GOLD STATISTICS OF OTAGO.
In addition to the above there has been 216 oz brought down by Escort from the Teviot. The total quantity of gold brought down by escort since the opening of the gold fields to the present time (a period of only sixteen months) is 487,821 oz. The quantify of GoM exported from the opening of the gold fields to 31st December, 18 31. was 187,095 oz, value £727,3-20. The exports during the current year have been as follows :— Exportedduringquarter ending March 31.. 170.770 » s> ,1 «fune 30 ... 8L20'3 t. J\ 1 , . " » Sept. 30 ... 45,813 Exported, during month of October ... 30,977 » » to Nov.lo ..." 23*292 . m 357,058 •§ The total quantity of sreld exported since the opening of the gold-fields to Bth November, a period embracing only sixteen months, stands at 511,753 ounces. In audition to the gold brought down by Escort a large quantity has been brought in by private hand. ■ ln^ lty cx P°rtei sincfi the opening of the fields is 544.703 ounces ; and we find, on enquiry, that there is at present in hands of the various Banks in Dunedm and the Gold Receiver at the Treasury 15 150 omces, thus making a total of 559 903 ounces. The balance over the quantity that has come in by Escort 487,821, is 72,032 ounces, which shows the quantity' brought down privately. For the sake cf clearness, we subjoin the following?table :— ozs. Total exports .. ... 544,753 In hands of banks and treasury 15,150 559,903 Total Escorts .. .. 487,821 72,082 (the quantity brought down by private hand).
The quantity of gold brought down by escort from be discovery of the gold fields to the 31st December, 1801, was a^ follows:— Tuapeka Waitahuna. Total 172,051 oz. 32,434 oz. 204,515 oz. Below are the E iscorfc R^tunis fro I quantity brought year, is 283,300 o; m January 18'o2, ;o date. The totr down by Escort lurlug the present i1?. : — -2 o £2 S3 •> C3 ir; —h i^, io C«5 r— t» O -"T M iT< Wririri r-f T3 r-i o CO of O4 a o •g oo : -* oo 55 03 +■> in . O 3 P C3 00 i—t QO o C5 - ►CJ rH r-i<?<i-l :8 . . . CM rH o co s* ©* ••* © ;* • • • • CO J.-^ 00 00 O> rH 3 c3 « 3 .a ••1 £31>-g0i0t-OO»-H>.Ot>. -X) rH O "C• !O o •o IC5 | EH pOMt«.fM'3OQ0iMl>O OOaOSttOMNOrilo r-H CO OO rH n ■•••••••:. *3 ,• r-H • :■::::• m ,">»■*■*•••« S3 <S r « *H jr-3 3 3 -J iT « ,3 H-spH>q<!^q>-,^<i-/;O^; r—4 • o : 00 i—i - o EH
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 284, 17 November 1862, Page 6
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