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No. 4. Comparative Return of the Total Amounts of Goldfields Revenue (exclusive of Gold Duty) collected in the several Districts during the Years 1890 and 1891, and the Quarters ending 31st March, 1891 and 1892 respectively, showing the Increase or Deceease in respect of each District.

Years 1890 and 1891. Quarters ending 31st March, 1891, and 31st March, 1892. District. 1890. 1891. Increase. Decrease. 1891. 1892. Increase. Decrease. Auckland. Coromandel Te Aroha Thames Puliipuhi £ 794 810 2,185 £ 602 1,066 2,550 510 & 256 365 510 £ 192 £ 209 286 577 £ 37 178 777 9 £ £ 172 108 '200 9 Nelson. 4 450 766 201 658 2,110 62 239 223 6 348 733 311 543 2,437 15 264 116 2 'lO2 33 2 100 196 68 127 419 20 36 29 3 140 141 74 264 555 6 13 23 1 40 Motueka Collingwood Westport Charleston Ahaura Eeefton Wangapeka Lyell Murohison and Owen's .. 110 *327 'lie 6 137 136 "55 "25 "47 107 14 23 6 Mablboeough. Havelook 272 330 58 168 177 9 Westland. Hokitika .. > Kanieri .. j Greymouth Boss Stafford .. .. Okarito Kumara Jackson's Bay .. Goldsborough 263 704 452 219 107 515 5 79 376 594 682 238 146 478 6 102 113 230 19 39 no 102 157 312 22 63 154 2 19 145 203 154 29 24 89 43 46 "is8 7 39 65 2 "37 1 23 "SO "ll Otago. 150 1,133 257 1,294 107 161 183 472 50 545 "73 Hindon Naseby and Black's Alexandra .. • 1 Clyde .. J Boxburgh Cromwell Arrowtown Queenstown Pembroke 133 258 283 25 97 87 10 638 731 1,117 1,757 20 1,533 166 8 371 89 651 604 1,067 1,469 22 1,233 155 13 321 99 144 11 13 127 50 288 194 94 252 285 7 205 25 2 88 28 256 122 278 365 6 191 49 2 89 19 9 7 62 28 26 80 Lawrence Waikaia Tapanui Orepuki and Longwood .. Maerewhenua Wyndham Invercargill 2 - 300 11 "24 1 U 5 "50 10 144 11 1 9 9 7 Wellington. Wellington Cantebbury. Christchurch Totals 19,089 20,076 2,556 1,569 5,000 5,146 965 809 Net Increase 146 987