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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 and 1899 and the Quarters ending 31st March, 1899 and 1900 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, 1899, and Quarter ended 31st March, 1900.

Bobert J. Collins, The Treasury, Wellington, 19th May, 1900. Accountant to the Treasury.

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District. 1898. Years 18 1899. Years 1898 and 1899. 898 and 1899. Increase. Decrease. Quarters ending Slst March, 1899, and 31st March, 1900. 1900. 1899. Increase. Decrease. Auckland. Coromandel Te Aroha Thames Puhipuhi Ohinemuri Tauranga £ 2,752 1,698 4,044 275 7,701 92 £ 1,157 730 2,275 136 5,369 5 £ £ 1,595 968 1,769 139 2,332 87 £ 332 155 527 63 1,049 1 £ 291 225 453 46 1,718 18 £ 41 "74 17 £ 70 *669 17 Nelson. 97 806 3,176 380 2,130 3,439 24 352 195 21 617 1,265 220 1,840 1,972 56 385 76 189 1,911 160 290 1,467 44 109 359 67 601 292 4 131 3 66 309 76 501 976 6 40 46 41 43 50 Motueka Collingwood Westport Charleston Ahaura Reefton Wangapeka Lyell Murchison and Owen's .. ioo 9 '684 2 "32 33 *91 195 **46 Marlborough. Havelock Picton .. j 457 467 10 104 94 10 Westland. Hokitika Kanieri .. j Greymouth Ross Stafford and Goldsborough Okarito Kumara , 850 2,678 367 308 74 583 681 3,040 239 257 158 728 362 169 P28 51 278 1,146 238 216 160 187 58 34 91 13 95 220 1,146 204 125 147 92 "84 145 Cantebbuey. Ashburton 14 5 9 1 1 Otago. 716 1,530 389 1,360 327 170 53 263 116 237 **26 63 Hindon Naseby Alexandra .. \ Black's Clyde Roxburgh .. ) Cromwell Arrowtown Queenstown Pembroke Lawrence Waikaia Tapanui Orepuki, Preservation, and Longwood Maerewhenua Wyndham Nenthorn Middlemarch Gore 3,045 1,380 361 1,119 22 1,626 617 12 1,074 3,070 1,535 575 863 22 1,485 615 22 1,052 25 155 214 256 ±41 2 980 467 120 456 4 i 367 157 7 264 732 224 77 1 460 124 10 349 248 243 43 361 1 *33 "93 "lO "22 3 85 35 28 2 2 69 122 34 94 18 24 4 9 14 15 *24 75 "22 75 2 *26 84 "23 84 3 Totals.. 44,061 32,901 1,295 12,455 9,353 7,603 3,492 1,742 Net decrease .. 11,160 Net increase 1,750

Local Body. For the Year ended 31st December, 1899. For the Quarter ended 31st March, 1900. Counties — Coromandel Ohinemuri Piako Thames Borough— Thames £ s. d. 1,239 14 4 13,836 16 7 25 8 9 890 14 9 £ s. d. 380 4 10 2,918 11 1 6 6 3 402 14 10 472 8 1 257 9 9 Totals .. 16,465 2 6 3,965 6 9