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No. 4. COMPARATIVE RETURN of the TOTAL AMOUNTS of GOLD FIELDS REVENUE (exclusive of Gold Duty) collected in the several Districts during the YEARS 1874 and 1875, and the QUARTERS ended 31st MARCH 1875 and 1876, showing the INCREASE or DECREASE in respect of each District.

Peovince. Disteict. 1874. 1875. Inceease. Decrease. Auckland Nelson Graliamstown Coromandel Ohinemuri Collingwood Westport Brighton and Charleston Cobden Ahaura Reefton Wangapeka West Wanganui No Town Lyell \. Havelock Wairau Blenheim Hokitika Kanieri Greymouth Ross Stafford Okarito Pounamu Maori Gully Clifton Dunedin Naseby Blacks and St. Bathans Manuherikia Clyde Mount Benger Cromwell Queenstown Arrowtown Lawrence Switzers Orepuki £ 4,188 1,451 296 1,259 1,124 199 3,279 3,688 146 £ 4,552 1,004 1,842 348 1,320 750 236 2,394 3,058 169 32 435 416 121 £ 364 1,842 52 61 "'37 £ 447 374 885 630 Maelboeough 23 32 435 416 37 Westland Otago 84 40 35 69 654 589 737 1,182 242 751 394 460 316 2,417 405 337 904 1,252 1,344 8,674 2,489 5,930 900 206 36 589 568 634 975 231 535 530 349 359 3,301 552 438 815 1,548 1,728 9,907 2,802 9,543 1,237 286 136 43 884 147 101 40 35 33 65 21 103 207 11 216 in 296 384 1,233 313 3,613 337 80 '89 Total 46,041 53,640 10,866 3,267 Deduct decrease 3,267 Total increase ... 7,599 1st Jauitaet ti 31st Maech 1875. 1876. Auckland Nelson Graliamstown ... Coromandel Ohinemuri Collingwood Westport Brighton and Charleston Cobden Ahaura ... Reefton ... Wangapeka West Wanganui Lyell No Town... Havelock... Hokitika... Kanieri ... Greymouth Roes Stafford Okarito ... Pounamu Maori Gully Clifton Dunedin ... Naseby ... Blacks and St. Bathans... Manuherikia Clyde Mount Benger ... Cromwell Queenstown Arrowtown Lawrence Switzers ... Orepuki ... 484 166 1,168 72 306 159 50 650 694 11 17 676 149 251 100 485 234 144 527 1,199 30 4 170 176 25 12 131 121 144 250 44 123 87 114 38 777 95 67 539 441 395 1,491 504 1,924 388 37 192 28 179 75 94 "'l7 917 505 19 123 Maelboeough Westland 54 6 152 102 105 216 40 113 56 108 149 811 83 162 227 324 524 720 579 1,402 170 35 "l70 176 13 29 6 "21 Otago 19 39 34 4 10 31 6 "in 34 12 312 117 '"95 "771 129 '"75 522 218 2 Totals 9,915 11,892 3, 541 1,564, Deduct decrease 1,564 Total increase ... 1,977 Treasury, 9th May, 1876. C. T. Batki: r, Receiver-General.