New Zealand Gazette – 1868 – No. 6

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✨ Gold Export Statistics



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 63

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD EXPORTED for the YEARS ended the 31st DECEMBER,
1866 and 1867.

DURING THE QUARTERS ENDED—
TOTALS FOR YEAR 1867. TOTALS FOR YEAR 1866.
PORTS. 31 March, 30 June, 30 Sept., 31 Dec., Quantities. Value. Quantities. Value.
1867. 1867. 1867. 1867. ounces. £ ounces. £
Auckland 735 710 746 4,446 6,637 20,700 5,814 14,783
Havelock and Picton 126 79 283 13 501 1,978 466 1,818
Nelson 2,704 1,888 1,869 2,662 9,123 35,918 7,650 29,648
Westport 8,570 17,415 30,102 30,326 86,413 342,404 1,203 4,650
Brighton 16,843 17,365 10,219 44,427 175,603
Greymouth 35,700 29,984 30,887 31,426 127,997 503,836 214,051 829,437
Hokitika 68,048 56,140 57,034 62,087 243,309 957,712 336,969 1,305,756
Okarita 5,849 2,370 1,609 9,828 38,581 352 1,301
Lyttelton
Dunedin 31,186 48,590 32,778 36,810 149,364 587,426 162,477 629,599
Invercargill 2,160 1,837 2,727 2,427 9,151 36,105 6,394 24,776
Bluff Harbour 3 3 12
TOTALS, 1867 149,232 179,335 176,161 182,025 686,753 2,700,275
TOTALS, 1866 204,048 185,350 181,405 164,573 735,376 2,841,768

NOTE.-Formerly, the export value of gold was fixed at £3 17s. 6d. per ounce, except that from Auckland, which was
entered at the exporter's declared value. Since September last, the Auckland gold has been entered at £3 3s., and the gold from
the other Provinces at £4 per ounce.

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 24th January, 1868.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD Exported from NEW ZEALAND,
from 1st APRIL, 1857, to the 31st DECEMBER, 1867.

DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 31ST
DECEMBER, 1867.
PRODUCE
PORT OF
EXPORT.
OF THE
GOLD FIELDS
IN THE
PROVINCE OF
To Great Britain. To New South Wales. To Victoria. To other Places. TOTALS.
Quantities. Value.
Oz. Oz. Oz. Oz. Oz. £
Auckland Auckland 2 4,444 4,446 14,004
Havelock Marlborough ... 13 13 52
Nelson Nelson 2,119 541 2 2,662 10,648
Westport " 2,615 14,215 13,496 *30,326 121,304
Brighton " 5,550 4,669 10,219 40,876
Greymouth " 1,111 4,195 13,768 19,074 76,296
}
Greymouth Canterbury 1,405 5,578 5,366 12,349 49,396
Hokitika " 4,999 24,498 32,590 62,087 248,348
Okarita " 562 1,047 1,609 6,436
} 76,045 304,180
Greymouth Otago 75 507 36,228 36,810 147,240
Dunedin " 3 3 12
} 36,813 147,252
Invercargill Southland 650 1,777 2,427 9,708

EXPORTED
PREVIOUS TO THE
30TH SEPTEMBER,
1867.
TOTAL EXPORTED
FROM NEW ZEALAND
TO THE
31ST DECEMBER, 1867.
Oz. £ Oz. £
22,978 67,527 27,424 81,531
33,747 129,790 33,760 129,842
457,792 1,782,598 520,073 2,031,722
864,933 3,366,032 940,978 3,670,212
2,171,596 8,419,034 2,208,409 8,566,286
13,143 51,272 15,570 60,980

Totals ... 10,207 62,331 109,485 2 182,025 724,320 3,564,189 13,816,253 3,746,214 14,540,573

  • 515 ozs. of this amount were omitted in the Return received from Westport for last quarter and are now included
    in this Statement.

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1868.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Return of Quantity and Value of Gold Exported for Years ended 31st December, 1866 and 1867

💰 Finance & Revenue
24 January 1868
Gold export statistics, value, quantity, 1866, 1867, Customs returns
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector

💰 Return of Gold Exported from New Zealand, from 1st April, 1857, to 31st December, 1867

💰 Finance & Revenue
23 January 1868
Gold export statistics, cumulative totals, 1857 to 1867, Customs returns
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector