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No. 4. Table showing the Value of Goldfields Revenue, including Gold Duty, since 1860 to 31st March, 1887, and the Amount of same for Year ending the 31st March, 1888.

No. 5. Table showing the Increased Production of Coal, Year by Year, during the last Ten Years, and the Decrease of Coal imported for the same Period.

No. 6. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Mining Districts, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1886 and 1887, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

Name of District. Goia Duty, Year ending 31st March, 1888. Goldfields Eevenue, Year ending 31st March, 1888. Total Amount of Goldfiolds Kovenue and Gold Duty, from 18G0 to 31st March, 1888. 'o value of goldfields revenue and gold duty, from 1800 to Dlst March, 1887. {Vide Table No. 10, Mines Report, 1887) Luckland Vollington .. Telson larlborough .. Janterbury .. Vestland )tago £ s. el. 3,292'13 5 4,042 1G 5 119 8 7 0 17 G 5,096 3 1 0,950 6 10 £, s. d. 4,802 13 10 5 0 0 4,808 3 7 96 3 0 59 16 8 2,121 12 7 5,235 10 2 £ s. a. 2,159,551 IS 2 37,279 11 8 Totals 20,108 5 10 17,189 5 10 2,196,849 9 10

Coal raised in the Colony. Coal imported. Year. Yearly Increase. Tons. Plus or Minus. Incroaso and Decrease. Tons. .878 .. .879 .. .880 .. .881 .. .882 .. .883 .. .884 .. .885 .. .886 .. .887 .. 162,218 231,218 299,923 337,262 378,272 421,764 480,831 511,063 534,353 558,620 69,000 68,705 37,339 41,010 43,492 59,069 30,232 23,290 24,267 174,148 158,076 123,298 129,962 129,582 123,540 148,444 130,202 119,873 107,230 + 16,072 34,778 6,664 380 6,043 24,904 18,242 10,329 12,643 +

Output of Coal. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to 31st December, 1887. Name of District. Plus or Minus. Increase or Decrease. 1886. 1887. tawakawa .. Vhangarei, Kamo, and Whauwhau /Vaikato 'olorus Vest Wanganui Vestport teefton Jreymouth .. lalvern )imaru )tago louthland Tons. 30,775 30,947 43,072 4,168 119,929 2,809 130,485 14,072 650 141,697 15,749 Tons. 35,078 15,265 48,367 3,783 116,242 1,786 162,170 11,681 172 144,741 19,335 + + Tons. 4,303 15,682 5,295 385 3,687 1,023 31,685 2,391 478 3,044 3,586 Tons. 650,480 195,594 367,688 711 24,939 517,758 30,448 931,480 219,645 1,748 1,578,239 100,207 + + + Totals 534,353 558,620 24,267 4,618,937