No. 4 — continued. Comparative Return of the Total Amounts of Gold Fields Revenue — continued.

James C. Gavin, Receiver-General.

No. 5. Return of the Quantity and Value of Gold Entered for Duty for Exportation from New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st December, 1883.

Department of Trade and Customs, William Seed, Wellington, 21st May, 1884. Secretary and Inspector.

No. 6. Comparative Return of the Quantity and Value of Gold Entered for Duty for Exportation from New Zealand, for Quarters ended 31st March, 1884, and 31st March, 1883.

Department of Trade and Customs, William Seed, Wellington, 15th April, 1884. Secretary and Inspector.

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Years 1882 and 188;!. Quarter from 1st January to 31st March. District. 1882. 1883. Increase. Decrease.: 1883. 1884. Increase. iDecrease. Otago. £ 165 1,025 207 235 115 197 687 335 472 962 273 443 £ 65 967 297 183 89 164 566 545 522 821 171 452 £ £ 100 58 £ 14 254 123 22 24 34 104 197 74 185 21 92 £ 23 356 103 49 47 33 116 89 105 184 47 63 £ £ Dunedin STaseby 31ack's and St. Bathans.. Hanuherikia Dlyde .. Vfount Benger .. 3romwell Jueenstown irrowtown "90 52 26 33 121 9 102 "27 23 "20 "l2 1 '210 50 "l08 "31 Lawrence Jwitzers' Drepuki Southland. Stewart's Island Wellington. i.4i 102 "26 I 9 "29 2 2 Wellington Hawke's Bay. 2 2 Napier 1 1 Totals .. Total decrease 26,689 27,582 4,259 3,366 3,366 5,150 5,590 1,144 704 704 Net increase 893 448

To: ials. Entered for Duty at Produce of Gold Fields in the District of Quantity. Value. Auckland .. Wellington Picton Nelson Nelson Nelson Westport .. Greymouth Hokitika .. Wellington Dunedin .. Invercargill Biverton .. Oz. 41,291 £ 163,618 Auckland Wellington I Marlborough Nelson .. }■ West Coast [otago .. 636 2,064 116,905 2,524 7,724 467,152 87,478 352,334 Totals 248,374 993,352

District ot Quarter ended 31st March, 1884. Quantity. Value. Quarter ended 31st March, 1883. Quantity. Value. Value. Auckland Wellington Marlborough Nelson .. West Coast Otago .. Oz. 6,752 101 £ 26,788 380 Oz. 9,721 £ 38,491 902 27,461 27,065 3,338 109,762 109,311 583 833 28,542 31,288 2,332 3,095 113,760 126,119 Totals 62,281 | 249,579 70,967 283,797