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Table H (7). RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD EXPORTED from the various Provinces of New Zealand during the Four Quarters of the Financial Year 1872-73, as compared with the corresponding Quarters of the previous Year.

Four Qcabtees ended SOtii June, 1873. FOUE QuABTEES ENDED 30tH JUXE, 1872. Total Exported foe the foue qvaktebs ended 30m June, 1873. Total Expoeted FOB THE foub qttartees ended 30th June, 1872. Pboduce op ExroBTiNQ Pobh. Quarters ended Quarters ended THE PEOTINCE OP 30th Sept. 31st Deo. ;31st March. 30th June. 30th Sept. 31st Dec. 1st March. 30th June. Quantities.! Value. Quantities. Value. i ' Oz. Oz. Oz. Oz. Oz. Oz. Oz. Oz. o, • Oz. £ Auckland Auckland 25,399 7,790 53,G78 11,305 126,229 54,862 32,587 39,114 98,172 335,339 252,792 903,626 Picton Marlborough 456 426 411 280 500 800 ... 1,573 6,292 1,300 5,200 Nelson 49 9G 367 178 197 155 75 512 2,018 605 2,420 Nelson Nelson 4G9 572 5,937 3,574 1,330 3,623 3,668 3,466 10,552 42,208 12,087 48,348 Westport N 10,178 6,935 13,765 j 5,461 12,623 17,166 9,772 6,665 36,339 145,356 46,226 184, 904 Grejmouth n 8,746 5,484 15,417 7,996 14,038 11,806 14,468 11,241 37,643 150,572 51,553 206,212 Grejmouth Westland 7,574 3,518 12,909 4,271 9,627 8,682 10,284 6,902 28,272 112,088 35,495 141,980 Hokitika >* 15,174 10,313 22,456 14,357 24,356 20,449 23,302 18,043 62,300 249, 200 87,050 318,200 Okarito n 947 654 823 468 1,147 2,955 748 536 2,892 11,568 5,381 21,524 Ljttelton n 40 1 155 40 160 156 624 Dunedin Otago 28,718 21,973 73,676 41,200 29,845 82,672 56,783 44,845 165,567 662, 268 164,150 656,600 Invercargill H 1,246 941 1,677 33 1,430 1,253 2,275 888 8,897 15,588 5,846 23,384 ! I 1 Totals 98,956 58,742 201,116 88,945 221,304 153,665 154,997 132,675 447, 759 1,732,687 662,641 2,545,022