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No. 3. COMPARATIVE RETURN of REVENUE derived from the GOLD FIELDS in the several PROVINCES OF NEW ZEALAND during the YEARS 1871 and 1872, showing INCREASE or DECREASE under each head of Revenue.

{=; Auckland. Nelson. Marlborough. Westland. Otago. Heads op Revenue. ■ ■ E ft CD E Pi c3 E a 03 E oi ft 1871. 1872. *d a, cd cj l-H 1871. 1872. co CD E a 1871. 1872. B H 1871. 1872. CO CD E CD c-l 1871. 1872. ■ 03 H l-H I I I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Miners' Rights 5,164 4,775 389 4,240 4,918 678 187 111 76 3,023 3,203 180 6,905 6,377 528 Business Licenses 88 34 54 3,895 5,206 1,311 13 12 1 2,532 1,832 700 1,829 1,787 42 Water Races, Sluices, &c. 197 187 10 255 212 43 160 317 157 173 216 43 Gold Mining Leases, Rents, and Royalties .., 2,020 4,348 2,328 1,996 2,080 84 35 35 426 454 28 7,290 8,099 809 Registration 360 117 243 746 1,031 285 23 15 8 287 174 113 500 488 12 Fees and Fines, Wardens' Courts ... 327 135 192 303 292 11 4 38 34 275 235 40 421 393 28 Survey Fees 483 45 438 392 745 353 265 51 214 Memorial Deposits of Companies ... 502 324 178 5 5 Depasturing Licenses and Assessments 6 29 23 2,037 3,113 1,076 Timber and other Licenses 91 138 47 20 20 Withdrawals of Leases ... 14 14 152 93 59 28 28 10 10 14 4 Miscellaneous ... 175 306 131 156 176 20 3 4 1 48 55 7 60 97 37 Gold Duty 36,261 11,205 25,056 13,748 10,035 3,713 233 257 24 : 16,556 12,591 3,965 19,368 19,709 341 Totals Net 24,017 ' ■ Net j 1,453 : Net | 37 1 I I I i I Net 4,083 Net 1,486 45,674 21,657 25,496 24,043 483 520 23,699 19,616 38,858 40,344 C. T. Batkin, Keceiver- General.