Otago .. .. .. 7 1 5 3 150 Southland Westland .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 0 19 0 Totals .... 8 487 488 7 435 2 0