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No. 1. Statement showing the Revenue of the Goldfields collected in the several Districts, and the Gold Duty of the Colony of New Zealand, for the Period from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1885.

Gold duty received during the year in the under-mentioned provincial districts : — £ s. a. £ s. d. Auckland.. .. .. 4,603 0 0 Marlborough .. .. 54 0 0 Wellington .. .. 2 0 0 Westland .. .. 9,366 0 0 Nelson .. .. 2,146 0 0 Otago .. .. .. 7,136 0 0 Mines Department, Wellington, 30th June, 1886. T. H. Hamee, Accountant.

District. Miners* Bights. Business Licenses. j Waterraces, Sluices, &c. Gold-mining Leases, Rents, and Royalties. Registration. Fees and Fines, Wardens' Courts. Miscellaneous. Totals. Auckland. joromandel De Aroha Chames £ s. d. 48 0 0 62 0 0 435 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 60 0 0 s s. a. 330 0 0 !l,268 10 0 13,831 10 4 £ s. a. 2 17 6 16 14 6 40 13 6 £ s. d. 2 8 0 8 11 0 29 4 0 £ s. d. 106 13 0 27G 1 0 268 16 6 £ s. d. 489 18 6 1,631 16 6 4,665 4 4 Totals .. 545 0 0 60 0 0 5,430 0 4 60 5 6 40 3 0 651 10 6 6,786 19 Nelson. 3ollingwood vVestport and Charleston Vhaura .. rteefton iVangapeka Dunganville iVest Wanganui Ciyell .. Motown 93 0 0 174 0 0 382 0 0 345 1 0 7 0 0 188 2 0 12 0 0 39 0 0 112 15 0 6 10 0 7 12 6 14 12 6 18 12 6 0 2 6 14 5 0 56 8 0 379 0 0 136 5 0 879 11 8 13 19 0 9 10 0 29 11 0 19 5 0 0 5 0 5 18 0 2 0 0 6 10 0 7 10 0 21 8 4 13 6 55 6 0 15 G 6 104 5 6 0 3 6 0 6 0 173 0 643 18 624 5 1,500 19 7 11 221 17 ll"o 0 2 6 0 150"o 0 122 0 0 0 0 0 12 S 0 7 2 0 10 0 0 2 15 0 6 13 0 3 2 0 177' 0 148 17 Totals .. 1,467 3 0 169 15 0 81 2 6 1,472 4 8 87 16 0 42 16 4 176 11 0 3,497 8 Wellington. Wellington Maklborough. Havelock 4 10 87 4 63 0 0 5 0 0 4 2 6 5 0 0 6 10 Cantebbuby. jhristchurch Westland. 3okitika Sanieri jreymoutli Soss Stafford jreenstone \Iaori Gully aaton.. Surnara rackson's Bay .. joldsborougb .. Irnold.. 147 0 0 216 0 0 495 0 0 129 0 0 174 0 0 154 0 0 3 0 0 43 0 0 27 0 0 8 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 12 12 6 27 0 0 10 0 0 11 0 0 4 10 0 2 19 0 13 1 0 23 0 0 401 18 0 12 3 0 11 2 6 4 4 0 G 15 0 14 17 0 8 18 0 4 4 0 6 11 0 9 0 0 14 17 0 11 16 0 9 3 0 3 10 0 4 9 2 14 6 6 3 10 76 0 0 20 16 0 107 12 314 15 604 15 645 12 231 6 182 13 403 0 0 24 0 0 173 0 0 87 0 0 78 0 0 4 12 6 12 6 24 15 0 3 10 0 4315 0 10 2 0 0 18 0 18 1 0 3 6 0 15 "i 0 6 16 0 1 16 0 12 12 6 0 2 6 0 10 0 5G7 6 26 3 223 2 98 2 2 10 0 Totals .. 2,002 0 0 1*62 0 0 105 2 6 510 8 6 77 16 0 72 2 0 131 17 8 3,061 6 Otago. Hindon STaseby 31ack's and St. Bathan's ilanuherikia 31yde .. Mount Benger .. >omwell .. Jueenstown and Arrowtown Lawrence jwitzer's 3repuki and Longwood 33 0 0 562 0 0 104 0 0 130 0 0 42 0 0 152 0 0 445 0 0 238 0 0 10 0 0 17 0 0 18 0 0 10 0 0 42 0 0 16 0 0 0 12 0 46 10 0 8 7 6 6 2 6 8 0 0 7 15 6 18 15 0 13 10 0 25 0 0 951 5 0 112 11 8 61 13 4 16 9 0 2 10 0 48 11 8 268 5 0 0 18 0 18 2 0 4 14 0 3 2 0 0 18 0 3 10 0 17 12 0 8 11 0 2S 18 0 7 3 0 0 0 2 13 6 21 3 0 142 2 0 1 10 0 488 8 10 1 15 0 0 10 0 72 0 0 134 0 0 47 3 0 75 4 4 71 0 i 2,112 3 li 311 11 . 213 7 li 139 7 I 302 9 I 640 4 i 756 12 ■ 563 0 0 192 2 0 271 0 0 15 0 0 13 0 0 42 0 0 15 10 0 9 5 0 12 5 0 135 14 3 13 0 0 4 12 0 1 15 0 16 7 0 13 15 0 8 16 0 8 6 0 44 17 4 0 5 0 766 17 ; 277 11 ■ 431 11 i 95 10 0 Totals 2,792 2 0 178 0 0 146 13 0 1,717 9 11 71 14 0 242 17 6 873 19 6 6,022 15 l: