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Approximate Return showing the Gold Duty and Goldfields Revenue paid to Counties; also the number of Miners employed in each Mining District within the several Counties during the Year ending the 31st March, 1885.

By Authority: Geobgk Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBs.

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County. Mining District. No. of Miners. Ounces raised. Gold Duty. Goldfields Revenue. £ £ Ashburton Bruoo Buller Waitahuna Wcstport Charleston Lyell Coromandel Collingwood Takaka West Wanganui } 20 75 2 8 14 242 220 190 140 I 13,355 2,530 1,336 1,257 Coromandel Collingwood 253 299 146 1,985 198 140 Fiord Grey Grey Ahaura Arnold Greenstone Reefton Murchison Arrow, Macetown, &c. Queenstown, Skippers, &o. .. Pelorus Wairau Naseby Kyoburn and Clarke's Hamilton, Sowburn Hyde, Fullerton's St. Bathans, Ida Valley Serpentine Te Aroha Wilberforee Waikaia, Waikaka, &e. Thames Tapu Otanui Ohinomuri Tairua Hindon Lawrence Roxburgh Blacks Clyde Cromwell Alexandra Orepuki, Longwood Maerewhenua 580 500 725 200 710 150 255 391 208 52 2C0 145 70 47 165 55 105 50 350 738 16 20 116 10 41 800 267 200 60 467 310 430 44 \ 2 I 29,050 2,905 2,017 Inangahua I I 29,850 2,985 2,067 Lake I 16,008 1,601 971 Marlborougli .. i 1,080 108 154 Maniototo I 13,564 1,356 1,048 Piako Selwyn Southland Thames 7,279 2,618 \ 728 262 411 103 227 I 17,022 1,702 698 Taieri Tuapeka ) 497 50 86 I 23,318 ( 2,332 825 Vincent [ 20,240 2,024 1,309 Wallace Waitaki Wairarapa East Westland Hokitika, Kanieri Kumara Totara Goldsborough Stafford .. Okarito Jackson's Bay Macraes, Strath Taieri 854 420 444 180 440 52 54 140 I 4,792 872 479 87 282 40 4 -40,437 4,044 1,967 Waihemo Waikouaiti Waimea 101 4 22 65 1 "25 1,010 43 225 Wangapeka 12,084 225,870* 22,587 13,987 * The actual quantity of gold referred to above, was 231,582oz., gold entered at the Customs durini until after the 31st March, and coj entered at the Customs for exportation, and on v showing a difference of 5,712oz., which is accou: * the latter portion of the financial year was nol lsequently will appear in the returns of the curre: 'hich duty v ited for by 1 , credited t< it year whei ra,s paid for ;he oiroumi > the sever 1 they are: : the period stance that :al counties made up.