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No. 2. Table showing the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Exportation from New Zealand for the Years ending the 31st March, 1896 and 1897, and the Total Quantity and Value from 1857 to the 31st March, 1897.

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Year ending 31st March, 1896. Year ending 31st March, 1897. Increase or Decrease for Year ending 31st March, 1897. Total Quanti from Janui 31st Mai ity and Value a.ry, 1857, to rch, 1807. District and County or Borough. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Increase. Decrease. Auckland — County of Coromandel County of Thames County of Ohinemuri County of Piako County of Manukau County of Marsden County of Whangarei Borough of Thames .. Te Aroha Town District Oz. 40,253 9,054 60,287 144 £ 164,289 37,375 218,401 606 Oz. 27,404 3,941 57,115 125 £ 113,116 16,572 205,981 521 Oz. Oz. 12,849 5,113 3,172 19 Oz. & 1 1 7,289 4 4 30,150 5,291 22,041 1 1 1,998 93,876 358,231 23,153 2,058,885 7,768,664 117,029 450,829 Wellington 188 706 Marlborough— County of Marlborough Blenheim Borough Pioton Borough 3,173 12,681 789 3,070 2,384 Nelson — County of Waimea County of Collingwood 3,173 12,681 789 3,070 2,384 85,145 331,609 402 3,411 1,488 12,519. 498 2,036 1,815 7,729 96 1,347 3,813 14,007 2,534 9,544 1,279 1,672,381 6,630,310 West Coast— County of Buller County of Inangahua County of Grey County of Westland Brunnerton Borough Kumara Borough Hokitika Borough Boss Borough Reefton Borough 12,911 26,927 22,030 23,557 51,634 107,710 88,118 94,227 10,899 12,615 20,772 23,709 43,518 50,459 83,170 94,907 152 2,012 14,312 1,258 246 889 3,161 986 3,550 12,645 311 384 2,858 1,244 1,532 11,431 65 505 303 89,721 358,870 71,548 286,261 18,173 4,258,776 16,934,953 Canterbury 24 96 Otago— County of Taieri County of Tuapeka County of Vincent County of Maniototo County of Waihemo County of Waikouaiti County of Waitaki County of Bruce County of Lake County of Wallace County of Fiord County of Southland County of Stewart Island .. County of Clutha Borough of Alexandra Dunedin 734 26,207 22,958 10,765 1,874 518 1,836 1,161 10,801 7,052 630 4,325 68 25 3,006 106,081 92,980 43,607 7,384 2,119 7,522 4,680 43,463 28,441 2,534 17,508 271 98 1,708 25,011 23,430 10,040 687 602 1,814 1,042 11,315 5,823 3,333 3,282 50 29 6,904 101,834 95,507 40,929 2,802 2,464 7,436 4,180 46,349 23,451 13,191 13,273 200 116 974 84 514 1,196 472 725 1,187 22 119 1*229 2,703 1,043 18 4 88,954 359,694 88,166 358,636 788 5,308,007 21,001,424 Unknown Totals 122 13,383,528 484 52,668,246 302*690 1,196,081 256*913 ll,015*742 45*777