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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 Ist January to 31st December, 1878. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OP AUCKLAND.

Gold duty received in the provincial district during the year, £7,583 2s. 4d. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OP NELSON.

Gold duty received in tho provincial district during the year, £3,893 ss. lOd. PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OP MARLBOROUGH.

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Havelock ... 111 0 0 17 0 0 5 10 0 85 11 4 13 1 6 2 10 6 234 13 4 Gold dutreceived in the irovincial district during the year, £40 8s. 8d.

Miners' Rights. Business Licenses. Water-races, Sluices, &c. Gold-Mining Leases, Rents, and Royalties. Registration. Fees and Fines, Wardens' Courts. Survey Fees. Depasturing Licenses and Assessments. Timber and other Licenses. Miscellaneous. Totals. Gbahamstown ConOMANDEL OniKEMBUI £ s. d. 728 9 0 234 4 1 41 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 3 0 0 5 0 0 £ a. d. 2,218 14 3 839 12 9 455 16 0 £ s. d. 77 6 0 6 18 6 £ s. d. 45 2 6 21 7 0 £ s. d. ... £ a. d. £ s. d. 5 0 0 £ s. d. 390 0 8 54 3 0 £ b. d. 3,467 12 5 1,161 5 4 496 16 0 ... 1,003 13 1 66 9 6 ! 5,125 13 9 8 0 0 3,514 3 0 84 4 6 ... ... 5 0 0 444 3 8

COLLINGWOOD WESTPOET AND ClTAELESTON ... CoBDEN Ahauea Reefton Wangapeka West Wanganui Lyell No Town ... 112 19 6 472 0 0 39 0 0 327 0 0 229 0 0 50 0 0 15 18 6 184 0 0 169 0 0 8 0 0 1 18 6 11 0 0 18 8 0 110 255 3 0 6 10 0 660 0 0 11 7 6 0 5 0 28" 0 0 22 15 0 97 0 0 3 10 0 85 17 2 939 19 3 18 10 0 167 14 0 1,102 18 9 8 0 0 47 7 0 1 11 6 49 14 6 23 8 6 2 3 0 0 5 0 9 14 6 14 8 0 0 11 0 8 4 0 12 0 9 8 6 75 3 4 62 14 9 6 5 6 0 5 0 11 9 6 12 14 6 32 10 0 280 0 11 1,503 3 9 61 9 6 826 19 6 2,114 12 7 84 18 0 24 3 6 332 15 6 300 10 6 8 0 0 84 1 0 13 2 6 2 8 0 3 10 117 0 0 9 0 : i 5,528 13 9 1,598 18 0 1,059 3 0 65 15 0 2,420 2 8 156 12 0 99 17 10 128 5 3