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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 31th March, 1903.

No. 9. Comparative Return for the Quarters ended 31st March, 1903, and 31st March, 1902.

Department of Trade and Customs, W. T. GLASGOW, Wellington, sth May, 1903. Secretary and Inspeotor.

PEODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN During the quaeteb ended 31st Maech, 1903. entebed fob expobtation to the 31st December, 1902. Total entered fob expobtation feom new Zealand to the 31st Mabch, 1903. County or Borough. District. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. County of Thames Ohinemuri .. Coromandel „ Piako Borough of Thames .. Waihi ) -Auckland ■ Oz. 1,542 11,047 37 £ 5,987 38,903 125 Oz. Oz. 213 33,608 "854 117,632 Wellington 46,447 163,501 3,009,015 11,234,843 3,055,462 11,398,344 County of Marlborough 188 706 188 706 Marlborough 87,654 341,479 87,654 341,479 County of Collingwood Waimea I Nelson 1,692,155 6,708,008 1,693,016 6,711,356 861 3,348 County of Buller Inangahua .. Grey „ Westland .. Borough of Kumara .. „ Hokitika .. Ross ■ West Coast - 4,105 13,767 9,842 5,195 16,425 55,066 39,342 20,780 39 675 "l57 2,699 33,623 134,469 4,775,674 19,003,554 4,809,297 19,138,021 County of Taieri Tuapeka „ Vincent Maniototo .. Waihemo .. Waitaki Lake Wallace Waikouaiti Bruce Clutha Fiord Southland .. Stewart Isl'd Canterbury 99 387 99 38' 854 10,580 9,922 3,597 1,382 398 2,416 1,846 3,411 42,405 39,693 14,462 5,582 1,548 9,754 7,451 Otago 60 "242 "250 5,716 i^ooo 23,131 37,021 148,679 23,821,515 6,044,536 I 23,970,194 Unknown 6,007,515 207 824 207 I 824 Totals .. 117,952 449,997 15,572,507 61,111,316 15,690,459 | 61,561,313 * Gold duty abolished in the South Island on 31st March, 1891, by " The Gold Duty Abolition Ace, 1890."

Quarter ended 31st March, 1903. Quarter ended ilst March, 1902. District of Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Auckland Marlborough Nelson West Coast Canterbury Otago Oz. 46,447 861 33,623 37i023 £ 163,501 134,469 Oz. 44,872 200 573 27,020 2 26,060 £ 160,586 800 2,293 108,102 7 104,911 148[679 Totals 117,954 449,997 98,727 376,699