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TABLES TO ACCOMPANY THE MINES STATEMENT.

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, 1913 and 1914, as well as the Total Value since the 1st January, 1853.

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For Year ending the 31st December, 1914, Name of Metal or Mineral. Quantity. Value. For Year ending the u , r_^_f 81st December, 1918. 'I^Decen Quantity. Value. Quantity. om the 1853, to the iber, 1914. Value. Precious metals— Oz. £ \ Gold.. .. .. .. .. 227,954 ! 895,367 Silver .. .. .. .. 599,162, 62,085, Total gold and silver* .. .. 827,116 957,452.1 Oz. £ Oz. 370,161 1,459,499 : 21,112,266 975,616 103,866 18,382,783 1,351,777 1,563,365 ; 39,495,049 £ 82,953,910 2,000,799 957,452|1,851,777 84,954,709 Mineral produce, including kauri-gum— Tons. £ Copper-ore .. .. .. .. 3 11, Chrome-ore Antimony-ore.. Manganese-ore Haematite ore.. .. ..' .. 1 25] Mixed minerals .. .. .. 15,395 29,221 Coal (New Zealand) exported .. .., 302,908 282,163 Coke exported .. .. .. 17 48 Coal, output of mines in Dominion (less ] 1,972,685 980,342] exports) Shale .. .. .. .. 21 21 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. 8,473 497,444j £ I Tons. 11 25 29,221 2/J27 282,163 211,749 48 28 980,3421,076,2513 Tons. £ Tons. 1,498 5,869 3,768 19,304 77 2,927 31,532 46,837 211,749 205,010 3,838,940 28 50 16,508 1,676,2513 838,128 35,785,472 14,444 8,780 549,106 339,248 £ Tons. 1,498 5,809 3,768 19,304 77 31,532 46,837 205,010 3,838,940 50 16,508 838,128 35,785,472 £ 19,209 38,002 54,941 01,905 469 342,821 3,537,095 25,023 f 17,800,925 21 497,444j 8,780 14,444 549,106 339,248 1,623,820 I 40,072,025 1,563,365 J 7,236 17,257,007 Total quantity and value of minerals 2,289,503 1,795,278] Value of gold and silver, as above.. .. 957,452] 2,289,503 l,795,278!l,899,740 957,452] 1,899,740 1,623,826 I 40,072,025 1,563,365 j 39,144,633 84,954,709 •• Total value of minerals produced, .. $2,752,780 including gold and silver i 3,187,191 124,099,342 '12,752,730 .. 3,187,191 3,187,191 ! I 4 On the lith August the exportation of gold was prohibited by tho Banki exported during 1914 does not therefore even approximately represent the vi the miiu-s to be £1,499,072. t Scheelite, 204 tons; gold concentrate, slime, tailing, &e., 2,847 tons; 2,425& tons. t The total value of mineral production was £8,097,984, which included th August, when the Banking Amendment Act, 1914, came into operation I I ,s prohibited fiximately re; by the Hanking Amendment Aot, 1914 ; the value of gc present the value of production, which is shown by : iug Amendment Aot, 1914 ; the value of gc lalue of production, which is shown by ; jewellers' sweepings, 5%'fi tons; puniici he gold and silver won (but not exported) ild and silver returns from e, tailing, &c [!., 2,847 tons; jewellers' sweepings, tons; puniici e, sand, &c, 1,297,084, whic ame into ope ih included the gold and silver won (but not exported) u-ation after the (ith