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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 1907 and 1908 and the Quarters ending 31st March, 1908 and 1909 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, 1908, and Quarter ended 31st March, 1909.

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District. I Years 1907 and 1908. Quarters ending 31st March, 1908, and 31st March 1909. 1907. 1908. Increase. Decrease. 1908. 1909. Increase. Decrease. : J$i> Auckland. Coromandel Thames- 1 Whangarei .. Ohinemuri .. .. Te Aroha .. .. '\ Tauranga .. .. ' Waihi.. Puhipuhi .. .. £ 554 2,859 1,669 896 11 3,185 39 £ 556 2,128 1,654 937 16 2,605 41 £ 2 £ 731 "l5 £ 171 652 532 144 15 991 15 £ 94 555 735 153 2 755 8 £ 203 9 £ 77 97 41 5 580 13 236 7 2 Nelson. 395 739 61 695 1,003 38 342 473 44 624 1,020 14 205 38 53 266 17 71 15 153 106 20 227 412 . 4 167 125 10 110 416 3 9 14 19 11 Motueka .. Collingwood and Takaka Westport Charleston Ahaura Reefton^ Wangapeka Lyell and Murohison "l7 14 10 117 4 3 '.366 161 io5 "96 Marlborough. Havelock Blenheim 51 245 58 141 7 104 4 32 12 53 8 21 .. Westland. Hokitika .. ) Kanieri Greymouth .. Boss Stafford and Goldsborough Okarito .. .. Kumara .. 332 8,515 122 282 62 1,176 328 8,590 376 577 95 1,788 75 254 295 33 612 4 126 3,860 75 109 4 389 108 1,330 42 244 21 370 18 2,530 33 135 17 "l9 Canterbury. Ashburton 1 15 14 1 1 Otago and Southland. Hindon .. .. Naseby Alexandra .. ] Black's Clyde Roxburgh .. ) Cromwell Arrowtown Queenstown Pembroke Lawrence Waikaia Tapanui Orepuki, Preservation,) Longwood, and Riverton f Wyndham Middlemarch Gore 100 548 2,118 874 370 365 9 868 490 15 87 483 1,814 909 251 319 6 755 468 35 ■• it 13 65 304 119 46 3 113 22 15 50 138 692 414 79 81 2 333 169 21 192 778 224 47 144 2 331 230 1 54 86 "63 29 190 32 "61 1 2 313 263 50 106 133 27 23 21 179 19 25 164 4 7 1 31 4 1 17 3 4 15 "u Totals.. 29,551 28,228 10,260 7,452 726 3,534 Net decrease .. j •• 1,323 2,808 Net increase 1 I • • ■ •

Local Body. For the Year ended 31st December, 1908. For the Quarter ended 31st March, 1909. Counties — Coromandel Ohinemuri Piako Thames Boboughs— Thames Waihi £ s. a. 128 12 11 7,318 5 0 £ s. d. 42 0 2 1,252 10 7 482'15 2 165*13 0 1,096. 17 9 21,936 13 7 80 2 6 3,885 10 8 Totals .. 30,963 4 5 5,425 16 11 B. B. Vinc Aci !ENT, jountant to the Treasur The Treasui , Wellington, 3rd Ma; , 1909.