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No. 1. STATEMENT showing the REVENUE of the GOLD FIELDS collected in the several Districts, and the GOLD DUTY of the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND, for the period from 1st JANUARY to 31st DECEMBER, 1874. PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND.

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Miners' Rights. Business Licenses. Water Races, Sluices, &c. Gold Mining Leases, Rents and Royalties. Registration. Fees and Fines, Wardens' Courts. Survey Fees. Memorial Deposits of Companies. Depasturing Licenses and Assessments. Timber and other Licenses. Withdrawals of Leases. Miscellaneous. Net Amount Gold Fields Revenue. Total Received, including Publicans' Licenses. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. ("147 4 0 (.3 0 0* 16 10 0 £ 8. d. |l 4 0 £ b. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £. a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Geaiiahstown 1,188 0 0 43 0 0 2,438 19 5 43 16 6 99 7 0 17 12 6 205 19 6 4,188 2 11 4,191 2 11 COEOMANDEL ... 231 C 0 30 0 0 63 0 0 932 13 6 23 18 6 9 8 0 ... 144 13 0 1,451 3 0 1,451 3 0 1,419 0 0 30 0 0 106 0 0 3,371 12 11 C7 15 0 108 15 0 17 12 6 C163 14 0 (.3 0 0* jl 4 0 350 12 6 5,639 5 11 5,642 5 11 Gold duty received in the province during the year, £7,519 ] s. 5d. PROVINCE OF NELSON. Collikowood 152 0 0 WlSTPOET ... 278 0 0 Brighton and Chaeleston 397 2 6 COBEEN ... 131 0 0 Ahauba ... i 1,129 0 0 Reefion ... ' 404 0 0 Wangapeka ... 18 0 0 3 0 0 4G 0 0 21 17 G 89 15 0 813 12 0 26 7 6 45 12 6 8 17 0 11 0 0 ... ... 16 4 6 43 1 G 296 4 0 1,259 3 6 296 4 0 1,259 3 6 65 0 0 32 0 0 719 0 0 1,062 0 0 53 10 0 12 5 0 68 0 0 17 10 o 383 12 3 4 7 6 1,152 13 9 1,923 4 5 125 0 0 169 7 6 13 2 6 165 7 6 88 0 0 '226 18 18 0 5 12 0 30 12 0 31 16 0 220 10 0* 17 0 0* 3G 7 6 0 19 6 14 5 6 151 14 9 110 1,123 17 9 199 6 6 3,278 18 9 3,688 5 2 146 3 6 1,344 7 9 216 6 6 3,278 18 9 3,688 5 2 146 3 6 ... 10 0 0 , 2,509 2 G 173 2 6 I 4,492 4 11 510 0 0 i 106 15 0 ! i 263 14 3 9,991 19 2 10,229 9 2 1,927 0 0 ... 237 10 0*i 10 0 0 Gold duty received in the province duri ig the year, £8,570 18s. PROVINCE OP MARLI 3ROITGH. Havelock Waieau Blenheim 49 0 0 5 0 0 19 8 0 40 3 2 35 3 2 4 10 0 5 13 6 83 11 6 40 3 2 35 3 2 ... ... I I I 49 0 0 | 5 0 0 94 14 4 4 10 0 ... ... 5 13 6 158 17 10 158 17 10 Gold duty received in the province during the year, £119 16s. 2d. Note. —The items marked thus* represent fees on publicans' licenses, and are excluded from last column but one, and included in the "Total" column.