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1905 NEW ZEALAND.

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1904-5).

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

The Secretary for Stamps to the Commissioner of Stamps. Sir, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 15th May, 1905. I have the honour to submit the usual report on the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Eegistration Departments for the year ended 31st March, 1905. 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, 1905. 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 Eegistration 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, 1905.

U APPLICATIONS. TRANSFERS. MORTGAGES. DISTRICT No. Abe Town and Suburban. Area. _A. Country. Value. Are No. ■ __ Town and Suburban. Area. _A. Country. Value. No. Town and Suburban. Arf Area. F.A. Country. Value. Auckland .. .. .. 133 Taranaki .. .. .. 28 Wellington .. .. .. 155 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 7 Povertv Bay .. .. .. 5 Nelson .. .. .. 18 Marlborough .. .. .. 15 Canterbury .. .. .. 265 Otago .. .. .. 55 Southland .. .. .. 11 Westland .. .. .. 7 A. R. P. | A. R. P. £ S. d. 94 2 28 36,644 1 4 135,505 2 9 6 3 39. j 496 2 35 23,763 0 0 214 3 32 21,241 3 16 329,554 0 0 10 1 3,852 2 0 34,944 0 0 0 2 0 77 0 8 1,870 0 0 4 3 1 236 2 11 7,554 0 0 9 2 4 11,496 0 36 34,556 0 0 106 0 5 32,341 2 0 434,433 0 0 21 0 3 6,170 1 1 40,077 0 0 4 1 37 381 0 24 6,745 0 0 12 0 18 3 24 632 0 0 2,558 726 3,920 712 363 456 113 3,353 1,683 1,291 248 A. R. P. A. R. P. £ S. d. 848 0 9 255,765 1 3 975,964 13 6 1,714 128 1 30 49,569 0 13 428,727 16 7 1,151 1,877 0 21 249,196 3 24 2,502,757 0 0 3,993 937 3 39 144,059 1 32 i 450,393 19 7 653 144 1 39 79,662 3 13 I 250,453 14 1 311 ! 62 1 19 27,891 2 11 114,733 4 9 371 : 25 3 9 48,902 0 36 j 49,859 0 0 131 705 2 14 333,980 3 10 2,724,529 0 0 3,011 481 2 39 74,143 2 26: 589,221 0 0 1,232 314 1 23 174,067 3 35 ; 818,659 7 11 925 62 2 10 12,308 3 19 39,331 5 6 126 A. R. P. A. R. P. 256 0 19 287,362 0 9 155 3 31 191,604 0 12 1,493 1 8 602,553 3 2 802 2 19 237,617 3 5 95 3 38 306,786 2 20 129 3 22 50,303 3 8 49 2 24 90,223 1 26 497 0 7 692.402 2 0 325 3 39 117,535 3 33 193 2 39 162,623 1 3 150 0 14 10,099 2 9 £ s. d. 688,686 11 2 703,140 17 7 2,840,949 0 0 935,539 18 0 323,750 2 0 116,670 8 2 92,239 0 0 '2,395,047 0 0 i 518,644 0 0 j 542,236 3 0 33,619 12 5 Totals .. .. 699 112,956 3 39 1,049,633 2 9 15,423 I 8,944,630 1 11 13,618 465 1 30 15,588 2 12 1,449,548 2 22 4,150 1 20 2,749,112 3 7 |9,190, 522 12 4 Corresponding period, 1903-4 699 16,480 393 2 24 ; 90,186 2 31 850,739 8 0 6,817 1 21 1,218,784 2 17 8,071,352 19 9 13,894j 5,512 2 38 2,108,886 3 31 I 8,293,028 17 11 DISTRICT. CERTIFICATES IN LIEU OF CROWN GRANTS. Area. No. m Town and Country. Suburban. CROWN GRANTS. Area. _! a fi St 1 0° on ■ o_ o - CD CD CD S. _ s - a _ s a a _ _ * _■ _ o c _ _ _ P. _ a ■r. a. 3 u_ 3 d 3 a 6 to ca Q_ a 5 _ SB _ 2 9 o Value. No. Town and Suburban. Country. i Value. -_ — > _ O Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland I I I A. R. P. A. E. P. 231 85 0 35; 34,159 0 20 11 3 0 0 1,391 3 17 201 111 2 5 70,798 2 33 32 2 2 16 5,402 1 28 18 .. 8,932 0 16 174 25 1 10 21,682 1 13 23 0 3 6 2,958 1 5 59 3 3 15 3,643 3 29 140 234 3 10 4,010 0 15 146. 168 2 3 ! 13,947 3 33 16j 6 3 0 1,077 0 25 1051 642 1 20168,003 3 34i £ s. d. 16,074 16 5 1,926 2 11 4,797 18 3 10,954 7 8 2,276 1 1 i •• A. R. P. o i o A. R. P. £ ; s. d. 12 io 0 3 1 9 1 2 1 1 68 22 125 47 26 9 3 120 62 39 3 •• .. I •• 2,105 1,002 3,829 946 421 126 98 3,644 1,180 1,088 31 19 107 50 30 232 209 56 26 28 22 4 7 4 3 347 112 35 51 90 26 9 8 293 47 140 103 50 22 26 126 55 88 14 4 684 2 307 1 53 612 3 91 6 172 2 67 2 42 376 3 274 1 2 140 1 4 49 270 74 354 86 447 66 1,201 380 2,261 393 221 140 45 1,664 589 383 72 I 5,097 0 0 12,515 11 5 28 3 ** 369 274 126 121 - i •'■ Totals 53,641 17 9 i l 0 10 12 10 0 49 524 M 14,470 874 601 964 79 I 2,814 5 70 2,963 I 7 2,187 7,349 Corresponding period, 1903-4 — 51 1 457 1 14,284 829 506 847 ! i 1,903 7,804 1218 740 1 17 148,785 2 23 63,817 18 1 0 0 32 79 2 29 11 1 0

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1905.

Note.—lncludes Crown-grant and district agency fees : * £83 9s. 4d.; t £76 Bs. 9d.

C. —Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1905.

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District. General Fees. Assurance Fees. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury ... ... ... ... £ s. d. 4,869 7 9 2,176 8 9 9,308 5 8 1,700 18 1 938 3 5 849 9 11 294 4 0 7,813 0 6 3,041 5 6 2,172 15 6 380 8 10 £ s. d. 227 12 7 47 14 9 587 8 7 114 0 2 55 14 10 16 10 11 24 10 2 769 8 10 83 10 1 15 18 8 1 17 11 £ s. d. 5,097 0 4 2,224 3 6 9,895 14 3 1,814 18 3 993 18 3 866 0 10 318 14 2 8,582 9 4 3,124 15 7 2,188 14 2 382 6 9 Otago Southland ... Westland Totals *33,544 7 11 1,944 7 6 35,488 15 5 Corresponding period, 1903-4 ... 134,128 13 8 1,778 13 2 35,907 6 10

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1904. Amount secured by Mortgage during the Year ended 31st March, 1905. Amount of Mortgages paid off during the same Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1905. Auckland... Taranaki... Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson ... ... Marlborough ... , Canterbury ... f Otago ... ... Southland .. j Westland ] £ s. d. 3,950,548 11 2 3,806,679 13 6 12,523,148 12 6 5,299,681 19 7 663,111 7 11 1,147,928 18 5 515,923 5 11 9,611,786 8 0 3,376,894 0 0 4,445,293 14 , 8 152,554 19 7 £ S. d 3,950,548 11 ! 3,806,679 13 I 12,523,148 12 I 5,299,681 19 ' 663,111 7 I! 1,147,928 18 i 515,923 5 l: 9,611,786 8 ( 3,376,894 0 ( 4,445,293 14 i 152,554 19 1 £ s. d. 688,686 11 2 703,140 17 7 2,840,949 0 0 935,539 18 0 323,750 2 0 116,670 8 2 92,239 0 0 2,395,047 0 0 518,644 0 0 542,236 3 0 33,619 12 5 £ s. d. 650,967 14 0 421,353 8 6 ■1,568,187 0 0 584,823 0 0 223,713 0 0 94,517 7 7 54,570 10 0 :T, 382,662 0 0 328,407 0 0 322,407 9 0 21,654 10 6 £ s. d. 3,988,267 8 4 4,088,467 2 7 13,795,910 12 6 i 5,650,398 17 7 763,148 9 11 1,170,081 19 0 553,591 15 11 10,624,171 8 0 3,567,131 0 0 4,665,122 8 8 164,520 1 6 Totals _ 45,493,551 11 3 45,493,551 11 J 9,190,522 12 4 5,653,262 19 7 49,030,811 4 0 Corresponding period, 1903-4 , 4 42,906,771 11 5 42,906,771 11 I 8,293,028 17 11 5,706,248 18 1 45,493,551 11 3

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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1905.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 54 28 28 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 47 52 64 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 Canterbury .. - .. .. .. ... 44 43 31 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 12 13 6 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1 4

E. —Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1904; the Number received for Registration, and the Number registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1905; 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 (1,500 copies), £3 lis. 6d.

By Authority : John MaclKay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9os. Price S«\]

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District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions ! Applications detained for Examinatibni 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. Luckland ... taranaki ... Vellington ... lawke's Bay... 'overty Bay ... .elson . . Marlborough ... Canterbury ... )tago ... louthland ... Vestland ... 64 50 4 3 5 24 20 7 38 5 3 9 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 132 *5 2 36 139 3 120 234 19 3 51 8 17 38 3 101 8 5 125 Totals | 177 55 8 217 344 490

District. Received Unrecorded -, . f ° r .. on Registration 31st March, urm § ' h< l ,0™ Year ended 31st March, 1905. Registered during the same Period. Unregistered on 31st March 1905. Fees. | Auckland .aranaki Wellington ... lawke's Bay . overty Bay kelson ... ... Marlborough Canterbury ... 119 4,668 29 720 50 2,587 183 1,110 1 73 7 803 5 327 99 1,334 20 1,737 6 439 2 i 76 4,623 718 2,603 1,021 74 808 324 1,368 1,698 439 78 164 31 34 272 2 8 65 59 6 £ S. d. 4,588 1 4 689 9 6 2,711 17 5 1,284 4 6 86 12 9 774 6 0 348 4 6 1,391 7 6 1,738 0 0 467 0 6 68 5 0 )tago southland ... A'estland Totals 521 13,874 13,754 641 £14,147 9 0* * Includes Crown- ; ;rant fees, ±238 19s. 6d.; a; id district age] icy fees, £11.