GOLD RETURNS
The New Zealand Gazette of January 23rd, gives the following return :—■
Totais toe 1872. Totaxs foe 1871. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Oz. £ Oz. £ Auckland 104,890 369,341 330,326 1,188,708 Picton 1,682 6,728 1,082 4,328 Nelson 8,550 34,200 10,799 43,196 Westport 33,550 134,200 47,«46 191,384 Greymouth 68,217 272,868 86,874 347,496 Hokitika 67,732 270,928 91,020 364,080 Okarito 2,880 11,520 7,137 28,548 Lyttleton 195 780 5 20 Dunedin 152,324 609,296 150,652 602,608 Southland 5,350 21,400 4,288 17,152
Totals 445,370 1,731,261 730,029 2,787,520 The total decrease was 284,6590z5., and in value £1,056,259. In order to show where the yields have fallen off last year, we compile the following table: — Decrease. Increase. Oz. Oz. Auckland 225,436 Marlborough ... 600 Nelson 16,545 Grey mouth 18,657 Hokitika 23,288 Okarito 4257 Canterbury 190 Otago 1672 Southland 1062 Totals 288,183 3524 The total yields for the four quarters of last year were: — Ounces. March, quarter 154,997 June „ 132,675 September „ 98,956 December „ 58,742 Grand total 445,370 There is no . doubt a quantity of gold was held baok during December in order to save the 6d. per ounce duty; the duty being now 2s. per ounce, instead of 2s. 6d. as was imposed last year.
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Colonist, Volume XVI, Issue 1603, 31 January 1873, Page 3
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194GOLD RETURNS Colonist, Volume XVI, Issue 1603, 31 January 1873, Page 3
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