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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 1892 and 1893, and the Quarters ending 31st March, 1893 and 1894 respectively, showing the Increase or Decrease in respect of each District.

No. 5. Return of Gold Duty credited to Local Bodies for the Year ended 31st December, 1893, and Quarter ended 31st March, 1894.

Eobeet J. Collins, The Treasury, 3rd May, 1894. Accountant to the Treasury.

Years 1892 and 1893. Juan :ers em ling March, 1894. 1, am [arc] District. 1892. 1893. Increase. Decrease, 1893. 1894. Increase. Decrease. Auckland. Coromandel Te Aroha Thames Puhipuhi Ohinemuri £ 632 790 2,187 150 £ 567 505 2,040 132 979 £ £ 65 285 147 18 £ 147 267 502 3 £ 177 216 232 1 449 £ 30 £ 51 270 2 °979 449 Nelson. 6 321 560 205 582 1,765 10 84 108 3 319 486 266 573 1,134 11 143 175 3 2 74 2 115 103 81 223 498 2 50 67 1 91 125 45 163 162 1 45 15 1 24 Motueka Collingwood Westport Charleston Ahaura Reefton Wangapeka Lyell Murchison and Owen's .. °°61 9 631 °°22 36 60 336 1 5 52 1 59 67 Marlborough. Havelock 319 250 69 75 108 33 Westland. Hokitika .. \ Kanieri .. J Srcymouth Ross Stafford Okarito 455 429 358 135 91 512 3 100 391 422 397 112 52 648 1 100 °39 64 7 94 112 49 29 11 247 83 117 33 45 74 202 5 11 °°16 °°23 39 °°16 63 Kumara lackson's Bay .. Goldsborough i36 45 2 "°34 °°24 "lO Otago. 170 1,607 72 1,105 98 442 22 344 17 330 5 8 Hindon Naseby and Black's Alexandra .. ) Olyde .. J Roxburgh Oromwell Arrowtown Queenstown Pembroke Lawrence Waikaia Tapanui Orepuki and Longwood .. Maerewhenua Wyndham Nenthorn 353 627 461 584 814 28 736 178 6 262 102 82 503 845 725 536 881 25 930 97 4 500 93 84 13 150 218 264 °°67 48 3 117 248 120 243 392 6 104 35 1 82 27 7 177 144 112 114 295 8 126 25 1 126 23 5 60 2 22 104 8 129 97 °i94 °°81 2 10 °244 °°44 9 4 2 2 13 Wellington. Wellington Canterbury. Christchurch Totals 15,812 16,185 2,494 2,121 4,459 3,918 746 1,187 Net decrease 373 441

Local Body. For the Year ended 31st December, 1893. For the Quarter ended 31st March, 1894. Counties— Coromandel Ohinemuri Piako Thames Tuapeka Borough— Thames £ s. d. 714 11 3 2,265 1 3 62 0 4 1,200 5 11 0 2 0 £ s. d. 149 13 5 689 7 2 11 6 11 372 12 1 667 10 0 205 1 7 Totals .. 4,909 10 9 1,428 1 2