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No. 1. Table showing Comparison in Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Exportation, also the Quantity and Value of other Minerals, for the Years ended the 31st December, 1907 and 1908, as well as the Total Value since the 1st January, 1853.

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For Year ending the 31st December, 1908. For Year ending the 31st December, 1907. Total from the 1st January, 1853, to the 31st December, 1908. Name of Metal or Mineral. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Precious metals— Gold .. Silver .. Oz. 506,423 1,731,336 £ 2,004,925 175,337 Oz. 508,210 1,562,603 £ 2,027,490 169,484 Oz. 18,725,103 11,170,732 £ 73,533,903 1,266,088 Total gold and silver 2,180,262 2,070,813' 2,196,974 29,895,835 74,799,991 Mineral produce, including kauri-gum— Copper-ore Chrome-ore Antimony-ore Manganese-ore .. Haematite-ore Mixed minerals Coal (New Zealand) exported Coke exported Coal, output of mines in Dominion (less exports) Shale .. Kauri-gum 2,237,759 Tons. 13 £ Tons. 56 £ 595 Tons. 1,490$ 5,869 3,746 19,35: J J 76* 29,388| 2,393,300 16,407 : 24,715,217 £ 19,098 38,002 54,789 61,857 444 205,479 2,185,850 24,844 12,265,491 275 5 73 "98 5 j 2,118 26 5 30,448 114,737 15 851,029 *1,690$: 100,502 2 1,760,473 : 16,179 85,846 4 880,236 tM92i ! 128,950 15 1,702,059 1 i 5,530 4 372,798 j 8,708 I 579,888 14,423 289,557 7,215 14,395,703 Total quantity and value of minerals Value of gold and silver, as above 1,867,216$ 1,355,415 2,180,262 1,841,383* 1,578,861 2,196,974 :27,488,828| 29,258,772 74,799,991 Total value of minerals produced, including gold and silver .. 3,535,677 104,058,763. 3,775,835 * Including auriferous ore, 654 tons; scheelite-< 80 tons ; greenstone, tons ; pumice-stone, 922 tons. 1J tons; scheelite-ore, 137 tons; unenumerated, 37 toi >re, 68 tons; unenumeral f including id, 6 tons; i auriferous o: ironsand, 2 tons; pyrites, 2 re, 1,244 tons; ironsand, 73 ti tons; stone, ons; tin-ore,. is.