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Table 4. Gross Totals and Value of Bullion purchased by Banks for the Year ended 31st December, 1914.

Table 5. Return of Gold Duty credited to Local Bodies for the Year ended 31st December, 1914, and the Quarter ended 31st March, 1915.

Bullion purch is- d. Value. Bank. Bullion purch is-d. Value. Hauraki Mining District (Northern Inspection District). 4hern Inspection District). Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... 259,081 7 0 298,934 5 0 Bank of New South Wales ... ... ... 900 15 0 2,160 18 1 National Bank of New Zealand ... ... 41.1,733 3 0 434,283 0 1 671 711 H Ft 0 IRFt 27H 3 9 Oz. dwt. gr. 259,081 7 0 900 15 0 41.1,733 3 0 £ s. d. 298,934 5 0 2,160 18 1 434,283 0 1 dm, no o u iao,ott. a _ 671,715 5 0 735,378 3 2 Marlborough, TKaramea, and Westland Mining Districts (West Coast Inspection District). Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... 22,998 15 9 88,973 8 1 National Bank of New Zealand ... ... 49,939 12 10 192,680 4 8 Bank of New South Wales ... ... ... 5,599 4 3 22,164 0 7 Union Bank of Australia ... ... ... 400 0 0 1,567 0 0 78,937 11 22 305,384 13 4 78,937 11 22 305,384 13 1 Otago Mining District (Southern Inspection District). ,ern Inspection District). Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... 48,427 17 22 186,076 6 11 Bank of New South Wales ... ... ... 6,423 2 14 24,630 13 4 National Bank of New Zealand ... ... 16,746 13 19 64,974 2 1 Union Bank of Australia ... ... ... - 60 16 15 228 2 4 Bank of Australasia ... ... ... ... 815 6 18 2,962 16 4 Private buyers ... ... ... ... 20 3 2 77 6 9 79.494 0 18 978.949 7 9 48,427 17 22 6,423 2 14 16,746 13 19 60 16 15 815 6 18 20 3 2 186,076 6 11 24,630 13 4 64,974 2 1 228 2 4 2,962 16 4 77 6 9 72,494 0 18 278,949 7 9 ta, _i u to -io, vt-j i y Totals ... ... ..." ... 823,146 17 16 1,819,712 4 3 823,146 17 16 1,819,712 4 3 Totals, 1913 ... ... ... 518,945 14 11 726,636 18 6 518,945 14 11 726,636 18 6

Local Body. For the Year ended :ilst December, 1914. For the Quarter ended 31st March, 1915. Counties — Ooromandel Great Barrier Island Ohinemuri Piako .. Thames Boroughs— Thames Waihi .. & s. d. 94 6 4 0 6 0 A ,002 0 2 IS 13 7 414 1 1 I £ s. d. 69 18 10 48 11 7 7.925 18 8 Totals .. .. .'.•■' 12,450 1 8 118 10 5