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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, 1937 and 1936, and the Total Quantity and Value from 1857 to the 31st December, 1937.

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Year ended Year ended 31st December, 1937. 31st December, 1936. Total Quantity and Value District and County or Borough. from January, 1857, to 31st December, 1937. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Auckland— Oz. £ Oz. £ Oz. £ County of Ohinemuri .. 6,491 47,915 8,837 64,051 County of Coromandel .. 269 2,056 443 3,240 County of Thames .. .. 537 4,073 1,375 10,335 Borough of Waihi .. .. 59,369 516,619 60,824 526,083 Borough of Thames .. 297 2,251 671 4,909 66,963 572,914 72,150 608,618 8,159,694 33,536,799 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. 188 706 MaKLBOROUGH— County of Marlborough .. 187 1,532 493 4,083 County of Sounds .. .. 2 17 189 1,549 493 4,083 118,001 483,389 Nelson— County of Collingwood .. 3 27 148 1,201 County of Murchison .. 6,416 50,800 6,731 55,734 County of Waimea.. .. 456 3,713 711 5,929 6,875 54,540 7,590 62,864 1,779,502 7,193,348 West Coast— County of Grey .. .. 14,461 118,316 13,393 110,937 County of Buller .. .. 3,695 30,750 1,819 14,894 County of Inangahua .. 23,883 193,473 22,915 185,781 County of Westland .. 27,129 225,005 24,195 202,814 69,168 567,544 62,322 514,426 7,032,377 29,250,281 Canterbury— County of Ashburton .. .. ! .. .. j 165 669 Otago— County of Taieri 6 50 125 1,018 County of Tuapeka .. 1,918 15,873 2,101 17,389 County of Vincent .. .. 9,202 75,934 2,510 20,652 County of Maniototo .. 2,066 16,566 2,149 17,636 County of Waitaki .. .. 513 4,238 675 5,668 County of Lake .. .. 3,560 29,098 3,654 30,381 County of Wallace .. .. 2,467 20,387 2,594 21,370 County of Southland .. 5,618 46,827 7,664 62,748 County of Waihemo .. 1,967 16,185 1,791 15,048 County of Bruce .. .. 145 1,154 107 875 County of Clutha .. .. 19 157 County of Waikouaiti .. .. .. 5 40 27,481 226,469 23,375 192,825 7,948,551 32,162,011 Unknown .. .. .. 39 332 280 2,187 13,388 55,671 Totals .. .. 170,715 1,423,348 166,210 1,385,003 25,051,866 102,682,874 Note. —The gold recorded in this table is the product of the mines of the Dominion and does not include jewellers' sweepings or old j ewellery.