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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 1896 and 1897, and the Quarters ending 31st March, 1897 and 1898 respectively, showing the Increase or Decrease in respect of each District.

No. 5. Return of Gold Duty credited to Local Bodies for the Year ended 31st December, 1897, and Quarter ended 31st March, 1898.

Eobbet J. Collins, The Treasury, Wellington, 24th June, 1898. Accountant to the Treasury.

Years 1896 and 1897. Quarters ending 31st March, 1897, and 31st March, 1898. District. 1897. 1896. Increase. Decrease. 1897. 1898. Increase. Decrease. Auckland. Ooromandel Te Aroha Thames Puhipuhi Ohinemuri Tauranga £ 6,081 1,739 9,902 389 13,625 31 £ 8,246 1,806 9,274 644 14,592 £ £ 2,165 67 £ 1,977 517 3,183 96 4,976 £ 667 656 1,292 126 3,016 14 £ £ 1,310 139 628 255 967 - 30 891 " - 31 "l4 l^960 Nelson. 7 723 2,312 308 1,071 2,966 21 300 158 13 713 975 208 1,155 4,018 25 265 165 10 1,337 100 6 1 149 409 101 382 963 5 61 48 3 149 1,670 130 500 1,117 16 137 78 2 Motueka Collingwood Westport Charleston Ahaura Reefton Wangapeka Lyell Murohison and Owen's .. 84 1,052 4 1,262 29 119 155 11 76 30 35 7 MablborouOh. Havelock Picton .. j 381 272 109' 26 120 95 Wbstland. Hokitika Kanieri .. J Greymouth Ross Stafford Okarito Kumara Goldsborough 504 2,657 399 448 68 580 92 482 3,064 449 200 38 675 92 . 22 248 30 407 50 157 414 156 126 13 196 24 111 683 52 70 23 149 24 269 46 104. 56 95 "l0 47 Otago. Hindon Naseby Alexandra . '. \ Black's Clyde Roxburgh .. j Cromwell Arrowtown Queenstown Pembroke Lawrence Waikaia Tapanui Orepuki, Preservation, and Longwood Maerewhenua Wyndham Nenthorn Middlemarch 761 1,378 447 1,355 314 23 140 440 216 424 76 "l6 2,573 1,817 756 417 844 427 1,627 478 1,187 33 1,727 580 21 1,020 1,141 494 1,091 26 1,207 501 10 675 486 472 50 445' 10 371 116 4 249 378 99 607 3 297 149 2 180 94 96 ■7 520 79 11 345 "l6 49 162 7 74 "33 2 69 63 22 2 4 49 30 254 12 31 4 14 6 4 2 1 25 8 252 "l2 4 1 Totals 56,238 56,468 16,743 14,015 Net decrease 2,728 230

Local Body. For the Year ended 31st December, 1897. For the Quarter ended 31st March, 1898. Counties — Ooromandel Ohinemuri Piako Thames Whangarei BoRonGH— Thames £ s. a. 1,876 12 i 7,564 8 1 16 0 0 418 15 1 £ s. d. 548 14 9 2,453 9 5 0 0 2 50 1 6 527 2 1 57 12 3 Totals .. 10,402 17 4 3,109 18 1