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No. 5. RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND, during the YEAR ended 31st DECEMBER, 1876.

No. 6. RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND, from 1st APRIL, 1857, to 31st MARCH, 1877.

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Enteeed for Duty at Produce of the Gold Fields in the Pbovincial District of Totals. Quantity. I Value. Auckland Oz. 56,057 £ 221,905 Auckland Picton Marlborough 450 1,796 Auckland Nelson Westport Greymouth ... Nelson ... ,, ,, 14,018 6,812 21,771 48,950 55,862 26,387 87,175 195,793 ,, Greymouth ... Hokitika Westland 91,554 , 365,217 19,991 35,487 79,972 141,947 ,, Dunedin Invercargill... Otago ... 55,478 221,919 108,953 9,524 435,278 38,213 118,477 473,491 Totals 322,016 1,284,328 Note.—As much of the gold is now removed coastwise from port to port within the colony before it t has been found impossible, except by delaying the publication of this Return, to show the count ?xported, from the various districts ; the columns for this information have therefore been omitted from names of tho countries to which the gold is exported will be found correctly stated in the Quarterly at j{ General Exports. is finally exported, ries to which it is this Return. The id Annual Returns Customs Department, William Seetj Wellington, 1st May, 1877. Secretary and Inspector oi >, f Customs.

Peoduce of the Gold Fields in THE Provincial District of DUEIN Quarte: 31st 1 18! [G THE E ENDED lAECH, 77. Enter] Exportatio to '. 31st Decej ED FOR )N PREVIOUS THE ubee," 1876. Total enExportatio: Zealani 31st Mae tered foe i from New ) to the ich, 1877. Entered for Duty at Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Auckland Auckland Oz. 10,067 £ 39,742 Oz. 1,056,140 £ 3,789,539 Oz. 1,066,207 £ 3,829,281 Wellington Picton ... Nelson... Westport Greymouth Wellington Marlborough Nelson 30 44,687 120 173,456 30 44,687 120 173,456 1,230 6,622 10,363 4,727 26,488 41,450 i 1,578,250 6,266,774 1,596,465 6,339,439 » Greymouth Hokitika Westland 18,215 72,665 ] 2,014,026 7,963,468 2,035,004 8,047,377 i) 7,130 13,848 20,978 28,522 55,387 83,909 Dunedin Invercargill Otago 31,288 1,693 ) 3,584,178 14,075,757 3,617,159 14,209,608 126,994 6,857 i) 32,981 133,851 Totals . 82,241 330,167 8,277,311 32,269,114 8,359,552 32,599,281 Customs Department, Wellington, 11th April, 1877. Willij Secretary and Im .m Seed, spector of C stoms.