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No. 3— continued. GOLD PRODUCED, 1857 to 1907 -continued. Table showing the Total Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty for Exportation from the 1st January, 1857, to the 31st December, 1907. (This Return shows the Output of the various Goldfields. Gold entered at Nelson from Hokitika, Greymouth, and Westport is put under the Head of "West Coast," and Gold from Invercargill and Riverton under the Head of "Otago")— continued.

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Auc! land. Nell >n. Marlbc trough. West Coast Otego. Wellington. Canterbury. Grand 'otalB. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. Oz. Value. 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 92,346 105,477 142,383 168,769 166,342 191,968 201,583 232,681 223,010 232,215 295,417 298,101 £ 350,355 392,337 527,786 624,737 605,398 695,551 721,977 832,334 791,529 935,602 1,195.541 1,187,079 2,753 1,892 1,720 419 3,718 7,212 5,947 7,962 5,049 6,469 2,944 3,893 10 ,"333 7,055 6,882 1,571 14,605 28,138 23,649 31,710 20,141 25,862 11,746 15,274 916 810 781 535 133 601 972 473 £ 3,588 3,195 3,003 2J47 513 2,404 3,845 1,890 79,317 58,817 79,948 90,031 73,923 113,286 118,796 125,241 122,310 109,704 104,743 87,069 £ 317,161 235,430 319,789 360,149 295,733 454,006 475,272 501,090 489,177 438,258 414,292 343,146 £ 88,362 359,991 84,649 342,187 55,343 223,231 130,311 526,605 129,075 521,629 142,940 575,4^2 181,116 • 728,124 166,458 668,852 169,478 684,764 172,098 694,214 160,739 649,325 118,352 478,982 6,794,738 26,998,042 •• .. £ - ■ £ 28 111 23 90 22 83 2 7 263,694 I 251,615 280,175 389,558 373,616 455,501 508,045 533,314 520,320 520,486 563,843 508,210 £ 1,041,42! 980,20' 1,080,69: 1,513,17! 1,439,60! 1,753,78! 1,951,43! 2,037,83: 1,987,50: 2,093,931 I 2,270,90< [ 2,027,491 .. .. .. - •• .. 795 3,009 .. 4,290,439 16,176,928 299,053 1,181,584 89,740 349,646 6,744,314 26,821,251 873 1,044 123 4S3 18,218,680 71,528,971 Note.— 1891, the goh n 1871 ar d 18 duty was abo 872 the gold duty was 1*. to 2s. 6d. per ounce; in 1873 and succeeding years the doty was 2s. per 20-carat, and in like proportion for gold of less value. Prom the 31st March, olisned in tbe South Island.