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No. 2. Table showing the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Exportation from New Zealand for the Years ended the 31st December, 1908 and 1907, and the Total Quantity and Value from 1857 to the 31st December, 1908.

Year ending 31st December, 1908. Year ending 31st December, 1907. Increase or Decrease for Year ending 31st December, 1908. District and County or Borough. Total Quantity and Value from January, 1857, to 31st December, 1908. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Increase. Decrease. Auckland — County of Coromandel County of Thames County of Ohinemuri County of Piako .. Borough of Thames Great Barrier Island Borough of Waihi Oz. 1,286 4,632 72,681 £ 5,402 18,329 257,972 Oz. 1,308 6,853 66,345 18 39,117 1,079 183,381 £ 5,494 28,381 236,152 75 164,634 4,106 748,237 Oz. Oz. 22 2,221 Oz. £ 6^336 6^980 29^326 18 32,137 1,079 211 \ 392 860 ', 346 28J011 296,971 1,171,375 298,101 1,187,079 1,130 4,587,410 17,348,303 Wellingtoh 188 706 Marlborough— County of Marlborough 297 1,145 795 3,009 90,191 498 351,368 Nelson— County of Waimea County of Collingwood County of Takaka 14 3,023 159 55 12,091 637 31 598 295 14,094 1,180 14 575 136 3,196 12,783 3,893 15,274 697 1,718,929 6,825,524 West Coast— County of Buller .. County of Inangahua County of Grey County of Westland Hokitika Borough Ross Borough 6,724 45,529 23,106 9,249 3 1,441 26,052 173,781 92,971 37,142 12 5,764 335,722 6,673 45,888 22,878 10,559 26 1,045 26,051 178,427 91,903 42,483 102 4,180 51 228 359 1,310 23 396 86,052 87,069 Canterbury— County of Ashburton 343,146 1,017 5,410,793 21,525,239 99 387 Otago— County of Taieri .. County of Tuapeka County of Vincent County of Maniototo County of Waihemo County of Waitaki County of Bruce .. County of Lake .. County of Wallace County of Fiord .. County of Southland 1,849 23,371 33,118 5,874 916 2,617 106 3,698 4,813 50 43,495 7,434 94,653 133,694 23,299 3,410 10,412 421 14,906 19,442 198 176,031 1,037 22,293 32,490 4,056 876 2,379 220 4,468 4,439 14 46,080 4,192 90,601 131,342 16,335 3,532 9,549 884 18,109 17,873 53 186,512 812 1,078 628 1,818 40 238 114 770 374 36 21585 Unknown 119,907 483,900 118,352 478,982 1,555 6,914,547 27,481,552 207 824 Totals .. 506,423 2,004,925 508,210 2,027,490 1,787 18,725,103 73,533,903