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No. 6. RETURN of the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty* for Exportation from New Zealand from 1st April, 1857, to 31st December, 1895.

No. 7. COMPARATIVE RETURN of the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty* for Exportation from New Zealand for the Years ended 31st December, 1895 and 1894.

Department of Traae and Customs, W. T. GLASGOW, Wellington, 23rd January, 1896. Secretary and Inspeotor.

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Pboduce op the Goldfields in dubing the Quaeteb ended 31st December, 1895. Enteeed foe Expoetation to the 30th Septembee, 1895. Total enteeed fob Exportation feom New Zealand to the 31st Decembee, 1895. County or Borough. District. Quantity. Value. Quantity, j Value. Quantity. Value. Oz. 8,701 3,160 23,787 38 1 2,527 £ 35,508 12,957 87,734 160 4 10,299 Oz. Oz. County of Coromanael , Thames , Ohinemuri.. „ Piako „ Marsden Borough of Thames .. > 38,214 146,662 1,901,933 7,170,040 1,940,147 7,316,702 County of Hutt Wellington 188 706 188 706 County of Marlborough Marlborough 83,878 326,629 83,878 326,629 Nelson .. 1,668,494 6,615,775 1,668,494 6,615,775 County of Buller Inangahua.. Grey „ Westland .. Borough of Kumara .. Hokitika .. „ Ross -West Coast 5,001 7,810 5,932 6,038 97 208 1,042 20,005 31,243 23,727 24,153 388 831 4,169 104,516 4,135,428 16,441,498 4,161,556 16,546,014 26,128 Canterbury 24 96 24 96 County of Taieri „ Tuapeka , Vincent „ Maniototo .. , Waihemo .. „ Waitaki Waikouaiti.. Clutha Lake , Wallace „ Bruce Fiord , . Southland .. 155 9,632 6,934 2,576 950 720 56 3 2,576 1,497 249 57 1,652 637 39,024 28,152 10,459 3,764 2,951 229 11 10,398 6,043 1,004 230 6,686 Otago 27,057 109,588 5,168,747 20,435,008 5,195,804 20,544,596 Unknown 122 484 122 484 Totals 91,399 360,766 12,958,814 50,990,236 13,050,213 51,351,002

Produce of the During the Quarter ended — Totals for Year 1895. Totals for Year 1894. GOLDFIELDS IN THE District op 31st March, 30th June, 30th Septem- 31st Decem- Ouantitv 1895. 1895. ber, 1895. her, 1895. Value. Quantity. Value. Auckland Marlborough.. Nelson West Coast .. Otago Oz. 19,046 Oz. 22,740 455 695 20,186 19,851 Oz. 31,213 2,240 1,765 17,735 18,009 Oz. 38,214 Oz. 111,213 2,695 2,460 89,429 87,694 £ 430,862 10,771 9,016 357,719 353,796 Oz. 52,916 2,536 2,860 86,950 76,353 £ 211,974 10,123 10,634 347,464 307,644 251380 22,777 26i128 27,057 Totals for 1895 67,203 63,927 70,962 91,399 293,491 1,162,164 Totals for 1894 65,837 53,699 54,447 47,632 221,615 887,839 * Gold duty abolished in the South Island on the 31st March, 1891, by " The Gold Duty Abolition Act, 1890."