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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, 1898.

* Gold duty abolished in the South Island on the 31st March, 1891, by " The Gold Duty Abolition Act, 1890."

No. 9. Comparative Return for the Quarters ended 31st March, 1898, and 31st March, 1897.

Department of Trade and Customs, W. T. GLASGOW, Wellington, 21st April, 1898. Secretary and Inspector.

Pboduce of the Goldfields in DuBINfl THE QuAETEK ENDED 31ST MABOH, 1898. Entebed fob bxpoetation to the 31st Dbcembee, 1897. Total entebed fob expobtation from new Zealand to the 31st Maboh, 1898. County or Borough. District. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. County of Coromandel Thames Ohinemuri.. Borough of Thames .. y Auckland Oz. 5,488 1,204 21,302 1,411 £ 23,268 4,928 76,886 5,790 Oz. £ Oz. £ 2,137,970 8,059,394 2,167,375 8,170,266 29,405 110,872 County of Marlborough Wellington 188 706 188 706 Marlborough 160 597 85,604 333,412 85,764 334,009 Nelson 1,673,139 6,633,163 1,673,139 6,633,163 County of Buller Inangahua.. „ Grey „ Westland .. Borough of Hokitika .. Kumara .. „ Boss -West Coast 1,342 3,813 9,653 9,129 115 118 1,037 5,367 15,254 38,611 36,516 459 473 4,149 17,098,605 Canterbury 25,207 100,829 4,299,690 4,324,897 17,199,434 24 96 24 96 County of Taieri „ Lake Vincent Maniototo .. Waitaki Waihemo .. Wallace .. Clutha Tuapeka Southland .. Bruce Fiord 329 1,771 3,224 2,068 524 161 1,640 12 3,649 799 238 281 1,295 7,260 13,088 8,384 2,114 660 6,617 50 14,752 3,216 952 1,124 Otago 21,306,286 Unknown 14,696 59,512 5,368,815 21,246,774 5,383,511 122 484 122 484 Totals 69,468 271,810 13,565,552 53,372,634 13,635,020 53,644,444

Quarter ended list March, 1898. Quarter ended list March, 1897. District of Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Auckland Marlborough Nelson .. West Coast Otago ■.. L Oz. 29,405 160 110,872 597 Oz. 26,392 351 1,134 17,903 23,841 £ 101,607 1,392 4,202 71,778 96,837 251207 14,696 100,829 59,512 Totals 69,468 271,810 69,621 275,816