New Zealand Gazette – 1877 – No. 62

Page 747

✨ Meteorological and Gold Export Statistics

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 747

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1877.

	AUCKLAND.	WELLINGTON.	NELSON.	CHRIST- CHURCH.,	HOKITIKA.	DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in Shade	52.5	49.6	48.7	44.3	46.7	44.0
Ditto for same month previous years	53.3	49.5	47.9	43.3	46.7	43.9
Maximum Temperature in Shade, and date	64.5 on 12th	60.0 on 3rd and 14th	65.0 on 14th	69.3 on 13th	58.1 on 6th, 12th, 13th	58.0 on 9th
Minimum Temperature in Shade, and date	35.2 on 28th	34.0 on 28th	34.0 on 26th	26.3 on 7th	32.4 on 19th	35.0 on 3rd
Maximum Temperature in Sun, and date		108.0 on 4th and 30th		103.0 on 10th	100.5 on 14th	83.0 on 9th
Minimum Temperature on Grass, and date	29.1 on 28th	29.0 on 28th		14.9 on 27th	26.0 on 27th	30.0 on 1st
Mean Humidity (Saturation=100)	83	85	82	81	90	81
Ditto for same month previous years	84	79	78	88	88	80
Total Rainfall in inches	3.200	3.061	2.420	1.670	13.710	2.108
Ditto for same month previous years	4.734	5.596	5.414	3.165	10.221	2.519
Number of Days on which Rain fell	17	15	8	15	20	12
Ditto for same month previous years	19	17	9	12	14	13

NOTE.—This table is prepared from unchecked averages, transmitted by telegraph in anticipation of the full Returns, and must not be entirely relied on for compiling Meteorological Statistics.

July, 1877.

JAMES HECTOR, Inspector.

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE OF GOLD ENTERED for DUTY for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND, from 1st APRIL, 1857, to 30th JUNE, 1877.

ENTERED FOR DUTY AT	PRODUCE OF THE GOLD FIELDS IN THE PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF	DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1877.	ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION PREVIOUS TO THE 31ST MARCH, 1877.	TOTAL ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE 30TH JUNE, 1877.
		Quantity.	Value.	Quantity.
Auckland ...	Auckland	Oz. 42,912	£ 176,848	Oz. 1,066,207
Wellington Picton	Wellington Marlborough	...	...	30
		870	3,197	44,687
Nelson	Nelson	1,727	6,830
Westport ...	"	2,884	11,576
Auckland ...	"	602	2,300
Greymouth	"	11,645	46,682
		16,858	67,388	1,596,465
Greymouth	Westland	8,290	33,074
Hokitika ...	"	12,817	51,264
		21,107	84,338	2,035,004
Dunedin ...	Otago	15,482	62,590
Invercargill	"	1,796	7,184
		17,278	69,774	3,617,159
Totals	...	99,025	401,545	8,359,552

Customs Department,
Wellington, 16th July, 1877.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector of Customs.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD EXPORTED from the several Provincial Districts of NEW ZEALAND, for the HALF-YEARS ended 30TH JUNE, 1877, and 30TH JUNE, 1876.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF	HALF-YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1877.	HALF-YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1876.
	Quantity.	Value.
	Oz.	£
Auckland ...	52,979	216,590
Marlborough	870	3,197
Nelson	35,073	140,053
Westland	41,985	168,247
Otago	50,259	203,625
Totals ...	181,166	731,712

Customs Department,
Wellington, 16th July, 1877.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector of Customs.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1877, No 62

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🏛️ Provisional Meteorological Report for the Month of June, 1877

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsMeteorology, Weather statistics, Temperature, Humidity, Rainfall, June 1877, Provincial data
👩‍💼 Officials

James Hector, Inspector

💰 Return of Gold Entered for Duty for Exportation from 1 April 1857 to 30 June 1877

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated16 July 1877
KeywordsGold export, Duty, Value, Quantity, Provincial Districts, Cumulative statistics
👩‍💼 Officials

William Seed, Secretary and Inspector of Customs

💰 Comparative Return of Gold Exported for Half-Years ended 30th June, 1877, and 30th June, 1876

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated16 July 1877
KeywordsGold export comparison, Value, Quantity, Provincial Districts, 1877, 1876
👩‍💼 Officials

William Seed, Secretary and Inspector of Customs

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