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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, 1899.

No. 9. Comparative Return for the Quarters ended 31st March, 1899, and 31st March, 1898.

Department of Trade and Customs, W. T. GLASGOW, Wellington, Ist May, 1899. Secretary and Inspector. 11—C ,8a

Produce of the During the Entered for iOldfields in Quarter ended 31st Exportation to the March, 1899. 31st Decembeb, 1898. District. Quantity. Value. Quantity, i Value. Total entered for Exportation from New Zealand to the 31st March, 1899. Quantity. Value. County or Borough. Quantity. Value. County of Coromandel „ Thames „ Ohinemuri.. Piako Borough of Thames .. V Auckland 1 Oz. 1,642 1,382 31,600 67 514 £ 6,862 5,818 113,423 282 2,164 Oz. Oz. £ 2,315,558 8,715,729 Wellington 35,205 128,549 2,280,353 8,587,180 188 706 188 706 Marlborough 86,385 336,415 86,385 336,415 Nelson 1,674,859 6,640,045 1,674,859 6,640,045 Jounty of Buller Inangahua.. Grey „ Westland .. Jorough of Hokitika .. Boss -West Coast 3,493 4,610 5,890 5,331 84 551 13,999 18,441 23,561 21,324 335 2,204 17,498,258 !ounty of Ashburton .. Canterbury 19,959 79,864 4,379,638 17,418,894 4,399,597 24 96 36 145 12 49 iounty of Taien Tuapeka Vincent „ Maniototo .. „ Waitaki Lake Wallace „ Waikouaiti.. „ Waihemo .. Bruce Fiord „ Southland .. Stewart I. .. -Otago 1,297 9,546 12,978 5,357 1,249 2,403 2,021 23 295 616 719 1,134 4 5,088 38,638 52,166 21,577 5,034 9,738 8,120 92 1,196 2,473 2,879 4,570 16 21,621,592 t Jnknown 37,642 151,587 5,424,158 21,470,005 5,461,800 122 484 122 484 Totals 92,818 360,049 13,845,727 54,453,325 13,938,545 54,813,374 * Gold duty abolished in the South Island on t] ie 31st March, 1891, by " Th Gold Duty Ah ilition Act, 1890."

Quarter ended (1st March, 1899. Quarter ended list March, 1898. District of Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Auckland Marlborough West Coast Canterbury Otago Oz. 35,205 £ 128,549 Oz. 29,405 160 25,207 £ 110,872 597 100,829 19,959 12 37,642 79,864 49 151,587 14,696 59|512 Totals 92,818 360,049 69,468 271,810