New Zealand Gazette – 1874 – No. 55

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✨ Gold Export Statistics

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 715

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD EXPORTED from NEW ZEALAND,
from 1st APRIL, 1857, to 30th SEPTEMBER, 1874.

PORT OF EXPORT.	PRODUCE OF THE GOLD FIELDS IN THE PROVINCE OF	DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1874.				TOTALS.		EXPORTED PREVIOUS TO THE 30TH JUNE, 1874.		TOTAL EXPORTED FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1874.
	To Great Britain.	To New South Wales.	To Victoria.	To China.	Quantity.	Declared Value.	Quantity.	Value.	Quantity.	Value.
	Oz.	Oz.	Oz.	Oz.	Oz.	£	Oz.	£	Oz.	£
Auckland	Auckland ...	35	1,203	18,176	19,414	79,823	890,849	3,148,825	910,263	3,228,648
Wellington	Wellington	...	...	125	...	125	460	30	120	30	120
	Ditto	Marlborough	...	...	533	...	533	2,130	42,187	163,504	42,845
					658	2,590
Nelson	Nelson	...	1,701	8	1,709	6,732
	Westport	Ditto	...	2	8,509	8,511	34,101
	Greymouth	Ditto	...	1,261	8,884	70	10,215	40,862	1,351,813	5,361,975	1,372,248
					20,435	81,695
Greymouth	Westland	...	...	458	5,800	288	6,546	26,181
	Hokitika	Ditto	...	...	...	13,188	13,188	52,752	1,852,880	7,318,875	1,872,614
	Okarito	Ditto	...	...	...	...	...
					19,734	78,933
Dunedin	Otago	20,936	...	954	3649	25,539	102,391
	Invercargill	Ditto	...	...	1,003	1,003	4,062	3,285,951	12,880,052	3,312,493	12,986,505
					26,542	106,453
Totals ...	...	20,973	4,623	57,180	4007	86,783	349,494	7,423,710	28,873,351	7,510,493	29,222,845

Customs Department,
Wellington, 19th October, 1874.

H. S. MCKELLAR,
(for the Secretary of Customs).

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD EXPORTED from the several Provinces
of NEW ZEALAND, for the QUARTERS ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1874, and 30th SEPTEMBER, 1873.

PROVINCES.	QUARTER ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1874.		QUARTER ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1873.
	Quantity.	Declared Value.	Quantity.	Declared Value.
	Oz.	£	Oz.	£
Auckland	19,414	79,823	34,271	136,350
Marlborough	658	2,590	108	430
Nelson	20,435	81,695	24,547	98,988
Westland	19,734	78,933	26,075	104,312
Otago	26,542	106,453	23,545	95,952
Totals	86,783	349,494	108,546	436,032

Customs Department, Wellington,
19th October, 1874.

H. S. MCKELLAR,
(for the Secretary of Customs).

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1874, No 55

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💰 Return of Gold Export Quantity and Value from New Zealand to September 1874

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated19 October 1874
KeywordsGold export, quantity, value, provincial breakdown, statistics, 1857 to 1874
👩‍💼 Officials

H. S. McKellar (for the Secretary of Customs)

💰 Comparative Return of Gold Exports by Province for Quarters ending September 1874 and September 1873

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated19 October 1874
KeywordsComparative statistics, Gold export, quarterly data, 1873, 1874, Provinces
👩‍💼 Officials

H. S. McKellar (for the Secretary of Customs)

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