H.—9.

No. 3 — continued. Comparative Return of Revenue derived from the Gold Fields— continued.

James C. Gat:;-, Receiver-General.

No. 4. Comparative Return of the Total Amounts of Gold Fields Revenue (exclusive of Gold Duty) collected in the several Districts during the Years 1882 and 1883, and the Quarters ending 31st March, 1883 and 1884, showing the Increase or Decrease in respect of each District.

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District. Miners' Rights. Business Licenses. Waterraces, Sluices, Gold-Mining Leases, Eents, and Eoyalties. Registration. Fees and Fines, Wardens' Courts. Miscellaneous. Gold Duty. Total. Hawke's Bay— Year 1882 .. Year 1883 .. Increase Decrease Wellington— Year 1882 .. Year 1883 .. Increase Decrease £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 2 2 4 4 Nelson — Year 1882 .. Year 1883 . : Increase Decrease Mablbobough— Year 1882 .. Year 1883 .. Increase Decrease Westland — Year 1882 .. Year 1883 .. Increase Decrease 1,738 1,728 576 443 101 93 3,690 2,583 131 116 64 110 46 6 21 15 4,897 3,931 11,203 9,025 "lO 'l33 8 i"l07 'l5 *2"l78 162 130 8 26 18 5 3 165 316 151 10 7 50 10 2 135 63 537 555 •18 "32 2 "3 "40 2 3,261 2,799 561 307 133 133 800 542 143 114 151 119 40 42 2 8,436 8,060 13,525 12,116 '462 254 "258 '29 "32 *i*409 Otago— Year 1882 .. Year 1883 .. Increase Decrease Cantebbuby— Year 1882 .. Year 1883 .. Increase Decrease 3,483 2,860 '623 309 263 "46 164 158 6 916 1,322 406 76 86 10 155 151 4 16 5 "ll 8,344 8,746 13,463 13,591 *128 76 76 1 5s. 8d. 1 76 *75 14s'.'4d.

Tears 1882 and 1883. Quarter from fanuary is'arc! District. 1882. 1883. Increase. Decrease. 18S3. 1884. Increase. Decrease. Auckland. £ 950 3,377 5,444 £ 701 3,431 8,970 £ £ 249 £ 144 360 937 £ 287 599 1,199 £ 143 239 262 £ Coromandel Te Aroha Thames **54 3,526 Nelson. 243 1,128 716 3,279 23 38 680 200 163 1,065 651 2,355 27 71 541 219 80 63 65 924 34 319 135 734 2 21 96 53 34 391 201 , 409 12 25 143 34 "72 66 Collingwood Westport and Charleston Ahaura Beefton . Wangapeka West Wanganui Lyell .. No-town 4 33 10 4 47 "*325 "is9 "l9 19 Maelboeough. 399 2 493 94 129 76 Havelock Blenheim 53 2 Westland. Hokitika Kanieri Greymouth Boss Stafford Okarito Greenstone Maori Gully Clifton.. Kumara Jackson's Bay Goldsborough 558 707 1,208 515 280 91 208 155 339 694 3 331 186 558 746 654 257 77 218 115 301 624 24 293 372 149 462 56 117 246 157 68 18 37 29 65 173 3 73 77 65 201 169 75 18 53 22 55 140 2 88 21 52 45 "i39 **23 14 "l2 7 "lO "l6 40 38 70 7 10 33 1 "21 "*S8 "l5