No. 4. COMPARATIVE RETURN of the Total Amounts of Gold Fields Revenue (exclusive of Gold Duty) collected in the several Districts during the Tears 1877 and 1878, and the Quarters ending 31st March, 1878 and 1879, showing the Increase or Decrease in respect of each District.

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Provincial District. District. 1877. 1878. Increase. Decrease. Auckland Nelson... Maelboeough ... Westland m.. GrahaniBtown Coromandel... Ohinemuri ... Coliingwood... Westport and Charleston Cobden Ahaura Rfeflon Waugapeka ... West Wanganui Lyell No Town Havelock Hokitika Kanieri Greymouth ... Ross Stafford Okarito Greenstone ... Maori Gully Clifton Kumara Jackson's Bay Goldsborough Duuedin Naseby Black's and St. Bathans Manuherikia Clyde Mount Benger Cromwell Queenstown... Arrowtown ... Lawrence Switzers Orepuki Total ... Deduct Decrease Net Increase... £ 2,845 467 1,063 146 865 179 887 1,096 165 36 398 320 76 46 364 431 570 361 74 652 189 237 2.153 5 260 56 1,876 228 127 138 387 973 1,741 1,036 1,333 723 227 £ 3,467 1,161 497 280 1,503 61 827 2,114 85 24 332 301 234 52 609 1,012 639 311 47 323 178 178 , 2,128 5 328 138 1,345 201 77 155 414 863 894 542 1,043 310 373 £ 622 694 134 638 1,018 158 6 245 581 69 £ 566 118 60 80 12 66 19 50 27 329 11 59 25 "68 82 _AGO ... 531 27 50 '"l7 27 110 847 494 290 413 146 22,730 23,051 4,505 4,184 321 4,184 1st ANUART TO 31 ST MARCn, 1878. 1879. .UCKLAND [ELSON... lAELBOEOUGH ... Westland Grahamstown Coromandel ... Ohinoniuri ... Coliingwood West port and Charleston Cobden Ahaura Reefton .Yangapeka ... West Wanganui Lyell No Town Havelock Hokitika Kanieri Grevmouth ... Boss Stafford Okarito Greenstone ... Maori Gully... Clifton Kumara Jackson's Bay Goldsborough Dunedin Naseby Black's and St. Bathans Manuhcrikia Clydo Mount Benger Cromwell Queenstown ... Arrowtown ... Lawrenco Switzers Orepuki Total ... Deduct Increase Net Decrease 501 347 69 87 836 61 197 1,146 16 12 84 84 106 20 78 383 382 60 8 75 49 81 338 553 189 48 40 183 124 286 8 21 125 60 46 12 68 125 160 77 27 49 26 38 193 1 69 14 310 79 18 58 43 290 108 88 208 70 142 52 9 41 "l7 19 158 21 47 653 61 73 860 8 24 60 8 10 258 222 26 23 43 145 111 11 482 40 17 47 265 428 553 245 197 74 128 1 42 It ago ... 3 172 33 1 11 222 138 445 157 11 "l4 4 7,624 3,956 212 3,880 2 _12__ 3,668" James C. Gavin, Receiver-General.