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RETURN of the Quantity and Value of Gold Entered for Duty for Exportation from New Zealand for the Quarters ended 31st March, 1879, and 31st March, 1878.

No. 8. STATEMENT showing the Price of Gold per Ounce, Price charged per Ton for crushing Quartz or Cement, and Prices charged for AVater per Sluice-head per Week, during the Tear ending 31st March, 1879.

Quarter ended 11st March, 1879. Quarter ended 11st March, 1878. District of Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. . i i Auckland ... Marlborough Nelson West Coast Otago Oz. 9,567 560 1,193 41,764 21,610 £ 38,108 2,240 4,518 167,035 85,592 Oz. 15,446 ... 1,139 47,361 38,684 £ 61,246 ... 4,276 189,418 156,544 Totals 74,700 297,493 102,630 411,484 Customs Department, Wellington, 16th April, 18 Will Secretary am Seed, ' of Customs. :79.

Mining District. Price of Gold per Ounce. Price charged per Ton for crushing Quartz or Cement Price charged for Water per Sluicehead per Week. Remarks. Auckland — North Hauraki... South Hauraki ... r *2 10 0 ] to (316 ? +2 5 0 to (.330 0 6 0 to 0 12 0 0 6 0 to 0 10 0 5 0 7 6 40 in. to sluice-head. Maelboeough— Pelorus Wairau | 3 13 6 10 0 20 in. by 2 in. Nelson — Charleston T , \ alluvial Inangahua ... £ n]elted 3 17 0 . 0 10 0 to 0 15 0 2 0 0 20 in. to sluice-head. 3 16 0 3 17 3 Cobden and No Town 3 16 0 { 1 10 0 3 10 0 to 5 0 0 3 0 0 to 5 0 0 . 40 in. to sluice-head. West Wanganui 3 13 6 40 in. to sluice-head. Grey Valley 3 16 0 40 in. to sluice-head. Coliingwood Westport Lyell 3 13 0 3 16 0 3 15 0 10 0 2 5" 0 Ml Westland — Waimea Totara Greymouth Clifton Arnold Greenstone 3 16 0 3 16 0 3 16 0 3 16 0 3 16 0 3 16 0 1 10 0 4 0 0 40 in. to sluice-head. 40 in. to sluice-head. 40 in. to sluice-head. 3 0 0 40 in. to sluice-head. Kumara 3 16 0 4 10 0 40 in. to sluice-head. Kanieri New River Maori Gully Okarito 3 16 0 2 10 0 40 in. to sluice-head. 3 16 0 1 15 0 40 in. to sluice-head. Otago— Hindon 3 15 6 10 0 Nil 10 0 to 6 0 0 2 0 0 to 3 10 0 ! Tuapeka 3 15 6 Dunstan Longwood Orepuki Waikaiu Arrow (Wakatipu Gold Field) Mount Ida (■ 3 11 6 ] to (. 3 18 0 3 8 6 3 16 6 3 15 6 3 15 6 3 15 0 40 in. to sluice-head. 0 12 6 10 0 40 in. to sluice-head. 1 0 0 1 10 0 per Hogburn-head of 16 in. by 1 in. * Av. irai £2 16s. Averai », £2 11. 6d.