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No. 6. RETURN of the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty* for Exportation from New Zealand from 1st April, 1857, to 31st December, 1893.

Department of Trade and Customs, W. T. GLASGOW, Wellington, 17th January, 1893. Secretary and Inspector.

No. 7. COMPARATIVE RETURN of the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty* for Exportation from New Zealand for the Years ended 31st December, 1893 and 1892.

Department of Trade and Customs, W. T. GLASGOW, Wellington, 17th January, 1894. Secretary and Inspector.

Produce op the Goldfields in During the Quarter ended 31st December, 1893. Entered for Exportation to the 30th September, 1893. Total entered for Exportation from New Zealand to the 31st December, 1893. County or Borough. District. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. County of Coromandel „ Thames „ Ohinemuri.. Piako Borough of Thames .. 1- Auckland I Oz. 657 3,005 6,972 217 960 £ 2,720 12,488 29,401 887 3,994 Oz. Oz. £ 1,776,018 6,673,866 11,811 49,490 1,764,207 0,624,376 County of Hutt Wellington 188 706 188 706 County of Marlborough Marlborough 200 800 78,447 304,935 78,647 305,735 County of Collingwood „ Waimea .. [ Nelson 1,663,174 6,596,125 1,663,174 6,596,125 County of Buller Inangahua.. Grey Westland .. Borough of Kumara .. „ Hokitika .. „ Ross r West Coast J 5,769 5,342 4,246 7,686 234 104 1,274 23,079 21,385 10,982 30,745 937 414 5,096 Canterbury 24,655 98,638 3,960,522 15,742,193 3,985,177 15,840,831 County of Taieri „\ Tuapeka „ Vincent Maniototo .. „ Waihemo .. „ Waitaki „ Lake „ Wallace Waikouaiti „ Bruce Fiord „ Southland .. 24 96 24 96 223 5,381 3,769 2,136 372 803 3,425 1,154 207 30 27 765 857 21,706 15,230 8,651 1,461 3,311 13,866 4,668 831 123 108 3,084 Otago 18,292 73,896 5,013,465 19,809,260 5,031,757 19,883,156 Unknown .. 122 484 122 484 Totals 54,958 222,824 12,480,149 49,078,175 12,535,107 j 49,300,999 * Gold duty abolished in the South Island on the 31st March, 1891, by " The Gold Duty Abolition Act, 1890."

Produce of the Goldfields in THE District of During the Quarter ended— Totals for Year 1893. Totals for Year 1892. 31st March, 30th June, 30th Septcm- 31st Decem1893. 1893. ber, 1893. ber, 1893. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Auckland Marlborough.. Nelson West Coast .. Otago Unknown Oz. 7,221 528 1,193 27,512 15,492 Oz. 10,962 337 507 21,172 25,651 Oz. 15,720 1,100 445 25,788 18,225 Oz. 11,811 200 Oz. 45,714 2,165 2,145 99,127 77,660 £ 180,553 8,644 8,187 396,516 313,238 Oz. 45,555 3,898 2,535 103,106 82,933 52 £ 183,655 15,429 9,604 412,383 333,467 206 24,655 18,292 Totals for 1893 51,946 58,629 61,278 54,958 226,811 913,138 Totals for 1892 61,366 57,335 53,346 66,032 238,079 954,744 * Gold duty abolished in the South Island on the 31st March, 1891, by " The Gold Duty Abolition Act, 1890."