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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, 1902.

No. 9. Comparative Return for the Quarters ended 31st March, 1902, and 31st March, 1901.

Department of Trade and Customs, W. T. GLASGOW, Wellington, 28th April, 1902. Secretary and Inspector.

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Produce of the Goldfields in During the Quaetee ended 31st Mae., 1902. Entered for Exportation to the 31st December, 1901. Total entered foe Expobtation fbom New Zealand to the 31st Mar., 1902. County or Borough. District. Qu'ntity Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. County of Tauranga „ Thames Ohinemuri .. „ Coromandel.. Piako Borough of Thames Waihi -Auckland I Oz. 22 2,319 25,869 2,498 14 1,018 13,132 £ 90 9,494 91,036 10,528 57 4,226 45,155 Oz. Oz. £ 10,673,452 Wellington 44,872 160,586 2,807,432 10,512,866 2,852,304 County of Marlborough 188 706 188 706 Marlborough 200 800 87,053 339,075 87,253 339,875 County of Collingwood .. Waimea [ Nelson 1 573 i " 2,293 l 1,686,208 6,684,359 1,686,781 6,686,652 County of Buller Inangahua .. Grey Westland Borough of Kumara Hokitika „ Ross -West Coast 3,073 10,405 7,584 4,946 12,313 41,621 30,338 19,783 18,636,384 49 963 194 3,853 J . County of Ashburton .. Canterbury 27,020 108,102 4,656,878 18,528,282 4,683,898 97 380 99 387 County of Taieri Tuapeka Vincent Maniototo .. Waihemo Waitaki Lake Wallace Waikouaiti .. Bruce Clutha Fiord Southland .. Stewart Island Borough of Mataura Otago 215 6,147 7,513 2,607 889 416 1,294 1,607 377 4 875 24,877 30,017 10,486 3,598 1,662 5,267 6,440 16 23,198,302 31954 16!005 l|037 4,148 26,060 104,911 5,826,399 23,093,391 5,852,459 Totals Unknown 207 824 207 824 98,727 [376,699 15,064,462 59,159,883 15,163,189 59,536,582 * Gold duty abolished in the South Island on 31st March, 1891, by " The Gold Duty Abol: ition Act, 1890."

Quarter ended list March, 1902. Quarter ended list March, 1901. District of Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Luckland larlborough .. Telson Vest Coast Janterbury )tago Tnknown Oz. 44,872 200 573 27,020 2 26,060 £ 160,586 800 2,293 108,102 7 104,911 Oz. 34,979 56 3,578 35,865 5 40,800 £ 127,639 205 13,313 143,786 19 165,138 Totals 98,727 376,699 115,283 450,100