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Table 4. Gross Totals and Value of Bullion purchased by Banks for the Year ended 31st December, 1913.

Table 5. Return of Gold Duty credited to Local Bodies for the Year ended 31st December 1913, and the Quarter ended 31st March, 1914.

Bank. Bullion purchased. Value. Hauraki Mining District (Northern Inspection Dist •them Inspection Distr. let). Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... 298 970 13 0 Bank of New South Wales ... ... 3*336 19 8 National Bank of New Zealand ... ... 104,'352 1 8 406,659 13 16 Oz. dwt. gr. 298,970 13 0 3,336 19 8 104,352 1 8 £ s. d. 242,766 14 2 7,715 0 4 43,683 2 1 406,659 13 16 294,164 16 7 Marlborough, Karamea, and Westland Mining Districts (West Coast r nspection District). Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... 24 4yg 15 13 National Bank of New Zealand ... ... 13^296 4 13 Bank of New South Wales ... ... ... l'40o 19 7 Union Bank of Australia ... ... '972 n 13 94,095 5 4 51,148 10 3 5,521 14 6 3,797 19 1 40,163 10 22 40,163 10 22 154,563 9 2 Otago Mining District (Southern Inspection Distrii .em Inspection District). Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... 44 419 \§ 12 Bank of New South Wales ... ... 3 3 National Bank of New Zealand ... ... 18,'955 14 2 Union Bank of Australia ... ... ... '5Q6 6 1 Bank of Australasia ... ... ... ... 1 785 3 43 Private buyers ... ... ... ' 51 12 14 44,419 10 12 6,324 3 3 18,955 14 2 586 6 1 1,785 3 13 51 12 14 170,610 10 3 24,650 14 4 73,290 3 7 2,257 5 11 6,901 16 3 198 2 5 70. 1Q9. q 01 lt,vXi 9 Totals ... ... ... ... 518,945 14 11 72,122 9 21 277,908 12 9 518,945 14 11 726,636 18 6 Totals, 1912 ... ... ... 367,226 12 2 367,226 12 2 840,579 14 4

Local Body. For the Year ended 31st December, 1913. For the Quarter ended 31st March, 1914. Counties— Coromandel Great Barrier Island Ohinemuri Piako Thames Boroughs— Thames Waihi .. £ s. d. 369 8 0 0 4 7 8,908 19 8 5 4 0 1,003 19 10 £ s. d. 652 12 2 68 9 6 68 15 3 11,683 0 1 3,594 14 6 Totals .. 22,039 11 5 4,315 16 2 Note—This statement does not allow for the transfer of £ County Council during the year ended 31st December, 191 Transfer was made in accordance with Order in Council datei !260from theWai hi Borough Council to credit of Ohinemuri i also similar transfer of £170 during March quarter, 1914.