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No. 4. Table showing the Comparison in Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty for Exportation for the Years ending the 31st December, 1888 and 1889; also the Total Value since January, 1853.

No. 5. Table showing the Increased Production of Coal, Year by Year, during the last Eleven Years, and the Decrease of Coal imported for the same Period.

No. 6. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Mining Districts, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1888 and 1889, together with the Total ApproxiQuantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

For Year ending the 31st December, 1889. For Year ending the 31st December, 1888. Total from the 1st January, 1853, to the 31st December, 1889. Name of Metal or Mineral. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. 'reoious metals — Gold .. Silver Oz. 203,211 24,105 £ 808,549 4,043 Oz. 201,219 403 £ 801,066 71 Oz. 11,625,028 521,973 £ 45,652,191 128,835 Total gold and silver 227,316 812,592 201,622 801,137 12,147,001 45,781,026 Iineral produce, including kauri-gum— Copper-ore Chrome-ore Antimony-ore Manganese-ore .. Htcmatifce-ore Mixed minerals Coal exported Coke exported Coal output of mines in the colony Kauri-gum Tons. 493 1,080 199 79,490 2,132 506,955 7,519 £ 5,319 2,569 9,985 76,228 3,407 253,477 329,590 Tons. 2 376 1,085 162 64,192 953 549,703 8,482 £ 75 6*246 2,404 2,955 61,367 1,646 274,851 380,933 Tons. 1,394 5,666 1,858 14,821J 51 14,047 337,866 6,724 5,323,268 127,192J £ 17,862 37,367 25,069 50,287 220 68,762 336,552 10,907 2,661,633 5,016,124 Total quantity and value o£ minerals.. Value of gold and silver, as above 597,868 680,575 812,592 624,955 730,477 801,137 5,832,888 8,224,783 45,781,026 Total value of minerals produced, including gold and silver 54,005,809 1,493,167 1,531,614

Year. Coal raise Tons. Coal raised in the Colony. od in the Colony. Yearly Increase or Decrease. Tons. Plus or Minus. Coal Imported. Increase and Decrease. L878 .. .879 .. .880 .. .881 .. :882 .. 1883 .. .884 .. .885 .. L88G .. .887 .. L88S .. L889 .. 162,218 231,218 299,923 337,262 378,272 421,764 480,831 511,063 534,353 558,620 613,895 586,445 + 69,000 + 68,705 + 37,339 + 41,010 + 43,492 + 59,069 + 30,232 + 23,290 + 24,267 + 55,275 - 27,450 174,148 158,070 123,298 129,962 129,582 123,540 148,444 130,202 119,873 107,230 101,341 128,003 + + 16,072 34,778 6,664 380 0,042 24,904 18,242 10,329 12,643 5,889 26,722 +

Name of District. Output of Coal. Plus or Minus. Increase or Decrease. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to 31st December, 1889. 1888. 1889. Cawakawa Vhangarei, Kamc, and Wliauwhau Vaikato 'elorus Vest Wanganui Vestport teefton ireymouth lalvern 'imaru )tago iouthland % '' Tons. 33,145 19,091 50,302 Tons. 27,000 15,314 51,941 6,145 3,777 4,361 710,625 229,999 475,931 711 32,694 815,277 37,174 1,257,832 244,470 2,524 1,877,684 134,356 4,181 130,486 3,255 188,448 12,631 300 148,984 17,072 3,574 167,033 3,471 137,904 12,194 47G 150,461 17,077 + + 607 36,547 216 50,544 437 176 1,477 5 + + + Totals 613,895 586,445 27,450 5,819,277