LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1900-1901.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1901 Session I, H-03

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1901. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1900-1901.)

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

The Secretary for Stamps to the Hon. Commissioner of Stamps. g IB Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 13th May, 1901. I have the honour to submit the following returns showing the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Registration Departments for the year ended 31st March, 1901 :— 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, 1901. 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, C. A. Hickson, The Commissioner of Stamps, Wellington. Secretary for Stamps.

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A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended the 31st March, 1901.

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APPLICATIONS. TRANSFEBS. MORTGAGES. BISTBICT, Area. Area. Area. NO. Value. No. Value. No. Value. Town and Suburban. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. Town and Suburban. Country. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 104 45 117 10 7 7 13 243 61 39 9 A. E. P. 202 1 29 7 2 32 90 1 16 13 0 22 0 3 0 9 0 24 24 1 30 72 3 31 16 1 14 5 1 16 0 3 36 A. E. P. 7,009 3 38 1,338 2 35 35,699 0 34 25 1 11 54 0 0 9.599 0 0 9,891 2 12 3,552 1 6 2,723 0.21 45 0 0 £ s. d. 62,178 15 6 23,425 0 0 217,156 0 0 4,270 0 0 3,278 0 0 1,048 10 0 27,101 0 0 238,825 0 0 64,176 0 0 25,417 0 0 1,691 5 0 1,907 1,212 3,025J 552! 330 435: 109 2,532 1,649 1,092 162 A. E. P. 657 2 7 J 305 3 26 1,127 0 29 615 1 21 J 146 2 18 99 1 9 '• 116 3 16 i 575 2 39 402 1 0 656 2 31 40 2 6 A. B. P. 379,398 1 10 56,266 3 19 179,590 2 34 71,132 2 25 85,729 2 11 19,919 2 14 21,678 0 12 232,816 2 15 128,896 2 38 115,143 0 33 8,390 2 35 £ s. d. 474,965 10 0 563,820 4 4 1,595,313 0 0 286,293 15 0 144,637 8 11 96,085 13 11 69,157 19 0 1,629,938 0 0 553,341 0 0 511,582 18 9 34,318 4 0 1,1591 1,215 2,831 465! 262! 279 111 2,103 999 866 64 A. B. P. I 437 1 6 i 183 0 12 i 861 3 80 : 471 0 33 98 2 27 83 0 28 97 3 9 i 382 0 27 209 1 8 342 3 11 21 2 33 A. E. P. 252,458 2 39 179,028 2 5 434,617 1 13 233,146 1 10 157,734 2 0 33,575 1 20 54,721 0 29 256,723 0 31 134,466 3 0 175,179 3 2 6,162 3 9 £ s. d. 376,438 5 1 727,298 9 7 1,803,517 0 0 706,371 5 0 206,814 11 2 122,151 8 0 86,835 0 0 11,318,208 0 0 426,522 0 0 568,388 9 3 23,882 0 0 Totals "i 443 2 10 13,005 14,744 0 2 10,354 3,189 0 24 655 69,998 3 5 668,566 10 6 1,298,963 0 1 15,959,453 13 11 1,917,814 1 38 |6,366,426 8 1 Corresponding period, 1899-1900 623 264 3 35 719,611 16 6 11,384 3,907 1 17 1,256,492 3 36 9,442 117,841 3 34 5,125,646 1 8 3,158 1 26 2,230,282 3 30 6,932,307 7 4 CERTIFICATES IN LIEU OF OHOWN GEANTS. ■ CROWN GEANTS. < 3 0 O CD CO CD eg 0 it 43 ft i 2 o c3 ! S >c3 CD CD o DISTEICT. • Area. Value. Area. o '43 CO 4= 03 CO CD a m if o CD CO Cβ No. Town and Suburban. V ■- Town and [ Suburban. Country. Value. eg O 1 c≤ CD Country. Auckland Taranaki ..'" Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 127! 195 272 56 30 78 10 HI 40 87 22 A. E. P. 18 2 7 45 1 29j 107 3 30 9 0 16 7,761 0 25 A. B. P. i 16,111 2 25 J 19,971 2 18: 55,882 2 80 44,312 0 32 30,912 0 31 10,065 0 10 163 1 34 26,250 3 36 3,147 0 0 4,786 2 6 1,488 2 7 £ s. d. 9,303 18 8 24,876 4 5 6 23 A. B. P. 2 0 14 8 0 33 A. E. P. 284 3 27 ! 464 3 0 £ s. d. 1,123 10 8 3 11 '■ 73 J 27 103 27 19 7 8 89 47 34 4 ; 1,774 948 2,519 709 326 87 78 2,720 806 936 45 25 11 309 53 18 ; 79 23 95 14 20 4 1 58 72 22 4 184 133 102 61 33 12 11 82 68 28 7 1 2 11 1 5 418 485 655 168 67 21 171 289 238 189 42 250 59 340 23 465 72 1,017 658 1,808 329 177 126 51 1,351 593 451 39 1 34,511 0 0 '' •• •• 3,596 0 34 28 0 9 10 0 21 97 1 24 7,558 9 2 3,385 0 0j i 1 2 3,227 12 6 5,795 7 10 ■■ ! •■ - •• ... 22 2 251 19 90 9 16 2 1 242 "i i 0 2 0 138 3 34 Totals 1058 11,673 3 35 213,091 3 29[ 88,657 12 7 36 I 10 3 7 888 2 21 ! 1,123 10 8 40 438 10,948 789 392 721 38 2,743 4 1,451 6,600 Corresponding period, 1899-1900 1178 278 3 8 279,632 0 13 ! : 101,257 12 2 6 42 416 I j : 10,054 804 420 657 2,662 1 7 1,465 5,562 0 1 4 3,097 1 20 1,615 0 0 • • i 46

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1901.

Notb.—lncludes Crown grants and district agency fees : * £183 7s. 9d.; t £222 4s.

C.—Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1901.

D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1901.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Wellington .. .. .. 24 17 58 Poverty Bay .. .. .. .. • ■ - • • • .3 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 31 27 27 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 2 3 2 Southland .. .. .. .. •■ 6 6 8

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District. General Pees. Assurance Fees. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay ... Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago ... ... .... Southland ... Westland ... .... £ s. d. 3,524 11 4 2,871 17 4 7,057 15 3 1,318 16 0 912 5 6 652 6 0 361 3 6 5,806 13 1 2,690 13 10 2,014 10 6 263 9 0 £ s. d. 127 12 7 51 1 3 418 2 1 7 14 11 2 10 1 17 1 108 13 1 499 5 9 136 17 1 53 0 8 4 10 1 £ s. d. 3,652 3 11 2,922 18 7 7,475 17 4 1,325 17 4 923 8 4 654 3 1 469 16 7 6,305 18 10 2,827 10 11 2,067 11 2 267 19 1 Totals *27,474 1 4 1,419 3 10 28,893 5 2 Corresponding period, 1899-1900 +25,203 14 11 1,485 9 3 26,689 4 2

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1900. Amount secured by Amount of MortMortgage during gages paid off the Year ended during the same 31st March, 1901. Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1901. Auckland... Taranaki... Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland £ s. d. 3,139,127 12 2 2,205,698 1 5 9,350,643 12 6 4,293,799 6 11 415,962 4 4 1,007,288 0 4 268,196 5 11 8,026,777 8 0 2,992,838 0 0 3,507,912 3 8 95,485 1 9 £ s. 376,438 5 727,298 9 1,803,517 0 706,371 5 206,814 11 122,151 8 86,835 0 1,318,208 0 426,522 0 568,388 9 23,882 0 d. 1 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 £ s. d." 247,199 9 10 317,019 11 10 ,1,050,490 0 0 366,535 0 0 159,902 0 0 103,103 17 0 29,094 0 0 976,419 0 0 416,729 0 0 223,176 18 10 12,835 3 10 £ s. d. 3,268,366 7 5 2,615,976 19 2 110,103,670 12 6 4,633,635 11 11 462,874 15 6 1,026,335 11 4 325,937 5 11 8,368,566 8 0 3,002,631 0 0 3,853,123 14 1 106,531 17 11 Totals 35,303,727 17 0 6,366,426 8 1 3,902,504 1 4 :37,767,65O 3 9 Corresponding period, 1899-1900 33,035,337 4 0 6,932,307 7 4 4,663,916 14 4 ;35,303,727 17 0

District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications detained for Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) received during the Month and not yet passed. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Bequisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due but not issued. Applications received previous to Current Month not yet passed. Luckland ?aranaki Vellington ... lawke's Bay... 'overty Bay ... Telson . . darlborough ... janterbury ... )tago Southland Vestland 48 IK 1 4 8 5 37 5 3 5 1 '26 16 4 1 1 2 95 6 30 9 6 10 2 1 40 19 9 4 19 3 4 121 4 1 69 8 "i "i 2 Totals ... 146 29 184 162 121

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E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1900; the Number received for Registration, and the Number registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1901; also the Number remaining on that date; and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

£ a. d. * Includes Crown grant fees .. .. .. .. 205 17 10 Includes district agency fees .. .. .. 25 0 0

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District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1900. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1901. Registered during the same Period. Unregistered on 31st March, 1901. Fees. luckland ?aranaki Wellington ... lawke's Bay 'overty Bay Telson /[arlborough Canterbury ... )tago louthland ... Vestland 133 21 24 85 7 3 19 51 59 4,012 1,013 2,186 600 104 629 463 1,279 1,656 384 66 4,020 962 2,204 606 95 633 430 1,270 1,702 435 66 125 72 6 79 9 3 36 28 5 8 £ s. 3,977 11 893 12 2,183 18 672 7 127 11 534 17 456 18 1,326 18 1,661 19 404 13 56 5 d. 4 0 9 6 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 Totals 402 12,392 12,423 371 £12,296 12 1*