Appendix H.
REPORT OF THE LAND OFFICER FOR THE YEAR 1914.
1.-REGISTRATION.
During the year two thousand four hundred and thirty-three (2,433) Deeds and Documents were registered under the provisions of Ordinance No. 1 of 1844 affecting three thousand seven hundred and thirteen (3,713) lots of land. The total money consideration on sales, mortgages, surrenders and miscellaneous documents amounted to $43,110,225, particulars of which are shown in Table I. The total Number of documents registered in the Land Office under the provisions of Ordinance No. 1 of 1844 up to the end of 1914 was 56,671. The number of Deeds registered each year for the last ten years is shown in Table III.
2. GRANTS OF LAND.
The total area of land sold and granted on lease during the year was 510 acres 1 rood 153 poles, of which 395 acres 0 rood 31½ poles was in respect of lands dealt with by the District Land Offices, including 231 acres of quarries granted on lease for 3 years. The total area resumed was 29 acres 2 roods 18 poles, being an excess of 480 acres 2 roods 37 poles land granted over land resumed during the year. This is exclusive of quarries and lands let on short temporary permits by the Public Works Department. Particulars of the grants are shown on pages W 2 and W 3 of the Blue Book for 1914.
3. GRANTS OF LEASES.
The number of Crown Leases granted during the year was 66, particulars of which are specified in Table II. The number of Crown Leases issued each year for the last ten years is shown in Table III.
4. FEES.
The total amount of fees collected by stamps, exclusive of the New Territories, during the year amounted to $44,012, being $8,206 less than the previous year. The amount of land registration fees in the New Territories amounted to $2,684.
The amounts of fees collected under the different headings for the years 1905 to 1914 are shown in Table IV.