LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION: ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1909-10.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1910 Session I, H-03

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1910. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION: ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1909-10.

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

The Secretary for Land and Deeds to the Minister of Stamps. Sir, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 18th May, 1910. 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, 1910. 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, 1910. 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 Stamps, 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, 1910.

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transper Act for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1910.

Note. —Includes Crown-grant and district-agency fees : * £49 10s.; f £59 Os. 6d.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1910.

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District. General Fees. Assurance Fees. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson ... ... Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland ... £ 8. d. 7,914 1 0 2,977 7 11 10,288 0 3 2,228 15 4 1,318 9 1 1,072 0 0 492 5 0 8,492 6 0 3,947 18 11 2,412 13 8 506 2 4 £ s. d. 242 9 3 51 11 8 392 7 7 104 16 10 34 3 8 13 8 6 89 18 3 579 7 6 307 7 2 40 4 10 7 14 5 £ s. d. 8,156 10 3 3,028 19 7 10,680 7 10 2,333 12 2 1,352 12 9 1,085 8 6 582 3 3 9,071 13 6 4,255 6 1 2,452 18 6 513 16 9 Totals 41,649 19 6* 1,863 9 8 43,513 9 2 Corresponding period, 1908-9 ... 44,148 8 8+ 2,374 17 3 46,523 5 11

Amount remaining ■ Amount secured by ; Amount of Mort- Amount remaining secured by Mort- Mortgage during gages paid off secured by MortDistrict. gage on the Year ended during the same gage on I 31st March, 1909. 31st March, 1910. Period. 31st March, 1910. i i i __ £ s. d.i £ s. d. £ s. d.i £ s. d. Auckland ... j 6,956,889 2 11 2,435,571 7 8 799,868 17 0; 8,592,591 13 7 Taranaki... ... 5,832,605 14 1 1,094,480 0 0 600,103 0 0 6,326,982 14 1 Wellington ... 21,974,779 12 6: 3,042,305 0 0 2,280,428 0 0 22,736,656 12 6 Hawke'sBay ... 7,567,242 14 ll 1 984,213 3 8: 677,747 0 o! 7,873,708 18 7 Poverty Bay ... 1,832,361 3 111 633,665 0 01 354,664 0 0 2,111,362 3 11 Nelson ...' ... : 1,302,897 12 7 194,742 18 10 105,169 18 6: 1,392,470 12 11 Marlborough ... 973,234 19 2 153,339 1 3 79,570 0 0 1,047,004 0 5 Canterbury ... 15,713,517 8 O 3,296,168 0 0 2,009,202 0 0 17,000,483 8 0 Otago ... ... 4,739,992 0 0 881,737 0 0 718,197 0 0! 4,903,532 0 0 Southland ... : 5,139,088 0 7 825,425 10 0| 472,661 0 0; 5,491,852 10 7 Westland ... | 261,460 12 2! 69,476 3 1 35,860 4 6 295,076 10 9 Totals ...72,294,069 0 1013,611,123 4 6| 8,133,471 0 0 77,771,721 5 4 Corresponding period,l65, 453,940 3 9|14,650,466 6 5 7,810,337 9 4 72,294,069 0 10 1908-9. Totals

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D. —Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1910.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. .. .. •• ..138 126 92 Taranaki .. .. .. .. ■■ 4 2 2 Wellington .. .. .. .-. .. 83 116 101 Poverty Bay .. .. .. .. ■ • 8 4 16 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 40 36 58 Otago 43 32 25 Southland .. .. .. .... .. 2 2

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1909; the Number received for Registration, and the Number registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1910; also the Number remaining on that date; and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

* Includes Crown-grant fees, £184 155.; and district-agency fees, £2 15s. Approximate, Cost of Vaper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,500 copies), £3 10s.

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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 Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due but not issued. Applications received previous to Current Month not yet passed. Auckland ... Taranaki ... ! Wellington ... ! Hawke's Bay... Poverty Bay ... Nelson . . i Marlborough ... Canterbury ... Otago ... I Southland ... Westland ... 52 4 15 9 9 5 26 22 3 55 26 9 1 1 9 189 14 19 117 2 73 2 5 9 29 9 9 1 75 16 5 40 53 55 170 6 7 75 i Totals 145 90 13 841 150 • 488

Unrecorded on 31st March, 1909. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1910. Registered during the same Period. Unrecorded on tt, 31st March, iees ' 1910. District. Auckland ... Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland ... 341 5 42 52 8 6,411 823 2,083 1,169 43 929 458 1,512 2,028 475 83 6,640 822 2,071 1,134 41 926 456 1,506 2,041 477 95 £ s. 112 6,119 6 6 809 7 54 2,031 0 87 1,296 9 2 53 1 11 782 10 2 447 0 80 1,424 8 26 1,957 13 12 460 15 18 65 18 __i i _ d. 2 9 7 6 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 74 39 14 30 Totals 605 16,014 16,209 410 ; -15,447 11 0