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No. 8. RETURN of the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty for Exportation from New Zealand, from 1st April, 1857, to 31st March, 1892.

Department of Trade and Customs, H. S. McKELLAR, Wellington, 19th April, 1892. Secretary and Inspector.

No. 9. Comparative Return of the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty for Exportation from New Zealand for the Quarters ended 31st March, 1892, and 31st March, 1891.

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During the Entered fob Quarter ended ' Exportation to the 31st March, 1892.1 31st December, 1891. Total entered for expotation from new Zealand to the 31st March, 1892. Produce of the Goldfields in County or Borough* District. Qu'ntity Value. ' Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Oz. 1,823 5,255 2,349 141 2,156 £ 7,280 20,699 9,924 562 8,561 Oz. Oz. £ County of Coromandel.. „ Thames „ Ohinemuri .. „ Piako Borough of Thames - Auckland f 6,350,684 Wellington 11,724 47,026 1,684,749 6,303,658 1,696,473. County of Hutt 188 7C6 188 706 County of Marlborough Marlborough 1,371 5,450 72,584 281,662 73,955 287,112 County of Collingwood.. „ Waimea I Nelson j 822 114 3,187 429 1,658,494 6,578,334 1,659,430 County of Buller „ Inangahua .. „ Grey Westland Borough of Kumara „ Hokitika Boss ) !-West Coast I 1 936 3,244 9,936 7,850 6,554 188 184 1,026 3,616 12,964 39,743 31,399 26,213 750 735 4,104 6,581,950 28,982 115,908 3,782,944 15,031,932 3,811,926 15,147,840 County of Taieri „ Tuapeka „ Vincent „ Maniototo .. „ Waihemo „ Waikouaiti .. „ Waitaki „ Lake „ Wallace Fiord » Southland .. Canterbury ] f 24 96 24 96 {-Otago J 102 4,324 3,993 2,649 460 386 443 3,604 1,245 64 1,051 417 17,542 16,120 10,849 1,696 1,511 1,817 14,480 5,030 260 4,226 18,321 73,948 4,871,164 19,236,451 4,889,485 19,310,399 70 278 102 404 Unknown 32 126 Totals 61,366 246,074 12,070,217 47,433,117 12,131,583 47,679,191 * Gold duty abolished in the South Island on the 31st Man ;h, 1891, by " The Gold Duty Abolition Act, 1890."

Quarter ended list March, 1892. Quarter ended flat March, 1891. District of Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Oz. 11,724 1,371 936 28,982 18,321 32 £ 47,026 5,450 3,616 115,908 73,948 126 Oz. 16,591 65,451 LUokland farlborough lelson .. Vest Coast Itago Inknown i 80 20,092 64 320 80,362 252 Totals 61,366 246,074 36,827 146,385 * Gold duty abolished in the South Island on the 31st March, 1891, by "The Gold Duty Abolition Act, 1890."

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 19th April, 1892. icKELLAR, Secretary arid Inspector.