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No. 2. Table showing the Quantity and Value of Gold exported from New Zealand for the Years ended the 31st December, 1939 and 1938, and the Total Quantity and Value from 1857 to the 31st December, 1939.

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Year ended Year ended 31st December, 1939. 31st December, 1938. Total Quantity and Value Distriot and County or Borough. from January, 1857, to 31st December, 1939. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. f ; (' 1 , i \ •' ■ ' ,• i . . t .■ • •- ■ ' i. ' Auckland — Oz. £ Oz. £ Oz. £ County of Ohinemuri .. 1,347 1.1,752 2,326 17,339 County of Coromandel .. 254- 2,041 428 3,185 County of Thames .. .. 622 5,233 1,756 11,313 Borough of Waihi .. .. 48,617 463,751 52,017 464,373 Borough of Thames .. 274 2,255 216 1,596 51,114 485.032 56,743 497,806 8,267,551 34,519,637 Wellington .. . . .. .. .. 188 706 Marlborough— County of Marlborough .. 386 3,332 164 1,368 386 3,332 164 1,368 118,551 488,089 Nelson — County of Murchison .. 3,542 31,861 5,979 47,348 County of Waimea .. 106 987 248 2,056 .< 3,648 32,848 6,227 49,404 1,789,377 7,275,600 ' I ■ ■.. 1 West Coast—t County of Grey .. .. 25,327 233,468 22,677 193,089 County of Buller .. .. 2,125 18,823 869 7,455 County of Inangahua .. 41,368 374,745 21,775 176,830 County of Westiand .. 31,904 298,789 20,793 180,327 100,724 925,825 66,114 557,701 7,199,215 30,733,807 Canterbury .. .. .. ■■ •• •• 165 669 Otago— County of Taieri .. .. .. .. 13 114 County of Tuapeka .. 1,081 9,823 1,190 9,866 County of Vincent .. .. 9,133 80,253 9,516 78,339 County of Maniototo .. 1,333 11,878 1,527 12,459 County of Waitaki.. . . 224 2,048 317 2,584 County of Lake 1,112 9,709 2,291 19,017 County of Wallace .. .. 2,658 24,797 2,165 18,412 County of Southland .. 2,840 24,968 2,716 22,333 County of Waihemo .. 1,391 12,357 2,149 17,770 County of Bruce .. 12 107 28 231 County of Clutha .. .. 11 95 2 17 19,795 176,035 21,914 181,142 7,990,260 32,519,188 Unknown .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,388 55,671 Totals .. .. 175,667 1,623,072 151,162 1,287,421 25,378,695 105,593,367 Note. —The gold recorded in this table is the product of the mines of the Dominion and does not inolude jewellers' sweepings or old jewellery.