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No. 4. Comparative Return of the Total Amounts of Goldfields Revenue (exclusive of Gold Duty) collected in the several Districts during the Years 1886 and 1887, and the Quarters ending 31st March, 1887 and 1888 respectively, showing the Increase or Decrease in respect of each District.

T. H. Hamee, Accountant.

Years 18SG and 1887. Quarters ending 31st March, 1887, and 31st March, 1888. District. 1887. 1888. Increase. Decrease. 188G. 1887. Increase. Decrease. Auckland. 3oromandel fe Arolia rhamcs £ 263 1,126 2,929 £ 378 1,301 1,922 £ 115 175 £ £ 35 200 220 £ 26 335 1,298 £ & 'l35 1,078 9 1,007 Nelson. "298 86 2 6 60 361 69 128 458 12 2 6 20 58 69 38 RIotueka Dwen's 3ollingwood Westport Charleston ihaura Beefton 'l68 1,137 298 254 646 248 287 3,194 35 '248 491 "40 303 604 2,878 13 142 582 130 *317 90 853 63 395 51 '316 22 Wangapeka Dunganvillo Lyell ' ■ Notown Murchison 201 65 54 142 381 65 238 32 38 28 44 '200 4 "54 44 Maelboeough. [iavelock 97 95 2 20 21 1 Westland. tlokitika Kanieri 3-reymouth Bobs Stafford Okarito areenstono Kumara lackson's Bay .. 3-oldsborougk .. 207 245 605 500 197 I 206 460 487 203 36 84 347 7 107 6 36 44 246 145 13 54 56 143 60 35 ! « 173 197 67 11 22 159 30 137 32 11 43 40 535 26 174 32 110 3 37 "49 "lO 188 19 67 22 3 15 Otaoo. 85 1,775 260 215 185 179 574 108 1,188 168 90 185 195 490 377 1,116 11 498 165 5 232 23 587 92 125 22 430 79 24 36 19 94 31 331 55 61 74 111 149 170 418 15 197 G2 9 99 24 Hindon Naseby and Black's 3t. Bathan's Alexandra Olyde Roxburgh Cromwell Arrow town Pembroke Lawrence 3witzcr's Papanui Drepuki 1,076 "l6 377 40 11 "84 'l74 37 38 92 55 170 244 15 114 *724 51 226 83 382 320 -ii4 5 2 78 '232 "34 '112 Wellington. Wellington 5 5 Cantebbubt. 3hristchuroh 57 57 2 2 Totals Total decrease .. 17,954 15,800 2,043 4,107 2,154 4,001 5,399 2,571 1,173 1,173 Net increase 1,398