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No. 6. Return of the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty* for Exportation from New Zealand from 1st April, 1857, to 31st December, 1902.

No. 7. Comparative Return of the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty for Exportation from New Zealand for the Years ended 31st December, 1902 and 1901.

Department of Trade and Customs, W. T. GLASGOW, Wellington, 28th January, 1903. Secretary and Inspector.

Produce op the ■oldfields in During the Quarter ended 31st December, 1902. Entered for Exportation to the 30th September, 1902. Total entebed foe Exportation feom New Zealand to the 31st Decembeb, 1902. County or Borough. District. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Oz. 4,151 12,651 4,315 226 1,532 37,557 £ 15,218 46,316 18,079 951 6,302 131,032 Oz. Oz. £ County of Thames Ohinemuri .. Coromandel 4 Piako Borough of Thames .. Waihi I Auckland ( 11,234,843 Wellington 60,432 217,898 2,948,583 11,016,945 3,009,015 County of Marlborough 188 706 188 706 Marlborough 87,654 341,479 87,654 341,479 County of Collingwood Waimea I Nelson 619 2,447 1,691,536 6,705,561 1,692,155 6,708,008 County of Buller Inangahua.. Grey Westland .. Borough of Kumara .. Hokitika .. Ross ( 1,321 14,138 9,496 2,953 5,302 56,554 37,984 11,813 i-West Coast . 38 335 152 1,339 19,003,554 Canterbury 28,281 113,144 4,747,393 18,890,410 4,775,674 County of Taieri Tuapeka Vincent Maniototo .. Waihemo .. Waitaki Lake Wallace Waikouaiti .. Bruce Clutha Fiord Southland .. Stewart Island i 99 387 99 887 1,013 11,959 19,321 1,933 498 381 1,635 2,075 4,046 48,164 76,996 7,749 2,010 1,522 6,610 8,417 .Otago 23,821,515 17 69 33 7,001 188 28,266 45,866 183,982 5,961,649 23,637,533 6,007,515 207 824 207 824 Totals . Unknown 135,198 517,471 15,437,309 60,593,845 15,572,507 61,111,316 * Gold duty abolished iu the South Island on the 31st March, 1891, by " Th Gold Duty Abolition Act, 1890."

Pboduce of the During the Quarter ended — Totals fob Yeab 1902. Totals fob Yeab 1901. Goldfields in the District of 31st March, 30th June, 30th Septem- 31st Decem1902. 1902. ber, 1902. ber, 1902. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. lUckland 'Iarlborough.. Jelson Vest Coast .. Janterbury .. )tago .. I Oz. 44,872 200 573 27,020 2 26,060 Oz. 52,036 1 2,310 33,734 45,595 Oz. 44,243 400 2,445 29,761 Oz. 60,432 619 28,281 45|866 Oz. 201,583 601 5,947 118,796 2 : 181,116 ; £ 721,977 2,404 23,649 475,272 7 728,124 Oz. 191,968 133 7,212 113,286 22 142,940 £ 695,551 513 28,138 454,006 83 575,492 63^595 totals for 1902 98,727 133,676 140,444 135,198 508,045 1,951,433 totals for 1901 115,283 102,195 113,186 124,897 f 455,561 1,753,783