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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 1893 and 1894, and the Quarters ending 31st March, 1894 and 1895 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, 1894, and Quarter ended 31st March, 1895.

Eobeet J. Collins, Accountant to the Treasury.

The Treasury, 29th May, 1895.

'ears am 1895. District. 1893. 1894. Increase. Decrease. 1894. 1895. Increase. Decrease. Auckland. Coromandel Te Aroha Thames Puhipuhi Ohinemari £ 567 505 2,040 132 979 £ 541 617 872 28 1,713 £ £ 26 £ 177 216 232 1 449 £ 161 178 299 15 615 £ £ 16 38 '112 1,168 104 67 14 166 '734 Nelson. 3 319 486 266 573 1,134 11 143 175 1 281 820 157 629 1,136 15 133 151 2 38 1 91 125 45 163 162 1 45 15 2 167 123 34 115 231 2 47 22 1 76 Motueka Collingwood Westport Charleston Ahaura Eeefton Wangapeka Lyell Murohison and Owen's .. 334 56 2 4 109 69 1 2 7 2 11 48 10 24 Maelbobough. Havelock 250 358 108 108 68 40 ■ Westland. Hokitika .. } Kanieri Greymouth Ross Stafford Okarito Kumara Jackson's Bay Goldsborough .. 391 422 397 112 52 648 1 100 326 565 153 182 106 608 1 85 143 "70 54 65 244 83 117 33 45 74 202 116 671 52 77 33 183 33 554 19 32 "40 "41 19 "l5 "24 "30 6 Otago. 72 1,165 94 1,175 22 10 17 336 13 710 4 Hindon Naseby and Black's Alexandra .. } Clyde .. J Roxburgh Cromwell Arrowtown Queenstown Pembroke Lawrence Waikaia Tapanui Orepuki, Riverton, and Longwood Maerewhenua Wyndham Nenthorn 503 845 725 536 881 25 930 97 4 506 706 826 605 519 904 22 500 245 11 646 203 "23 19 120 17 3 430 177 144 112 114 295 8 126 25 1 126 133 143 173 66 160 5 95 56 3 207 '374 "61 44 1 48 135 3 31 148 7 140 31 2 81 93 84 13 110 47 5 17 "37 8 23 5 7 5 1 16 1 Wellington. Wellington Cantebbuby. Christchurch Totals 16,185 15,893 2,187 2,479 3,918 5,018 1,597 497 Net decrease 292 1,100

Local Body. For the Year ended 31st December, 1894. 'or the Quarter endei 31st March, 1895. Iounties — Coromandel Manukau Ohinemuri Piako .. Thames iOBOTJGH— Thames £ s. a. 577 7 5 2,070' 1 4 45 18 11 1,053 7 11 633 7 9 i j £ s. a. 485 19 11 0 11 8 2,006 10 5 5 12 245 16 9 245 16 9 Totals .. 380 3 4 2,989 16 8