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No. 3. Comparative Return of Revenue derived from the Goldfields in the several Districts of New Zealand during the Years 1907 and 1908, showing Increase or Decrease under each Head of Revenue.

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District. Miners' *™ -- Eights. L,ic ™ c ses ' Sluices, Gold-mining Leases, Eents, and Eoyalties. Fees and Eegis- Fines, tration. Wardens'! Courts. Miscellaneous. Gold Duty. Totals. Auckland — £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ * 245 1,916 31,253 40,466 Year 1907 660 1,023 23 5,248 98 Year 1908 636 866 2 5,237 98 -375 824 30,963 38,901 Increase 30 Decrease 24 157 21 11 1,092 290 1,565 Nelson — 311 17 101 2,051 51 576 3,259 Year 1907 152 Year 1908 307 40 1 1,939 23 137 313 2,-760 Increase 23 Decrease 4 100 112 28 15 263 499 Marlborough— 3 2 216 27 296 Year 1907 28 6 14 Year 1908 22 1 141 1 5 29 199 Increase 2 Decrease 0 3 1 75 5 9 97 Canterbury— 1 Year 1907 1 ' Year 1908 1 14 15 Increase 1 14 14 Decrease 1 Westland — 217 20 10 108 10,488 Year 1907 1,945 26 8,162 Year 1908 277 1 10 11,262 17 115 72 11,754 Increase 60 9,317 7 1,266 Decrease 19 9 8,090 Otago— 416 26 5,200 326 191 6,294 Year 1907 59 76 Year 1908 396 53 15 4,625 68 183 222 5,562 Increase .. ' 31 Decrease 20 6 11 575 8 143 732 Total increase 5 8,544 Total decrease 162 133 49 130 9,398 290 1,613