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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 1901 and 1902 and the Quarters ending 31st March, 1902 and 1903 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, 1902, and Quarter ended 31st March, 1903.

Robert J. Collins, The Treasury, Wellington, sth June, 1903. Accountant to the Treasury.

District. 1901. Years 19 1902. Years 1901 and 1902. 901 and 1902. Increase. Decrease. Quarters ending 31st March, 1902, and 31st March, 1903. 1902. 1903. Increase. Decrease. Auckland. Coromandel Te Aroha Thames Puhipuhi Ohinemuri "Tauranga Waihi.. £ 832 1,003 1,842 £ 801 574 2,076 69 2,658 £ .. £ 31 429 £ 260 164 518 £ 165 166 683 6 747 6 759 £ £ 95 '234 69 2 165 6 4 j 330 39 1,*672 39 11 UI 5 962 962 759 Nelson. 87 397 1,614 219 2,121 1,834 72 683 10 529 1,369 94 I 1,849 ! 2,114 49 : 705 ] 132 77 5 173 277 43 517 848 2 242 7 156 345 23 477 845 35 132 2 "l7 Motueka Collingwood Westport Charleston Ahaura Reefton Wangapeka Lyell and Murchison I 280 245 125 272 ".68 20 40 3 "23 "33 "22 ilO Marlborough. Havelock Blenheim 389 163 1 131 308 145 258 56 78 17 80 39 2 Westland. 970 633 337 288 309 21 Hokitika .. 1 Kanieri .. ) Greymouth Ross Stafford and Goldsborough Okarito Kumara j 5,229 495 454 178 1,036 5,567 814 341 27 1,019 338 319 I 113 151 17 2,255 154 109 27 259 1,712 235 153 24 141 '81 44 543 3 118 Canterbury. Ashburton 53 2 51 1 1 Otago and Southland. Hindon Naseby Alexandra .. 1 Black's Clyde Roxburgh .. } Cromwell Arrowtown Queenstown Pembroke Lawrence Waikaia Tapanui Orepuki, Preservation,! Longwood, and River- \ ton J Wyndham Middlemarch Gore 162 853 2,593 1,537 859 1,299 8 1,341 345 30 106 614 3,080 1,358 490 519 8 1,249 346 30 487 56 239 179 369 780 39 206 1,078 419 261 193 1 509 88 18 41 218 1,037 369 151 166 2 429 63 18 2 12 1 41 50 110 27 ! "92 "80 25 1 906 450 456 125 220 95 164 26 286 69 4 316 95 22 15 2 129 17 2 150 2 "30 "21 Totals 34,449 31,340 3,019 6,128 10,828 10,106 1,316 2,038 Net decrease .. 3,109 3,109 722 Net increase All records, from 1st January to 16th November, 1902, destroyed by Are.

Local Body. For the Year ended 31st December, 1902. For the Quarter ended 31st March, 1903. Counties — Coromandel Ohinemuri Piako .. Tauranga Thames Boroughs— Thames Waihi .. £ s. d. 1,107 9 5 6,175 8 3 24 16 10 2 3 5 1,161 3 4 £ s. d. 3 13 0 1,104 14 4 377 18 1 460 18 3 13,079 17 8 190 7 5 3,639 10 0 ' Totals .. 22,011 17 2 5,316 2 10