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Table 4. Gross Totals and Value of Bullion purchased by Banks for the Year ended 31st December, 1912.

Table 5. Return of Gold Duty credited to Local Bodies for the Year ended 31st December 1912, and the Quarter ended 31st March, 1913.

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Bank. Bullion purchased. Value. Bullion purchased. Value. Hauraki. Mining District (Northern Inspection District). Oz. dwt. gr. £ s d Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... 147,757 8 0 252,166 7 10 Bank of New South Wales ... ... ... 3,143 6 10 8,419 19 3 National Bank of New Zealand ... 78,673 2 11 14 4 I 229,573 16 21 295,323 1 5 Marlborough, Karamea, and Westland Mining Disi.ricts (West Coast Inspection District). Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... 63,840 1118 246,549 8 2 National Bank of New Zealand ... • ... 32,382 2 18 125,192 13 11 Bank of New South Wales ... ... ... 12,228 4 10 48'363 19 1 Union Bank of Australia ... ... ... 1,378 5 10 6 2 Bank of Australasia ... ... .. ... 6,085 2 20 24*303 19 2 Private buyers ... ... ... ... 143 14 22 '55112 2 116,058 2 2 450,263 19 6 450,263 19 6 Otago Mining District (Southern Inspection District). Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... j 13,57112 22 52,661 18 1 Bank of New South Wales ... ... ... j 1,581 5 7 6,200 14 7 National Bank of New Zealand ... ... 4,648 16 23 29'o71 8 4 Union Bank of Australia ... ... ... 1,792 17 23 7'058 12 5 '-)■ 52,661 18 6,200 14 29,071 8 7,058 Vi 1 7 4 5 01 KQA 1Q Q ru nnn 10 c21,594 13 3 ai.oy* 13 3 94,992 13 5 94,992 13 5 Totals ... ... ... ... I 367,226 12 2 840,579 14 4 840,579 14 4 Totals, 1911 ... ... ... j 360,788 12 15 777,02111 1 777,021 11 1

Local Body. For the Tear ended 31st December, 1912. For the Quarter ended 31st March, 1913. Counties— Coromandel Ohinemuri Piako Thames Boroughs— Thames Waihi ' £ s. d. 280 2 10 8,614 1 8 3 16 0 843 8 9 £ s. d. 36 2 0 1,777 9 7 303 0 4 61 3 0 8,071 16 5 41 6 0 2,759 18 5 Totals .. 17,874 8 8 4,917 16