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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, 1938 and 1937, and the Total Quantity and Value from 1857 to the 31st December, 1938.

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Yo&r ended Yo&r ended 31st December, 1938. .'Slst December, 1937. Total Quantity and Value District and County or Borough. from January, 1857, to _ ' . __ 31st December, 1938. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. I Auckland — Oz. £ Oz. £ Oz. £ County of Ohinemuri .. 2,326 17,339 6,491 47,915 County of Coromandel .. 428 3,185 269 2,056 County of Thames .. .. 1,756 11,313 537 4,073 Borough of Waihi .. .. 52,017 464,373 59,369 516,619 Borough of Thames .. 216 1,596 297 2,251 56,743 197,806 66,963 572,914 8,216,437 34,034,605 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. 188 706 Marlborough— County of Marlborough .. 164 1,368 187 1,532 County of Sounds .. .. .. .. 2 17 164 1,368 189 1,549 118,165 484,757 Nelson — County of Collingwood .. .. .. 3 27 County of Murchison .. 5,979 47,348 6,416 50,800 County of Waimea.. .. 248 2,056 456 3,713 6,227 49,404 6,875 54,540 1,785,729 7,242,752 West Coast— County of Grey .. .. 22,677 193,089 14,461 118,316 County of Buller .. .. 869 7,455 3,695 30,750 County of Inangahua .. 21,775 176,830 23,883 193,473 County of Westland .. 20,793 180,327 27,129 225,005 ! 66,114 557,701 69,168 567,544 7,098,491 29,807,982 Canterbury— County of Ashburton 165 669 Otago— County of Taieri .. .13 114 6 50 County of Tuapeka .. 1,190 9,866 1,918 15,873 County of Vincent .. .. 9,516 78,339 9,202 75,934 County of Maniototo .. 1,527 12,459 2,066 16,566 County of Waitaki .. .. 317 2,584 513 4,238 County of Lake .. .. 2,291 19,017 3,560 29,098 County of Wallace .. .. 2,165 18,412 2,467 20,387 County of Southland 2,716 22,333 5,618 46,827 County of Waihemo .. 2,149 17,770 1,967 16,185 County of Bruce .. .. 28 231 145 1,154 County of Clutha .. .. 2 17 19 157 County of Waikouaiti 21,914 181,142 27,481 226,469 7,970,465 32,343,153 Unknown .. .. .. .. .. 39 332 13,388 55,671 Totals .. .. 151,162 1,287,421 170,715 1,423,348 25,203,028 103,970,295 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.