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No. 8. RETURN of the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty* for Exportation from New Zealand from 1st April, 1857, to 31st March, 1894.

No. 9. Comparative Return for the Quarters ended 31st March, 1894, and 31st March, 1893.

Department of Trade and Customs, W. T. GLASGOW, Wellington, 14th April, 1894. Secretary and Inspector.

Produce of the Goldfields in During the Quarter ended 31st Mar., 1894. Entered fob Exportation to the 31st Dec, 1893. Total entered for Exportation to the 31st Mar., 1894. County or Borough. District. Qu'ntity Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Oz. 1,497 3,053 6,894 109 1,780 £ 6,266 15,220 28,416 458 7,319 Oz. Oz. bounty of Coromandel.. Thames Ohinemuri .. „ Piako borough of Thames ■ - Auckland bounty of Hutt Wellington J.3,933 57,679 1,770,018 6,673,866 1,789,951 6,731,545 188 700 188 706 .ounty of Marlborough Marlborough 625 2,497 78,647 305,735 79,272 308,232 bounty of Collingwood.. bounty of Waimea I Nelson I 1,149 78 4,286 289 1,663,174 0,596,125 6,600,700 1,227 4,575 — 1,664,401 .ounty of Buller „ Inangahua .. „ Grey „ Westland 3orough of Kumara „ Hokitika .. Ross I West Coast J I 3,434 8,274 7,307 7,155 217 87 841 13,737 33,090 29,227 28,621 868 348 3,383 Canterbury 27,315 1109,260 3,985,177 [ 15,840,831 4,012,492 15,950,091 bounty of Taieri Tuapeka „ Vincent „ Maniototo .. „ Waihemo „ Waikouaiti ..j Waitaki ,, Lake Wallace Fiord „ Bruce „ Southland .. Stewart Island 24 96 24 96 Otago 103 5,451 5,580 4,203 524 51 691 3,491 1,390 72 76 995 50 421 22,029 22,557 17,309 1,971 200 2,836 14,101 5,634 283 302 4,025 200 22,737 91,868 5,031,757 19,883,156 5,054,494 19,975,024 Totals Unknown 122 484 122 484 05,837 1265,879 12,535,107 49,300,999 12,600,944 49,566,87! * Gold duty abo: lished in the South Isli snd on thi 31st March, 1891, by " Thi Gold Duty AI lolition Act, 11 >.'■

Quarter ended (1st March, 1894. Quarter ended list March, 1893. District of Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. .uckland larlborough felson .. Vest Coast Itago i Oz. 13,933 625 1,227 27,315 22,737 £ 57,679 2,497 4,575 109,260 91,868 Oz. 7,221 528 1,193 27,512 15,492 £ 29,220 2,104 4,621 110,048 62,804 Totals 05,837 265,879 51,946 208,797