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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, 1908.

No. 7. Comparative Return for the Years ended 31st December, 1908 and 1907.

W. T. GLASGOW, Department of Trade and Customs, ' Secretary and Inspector. Wellington, 25th January, 1909.

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Produce of the Goldpields in Durii Quarter : Decemb: IG THE ENDED 31st er, 1908. Entered for Exportation to the 30th September, 1908. Total entered for Exportation from New Zealand to the 31st December, 1908. County or Borough. District. Quantity. Value. Quantity. | Value. Quantity. Value. Oz. £ Oz. Oz. £ bounty of Thames , Ohinemuri.. Coromandel Borough of Thames .. Waihi |- Auckland 1,656 16,032 199 801 56,880 6,035 56,326 838 3,377 234,716 4,587,410 17,348,303 Wellington 75,568 301,292 4,511,842 17,047,011 188 706 188 706 3ounty of Marlborough Marlborough 199 794 89,992 350,574 90,191 351,368 Dounty of CoUingwood , Waimea „ Takaka L Nelson 835 13 34 3,339 52 136 1,721,668 6,825,524 882 3,527 1,720,786 6,821,997 3ounty of Buller Inangahua.. Grey „ Westland .. Borough of Ross I West Coast I 1 941 13,287 3,792 1,820 276 3,550 50,645 15,294 7,336 1,104 21,525,239 21,447,310 Canterbury 1 I 20,116 77,929 5,390,677 5,410,793 bounty of Taieri Tuapeka Vincent Maniototo .. Waihemo .. Waitaki Lake Wallace Fiord Southland .. 99 387 99 387 VOtago 405 4,607 4,235 1,565 69 466 549 1,117 28 6,174 1,625 18,533 17,097 6,142 206 1,795 2,211 4,524 112 24,907 27,404,400 27,481,552 19,215 77,152 6,895,332 6,914,547 Unknown 207 824 207 824 Totals.. 115,980 460,694 18,609,123 73,073,209 18,725,103 73,533,903 * Gold duty abolished in the South Island on the 31st March, 1891, by " The Gold Duty Ab ilition Act, 1890."

Produce d tm , OF the GOLDFIELDS in the ; 31st March, 30th June, District of \ 1908. 1908. I During the Quarter ende Totals for Year 1908. Quantity. Value. Totals for Year 1907. oh, 30th June, 30th Septem1908. ber, 1908. 31st December, 1908. Quantity. Value. oickland larlborough.. Jelson Vest Coast .. )tago Oz. 74,634 35 457 23,267 35,710 Oz. 71,251 1,480 18,610 29,373 Oz. 75,518 63 377 24,059 35,609 Oz. 75,568 199 882 20,116 19,215 Oz. 296,971 297 3,196 86,052 119,907 £ 1,171,375 1,145 12,783 335,722 483,900 Oz. 298,101 795 3,893 87,069 118,352 £ 1,187,079 3,009 15,274 343,146 478,982 'otals for 1908 134,103 120,714 135,626 115,980 506,423 2,004,925 'otals for 1907 118,118 108,752 155,211 126,129 508,210 2,027,490