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No. 1. Table showing the Comparison in Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Exportation, and also the Quantity and Value of other Minerals produced, for the Years ended the 31st December, 1900 and 1901, as well as the Total Value since January, 1853.

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Name of Metal or Mineral. For Year ending the 31st December, 1900. Quantity. Value. For Year ending the 31st December, 1901. Total from the 1st January, 1853, to the 31st December, 1901. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. 'recious metals— Oz. Gold .. .. .. .. .. 373,616 Silver .. .. .. .. .. 326,457 £ 1,439,602 38,879 Oz. £ 455,561 1,753,783 571,134 1 65,258 Oz. 15,064,462 2,625,942 £ 59,159,888 380,806 Total gold and silver .. .. 700,073 1,478,481 1,026,695 1,819,041 |l7,690,404 59,540,689 Mineral produce, including kauri-gum— Tons. Copper-ore .. .. .. .. 12 Chrome-ore .. .. .. .. 28 Antimony-ore .. .. .. .. 3 Manganese-ore .. .. .. .. 166 ,Hsematite-ore Mixed minerals .. .. .. .. 2,126 Coal (New Zealand) exported .. .. 112,707 Coke exported Coal, output of mines in colony (less exports) 981,283 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. 10,159 Shale .. Tons. 12 28 3 166 2,126 112,707 £ 45 110 101 588 12,751 98,136 Tons. 3 "30 208 696 j 159,643 1,067,995 J 7,541 12,048 £ 105 "l36 614 7,775 142,176 533,998 446,114 6,024 Tons. 1,4114 5,694 3,643 19.011J 52J 21,833 1,393,161 16,370 14,387,347 229,292 12,048 £ 18,088 37,477 52,598 60,846 226 110,691 1,332,019 24,804 7,101,557 10,775,945 6,024 19,520,275 59,540,689 981,283 10,159 490,642 622,293 Total quantity and value of minerals 1,106.484 Value of gold and silver, as above 1,106.484 1,224,666 1,478,481 1.248,164 1,136,942 I 1,819,041 16,089,863 J Total value of minerals produced, including gold and silver 2,955,983 79,060,964 2,703,147