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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 1900 and 1901 and the Quarters ending 31st March, 1901 and 1902 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, 1901, and Quarter ended 31st March, 1902.

The Treasury, Wellington, 11th June, 1902,

Bobeet J. Collins, Accountant to the Treasury.

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Years 1900 and 1901. |uan iers em ling March, 1902. ., am [arc] 1900. 1901. Increase. Decrease. 1901. 1902. Increase. Decrease. Auckland. Coromandel Te Aroha Thames Puhipuhi Ohinemuri Tauranga £ 848 967 2,006 134 3,736 4 £ 832 1,003 1,842 £ "36 £ 16 164 134 £ 226 176 549 46 1,293 27 £ 260 164 518 £ 34 £ 12 31 46 4J330 39 594 35 1,458 11 165 "l6 Nelson. 59 442 1,855 217 2,696 1,490 28 593 87 393 1,615 219 2,121 1,834 72 683 28 4 116 613 61 739 680 2 234 5 173 277 43 517 848 2 241 1 57 Motueka Collingwood Westport Charleston Ahaura Reefton Wangapeka Lyell and Murchison 2 344 44 90 49 240 575 336 18 222 168 7 Mablbobough. Havelook Blenheim 394 389 163 ' 163 5 158 56 78 "78 102 Westland. Hokitika .. 1 Kanieri .. j Greymouth Ross Stafford and Goldsborough Okarito Kumara 1,215 5,011 804 726 569 1,051 970 5,229 495 454 179 1,036 218 245 309 272 390 15 364 1,041 135 154 34 400 288 2,255 154 109 27 259 1,214 19 76 45 7 141 Canteebuby. Ashburton 124 53 71 1 1 Otago. 224 1,029 162 853 62 176 53 194 39 206 14 Hindon Naseby Alexandra .. 1 Black's Clyde Roxburgh .. J Cromwell Arrowtown Queenstown Pembroke Lawrence Waikaia Tapanui Orepuki, Preservation, ] Longwood, and River- L ton J Wyndham Middlemarch "l2 2,922 2,593 329 963 1,078 115 1,725 387 1,071 15 1,173 451 35 1,537 859 1,299 9 1,341 345 30 472 228 188 506 72 383 2 510 93 11 419 212 193 1 509 88 18 140 87 168 6 190 1 1 5 i.06 5 7 908 906 2 255 225 30 132 50 298 164 26 286 32 "24 12 48 1 148 15 1 129 33 Gore "l9 Totals 35,389 34,448 2,454 3,395 10,292 10,877 2,017 1,432 Net decrease .. 941 Net increase 585 * Fees for miners' ri; fhts •educed from 10s. to 5s.

Local Body. For the Year ended 31st December, 1901. For the Quarter ended 31st March, 1902. 'OUNTIES — Coromandel Ohinemuri Piako .. Tauranga Thames Whangarei Sokoughs— Thames Waihi .. £ s. d. 1,054 4 10 15,849 0 8 66 3 7 2 4 5 926 15 6 0 0 3 £ s. d. 249 16 5 2,832 18 10 17 6 2 3 5 230 18 9 668 19 5 140 1 0 1,313 4 0 Totals .. 18,567 8 8 4,770 9 11