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No. 2. Table showing the Quantity and Value of Gold exported from New Zealand for the Years ended the 31st December, 1924 and 1923, and the Total Quantity and Value from 1857 to the 31st December, 1924.

No. 3. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Coalfields, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1924 and 1923, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

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Year ended Year ended 31st December, 1924. 31st December, 1923. Total Quantity and Value District and County or Borough. from Jan nary, 1857, to 31st December, 1924. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Auckland — Oz. £ Oz. £ Oz. £ County of Tauranga .. .. .. .. 4,593 19,330 16,219 67,953 County of Ooromandel .. .. .. 29 112 County of Thames County of Ohinemuri .. .. .. 256 952 County of Piako Borough of Thames .. .. .. .. 405 1,577 Great Barrier Island Borough of Waihi .. .. .. .. 77,474 325,961 93,986 394,550 82,757 347,932 110,205 462,503 7,164,017 27,772,725 Wellington .. .. .. .. . • ■. • • ■ • .. 188 706 Mablborough— Borough of Blenheim.. .. .. .. 23 92 County of Marlborough .. .. .. 4 18 32 127 27 110 32 127 105,479 410,754 t- . . ————————— Nelson— County of Waimea County of Collingwuod .. .. .. 77 299 225 846 County of Takaka .. .. .. .. .. 9 29 County of Murohison .. .. .. .. 71 277 366 1,514 148 576 600 2,389 1,741,101 6,903,363 West Coast— County of Buller .. .. .. .. 366 1,452 County of Inangahua .. .. .. 25,556 101,429 27,427 107,171 County of Grey .. .. .. •• 819 3,288 647 2,603 County of Westland .. .. .. .. 9,614 39,013 15,019 60,827 Hokitika Borough .. .. .. .. 2,312 9,417 1,764 7,124 Westport Borough .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 130 Kumara Borough .. .. .. .. .. .. 484 1,939 38,667 154,599 45,377 179,794 6,408,916 25,438,359 Canterbury— — -- ~—• — County of Selwyn .. .. .. .. 13 50 2 9 j 135 532 Otago— j County of Taieri .. .. .. .. i .. County of Tuapeka .. .. .. ■■ ! 2,553 10,169 3,926 15,766 County of Vincent .. .. .. ■■ 1,873 7,630 2,791 .11,341 County of Maniototo .. .. .. ..] 1,803 7,178 1,362 5,511 County of Waihemo .. .. .. .. ! 333 1,211 386 1,535 County of Waitaki .. .. .. .. j 29 118 183 730 County of Bruce .. .. .. .. i .. .. 1 4 CountyofLake .. .. .. ..j 707 2,862 458 1,836 County of Wallaoe .. .. .. .. 1,156 4,813 1,133 4,678 County of Fiord County of Southland .. .. .. .. 2,997 12,169 2,728 11,039 County of Clutha 11,451 46,150 12,968 52,440 7,748,510 30,856,822 Unknown .. .. .. .. .. 568 2,371 328 1,321 7,745 31,567 Totals .. .. .. .. 133,631 551,788 169,512 698,583 23,176,091 91,414,828

Output. Approximate Total Output Name of Coalfield. — — — Increase. Decrease. up to 1924. ! 1923. 31st D 1 e ™ mber ' Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. North Auckland .. .. .. 129,927 126,118 3,809 .. 4,386,439 Waikato (including Mokau) .. 507,598 507,747 .. 149 8,008,369 Nelson .. .. .. .. 10,843 8,997 1,846 .. 407,705 Buller .. .. .. .. 597,749 508,959 88,790 .. 18,791,869 Inangabua .. .. .. 34,659 38,107 .. 3,448 497,660 Grey .. .. .. .. 347,361 292,966 54,395 .. 11,329,174 Canterbury .. .. .. 15,164 20,716 .. 5,552 909,502 Otago .. .. .. .. 229,145 252,187 .. 23,042 11,038,669 Southland .. .. .. 210,761 214,037 .. 3,276 4,234,961 Totals .. .. 2,083,207* 1,969,834 .. .. 59,604,348 * Increase, 113,373 tons.