New Zealand Gazette – 1869 – No. 5

Page 58

✨ Gold Export Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD EXPORTED from NEW ZEALAND,
from 1st APRIL, 1857, to the 31st DECEMBER, 1868.

PORT OF
EXPORT.

PRODUCE
OF THE
GOLD FIELDS.
IN THE
PROVINCE OF

DURING THE QUARTER ENDED THE
31ST DECEMBER, 1868.

EXPORTED
PREVIOUS TO THE
30TH SEPTEMBER,
1868.

TOTAL EXPORTED
FROM NEW ZEALAND
TO THE
31ST DECEMBER, 1868.

To Great Britain.
To New South Wales.
To Victoria.
To other Places.
Quantities.
Value.
Quantities.
Value.
Quantities.
Value.
Oz.
Oz.
Oz.
Oz.
Oz.
£
Oz.
£
Oz.
£
Auckland
Auckland
22,169
87
22,256 70,106
58,779
180,299,
81,035 250,405
Picton
Marlborough...
34,164 131,458 34,164 131,458
Nelson
1,694 1,030
2,724 10,896
Westport
7,017 19,364
26,381 105,524
Greymouth
9,562 9,008
18,570 74,280
}
680,693 2,674,202 728,368 2,864,902
47,675 190,700
Greymouth
Westland
4,536 3,579
8,115 32,460
Hokitika
17,627 20,430 126
38,183 152,782 1,096,883 4,293,832 1,144,496 4,484,284
Okarita
801 514
1,315 5,260
47,613 190,452
Dunedin
Otago
3
463 45,004
45,470 181,880 2,326,025 9,036,750 2,371,495 9,218,630
Invercargill
Southland
987 773
1,760 7,048 22,358 88,132 24,130
95,220
Bluff
12
12
1,772 7,088
Totals
22,172 42,774 99,714 126 164,786 640,226 4,218,902 16,404,673 4,383,688 17,044,899

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 2nd February, 1869.
J. HACKWORTH
(for the Secretary and Inspector of Customs).

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD EXPORTED from NEW ZEALAND, for the YEARS ended
the 31st DECEMBER, 1867 and 1868.

DURING THE QUARTERS ENDED—
TOTALS FOR YEAR 1868. TOTALS FOR YEAR 1867.
PORTS.
March 31,
1868.
June 30,
1868.
Sept. 30,
1868.
Dec. 31,
1868.
Quantities.
Value.
Quantities.
Value.
Oz.
Oz.
Oz.
Oz.
Oz.
£
Oz.
£
Auckland
8,405
9,387
13,563 22,256
53,611
168,874
6,637
20,700
Picton
401
401
1,604
501
1,978
Nelson
2,120
2,595
2,160
2,724
9,599
38,396
9,123
35,918
Westport
29,823
36,890
34,282 26,381
127,376
509,504
86,413
342,404
Brighton
7,905
6,435
14,340
57,360
44,427
175,603
Greymouth
22,071
24,322
24,201 26,685
97,279
389,116
127,997
503,836
Hokitika
40,352
40,482
37,942
38,183
156,959
627,836
243,309
957,712
Okarita
2,526
1,209
1,172
1,315
6,222
24,888
9,828
38,581
Lyttelton
38
38
152
Dunedin
43,953
36,004
37,662
45,470
163,089
652,356
149,364
587,426
Invercargill
2,739
2,810
1,239
1,760
8,548
34,192
9,151
36,105
Bluff Harbour
12
12
3
12
TOTALS, 1868
160,295 160,172
152,221
164,786
637,474 2,504,326
TOTALS, 1867
149,232 179,335 176,161
182,025
686,753 2,700,275

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 2nd February, 1869.

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, 1867, the Auckland gold has been entered at £3 3s., and the gold
from the other Provinces at £4 per ounce.

Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government, by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.
J. HACKWORTH
(for the Secretary).




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💰 Return of Quantity and Value of Gold Exported from 1857 to 1868

💰 Finance & Revenue
2 February 1869
Gold export, Cumulative statistics, Quantity, Value, Ports, 1857 to 1868
  • J. Hackworth (for the Secretary and Inspector of Customs)

💰 Comparative Return of Gold Exported for Years 1867 and 1868 by Quarter

💰 Finance & Revenue
2 February 1869
Gold export, Quarterly comparison, 1867, 1868, Value, Quantity
  • J. Hackworth (for the Secretary)

💰 Note explaining changes in the official valuation of exported gold per ounce

💰 Finance & Revenue
2 February 1869
Gold valuation, Export duty, Price per ounce, Historical note