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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 1897 and 1898, and the Quarters ending 31st March, 1898 and 1899 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, 1898, and Quarter ended 31st March, 1899.

Eobert J. Collins, The Treasury, Wellington, 31st May, 1899. Accountant to the Treasury. . •

Years 1897 and 1898. luarl ;ers em ling Vfarch, 1899. I, an 1 [arc: District. 1897. 1898. Increase. Decrease. 1899. 1898. Increase. Decrease. Auckland. Coromandel Te Aroha Thames Puhipuhi Ohinemuri £ 6,081 1,739 9,902 389 13,625 31 £ 2,752 1,698 4,044 275 7,701 92 £ £ 3,329 41 5,858 114 5,924 £ 291 225 453 46 1,718 18 £ 667 656 1,292 126 3,016 14 £ £ 376 431 839 80 1,298 Tauranga 61 4 Nelson. 7 723 2,312 308 1,071 2,966 21 300 158 97 806 3,176 380 2,130 3,439 24 352 195 90 83 864 72 1,059 473 3 52 37 3 66 309 76 501 976 6 40 46 3 149 1,670 130 500 1,117 16 137 78 Motueka Collingwood Westport Charleston Ahaura Beefton Wangapeka Lyell Murchison and Owen's .. 83 1,361 54 1 141 10 101 32 Marlborough. Havelock .. 1 Picton .. f 381 457 76 94 120 26 Westland. Hokitika .. \ Kanieri .. j 504 850 346 58 111 53 Greymouth Boss Stafford Okarito Kumara Goldsborough 2,657 399 448 68 580 92 2,678 367 260 74 583 48 21 32 188 34 91 13 95 683 52 70 23 149 24 683 18 "21 6 3 "44 10 54 24 Canterbury. Ashburton 14 14 1 1 Otago. 761 1,378 716 1,530 152 45 116 237 216 424 100 187 Hindon Naseby Alexandra Black's Clyde Boxburgh Cromwell Arrowtown Queenstown Pembroke Lawrence Waikaia Tapanui Orepuki, Preservation, and Longwood Maerewhenua Wyndham Nenthorn Middlemarch 2,573 1,627 478 1,187 33 1,727 580 21 1,020 3,045 1,380 361 1,119 22 1,626 617 12 1,074 472 247 117 68 11 101 732 224 77 95 3 460 124 10 349 844 378 99 607 3 297 149 2 180 163 112 154 22 512 *37 25 54 9 8 169 63 22 2 4 35 28 2 2 28 4 9 6 4 2 1 2 6 5 2 2 3 2 Totals 56,238 44,061 7,603 14,015 Net decrease 12,177 6,412

Local Body. For the Year ended 31st December, 1898. For the Quarter ended Slst March, 1899. Counties — Coromandel Ohinemuri Piako Thames Borough— Thames £ s. d. 1,710 9 5 11,778 2 7 2 4 7 343 2 11 £ S. d. 164 3 3 3,160 0 1 6 14 0 315 10 4 384 13 4 135 4 5 Totals .. 14,218 12 10 3,781 12 1