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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, 1907.

No. 7. Comparative Return for the Years ended 31st December, 1907 and 1906.

Produce of the Goldfields in During the Quarter ended 31st December, 1907. Entered for Exportation to the 30th September, 1907. Total entered for Exportation from New Zealand to the 31st December, 1907. County or Borough. District. Quantity. Value. District. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Quantity. Value. I Oz. £ Oz. £ Oz. Oz. £ County of Thames .. \ Ohinemuri.. | Coromandel Piako .. Borough of Thames .. [ Waihi Great Barrier Island .. / | (-Auckland i •< 1,851 19,915 8 4,790 45,948 7,666 69,850 34 20|240 188,233 72,512 286,023 4,217,927 15,890,905 4,290,439 16,176,928 Wellington 706 188 706 Wellington 188 County of Marlborough Marlborough Marlborough i 1 ' 3 89,893 350,220 89,894 ' ?50,223 County of Collingwood 1 Waimea .. [■ Nelson Takaka .. J - Nelson f 1,971 7,607 1,718,472 6,812,741 County of Buller .. , Inangahua.. Grey . Westland .. VWest Coast Borough of Kumara .. Hokitika .. , Ross .. / 1,971 7,607 1,716,501 6,805,134 I West Coast ( 2,091 12,211 7,906 3,227 7,960 47,737 31,592 12,939 7 840 28 8,860 26,282 103,616 5,298,459 21,085,901 5,324,741 21,189,517 Canterbury County of Taieri Tuapeka Vincent , Maniototo .. Waihemo .. , Waitaki Lake .. V,-,. . Wallace .. > 0ta «° Waikouaiti .. Bruce Clutha Fiord Southland .. Stewart Island Canterbury 99 387 09 387 160 4,276 5,591 512 287 474 1,641 622 650 17,452 22,684 2,081 1,170 1,898 6,675 2,488 ' ■Otago "l23 "492 2 11,675 8 47,117 6,794,640 26,997,652 25,363 102,715 6,769,277 26,894,937 207 824 Unknown Totals 207 824 Unknown 126,129 499,964 18,092,551 71,029,014 18,218,680 71,528,978 •Gold dut; abolished in the Soutl Island on the 31st Marcl i, 1891, by " The Gold Duty Abi .lition Act, 1890."

Produce of the Goldfields in the DlSTBICT OF 31st March, i 30th. June, ,30th Septem-i 31st Decem1907. 1907. ber, 1907. I ber, 1907. Dubing the Quaeteb ended Totals for Year 1907. Quantity. Value. Totals for Year 1906. Quantity, j Value. Oz. 05,260 110 1,125 25,133 26,484 Oz. 60,405 604 320 14,046 33,377 Oz. 99,918 80 477 21,608 33,128 Oz. 72,512 1 1,971 26,282 25,363 Oz. 298,101 795 3,893 87,069 118,352 £ 1,187,079 3,009 15,274 343,146 478,982 Oz. 295,417 £ 1,195,541 Auckland Marlborough.. Nelson West Coast .. Otago 2,944 104,743 160,739 11,746 414,292 649,325 Totals for 1907 118,118 108,752 155,211 126,129 508,210 2,027,490 Totals for 1906 129,689 135,432 146,908 151,814 563,843 I 2,270,904 Departmenl Customs, 20th January, 1908. W, T. GLA S« 3GOW, icretary and I ispector. of Trade and Wellington,