New Zealand Gazette – 1878 – No. 34

Page 462

✨ Gold Export Statistics Tables

462 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY for EXPORTATION from NEW
ZEALAND, for the QUARTERS ended 31st MARCH, 1878, and 31st MARCH, 1877.

PRODUCE OF	QUARTER ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1878.	QUARTER ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1877.
	Quantity.	Value.
Auckland	Oz. 15,446	£ 61,246
Nelson	1,139	4,276
West Coast	47,361	189,418
Otago	38,684	156,544
Totals	102,630	411,484

Customs Department,
Wellington, 16th April, 1878.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary of Customs.

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY for EXPORTATION from NEW

ZEALAND, from 1st APRIL, 1857, to 31st MARCH, 1878.

ENTERED FOR DUTY AT	PRODUCE OF THE GOLD FIELDS IN	DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1878.	ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1877.	TOTAL ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE 31ST MARCH, 1878.
		Quantity.	Value.	Quantity.
Auckland	Auckland	Oz. 15,446	£ 61,246	Oz. 1,155,221
Wellington Picton Nelson	Wellington Marlborough Nelson	...	...	30
		1,139	4,276	46,427
				1,615,131
Westport Nelson Greymouth Hokitika	} West Coast	4,804	19,218
		465	1,838
		25,456	101,822
		16,636	66,540
		47,361	189,418	2,135,710
Dunedin Invercargill	Otago	35,588	144,162
	"	3,096	12,382
		38,681	156,544	3,697,347
Totals	...	102,630	411,484	8,649,866

NOTE.—3,543 oz. of gold, valued at £14,703, were omitted from the Gold Return received from Auckland for last quarter.
The total for December quarter, 1877, should be 87,591 oz.; value, £352,349.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 16th April, 1878.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary of Customs

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1878, No 34

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💰 Quarterly Return of Gold Exported and Duty Paid (March 1877 and 1878)

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated16 April 1878
KeywordsGold export, duty, statistics, quantity, value, Auckland, Nelson, West Coast, Otago
👩‍💼 Officials

William Seed, Secretary of Customs

💰 Cumulative Return of Gold Exported and Duty Paid (1857 to March 1878)

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated16 April 1878
KeywordsCumulative statistics, Gold export, duty, value, Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, West Coast, Otago, 1857 to 1878
👩‍💼 Officials

William Seed, Secretary of Customs

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