Gold and Postal Revenue Statistics




Oct. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1323
RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY for EXPORTATION from NEW
ZEALAND, from 1st APRIL, 1857, to 30th SEPTEMBER, 1881.

ENTERED FOR
DUTY AT

PRODUCE OF THE
GOLD FIELDS
IN

DURING THE
QUARTER ENDED
30TH SEPTEMBER,
1881.

ENTERED
FOR EXPORTATION
TO THE
30TH JUNE, 1881.

TOTAL ENTERED FOR
EXPORTATION FROM NEW
ZEALAND TO THE
30TH SEPTEMBER, 1881.

Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
Oz. £ Oz. £ Oz. £
Auckland Auckland 14,133 55,785 1,303,563 4,791,299 1,317,696 4,847,084
Wellington Wellington 30 120 30 120
Picton } Marlborough 1,368 4,495
Nelson 10 36
1,378 4,531 48,390 187,380 49,768 191,911
Nelson Nelson 2,254 8,319 1,626,565 6,457,901 1,628,819 6,466,220
Westport } West Coast 794 3,048
Greymouth 2,275 9,099
Hokitika 13,946 55,779
39,143 156,437 2,619,727 10,384,742 2,658,870 10,541,179
Oamaru } Otago 174 650
Dunedin 23,217 93,419
Invercargill 3,411 13,646
26,802 107,715 4,067,955 16,015,510 4,094,757 16,123,225
Totals ... 83,710 332,787 9,666,230 37,836,952 9,749,940 38,169,739

Customs Department,
Wellington, 14th OCTOBER, 1881.
WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector of Customs.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE OF GOLD ENTERED for DUTY for EXPORTA-
TION from NEW ZEALAND, for QUARTERS ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1881, and 30th SEPTEMBER, 1880.

DISTRICT OF
QUARTER ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, QUARTER ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER,
1881. 1880.

Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
Oz. £ Oz. £
Auckland 14,133 55,785 6,642 27,751
Marlborough 1,378 4,531 54 186
Nelson 2,254 8,319 846 3,206
West Coast 39,143 156,437 37,638 149,610
Otago 26,802 107,715 24,451 98,801
Totals 83,710 332,787 69,631 279,554

Customs Department,
Wellington, 14th October, 1881.
WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector of Customs.

RETURN of the POSTAL REVENUE collected by the General Post Office and in the several Postal
Districts of New Zealand for the Quarter ended 30th September, 1881.

Postage re-
ceived from
Foreign
Offices.
Postage
Stamps Sold.
Money Order
Commission.
Box and
Bag Rents.
Postal
Guides.
Miscel-
laneous.
Total.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
General Post Office ... 3,600 0 0 4,940 13 9 334 0 10 43 0 0 0 13 0 2,359 3 3 5,959 3 3
Auckland ... ... 4,940 13 9 334 0 10 43 0 0 0 13 0 ... 5,959 3 3
Blenheim ... ... 454 11 8 41 7 8 3 15 0 0 0 6 5,325 7 7
Christchurch ... ... 5,409 7 1 282 1 10 44 0 0 0 14 6 5,736 3 5
Dunedin ... ... 5,786 18 10 284 14 4 46 0 0 0 13 0 8 9 6 6,126 15 8
Gisborne ... ... 253 16 1 24 4 0 6 0 0 284 0 1
Greymouth ... ... 437 17 0 56 3 2 7 0 0 0 1 6 501 1 8
Hokitika ... ... 352 6 5 32 10 8 2 10 0 0 3 0 387 10 1
Invercargill ... ... 1,648 15 7 100 1 8 15 10 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 1,769 8 3
Napier ... ... 1,277 16 6 77 0 7 11 10 0 0 3 0 1,366 10 1
Nelson ... ... 722 19 1 50 10 8 3 10 0 0 3 0 777 2 9
New Plymouth ... ... 475 4 11 44 9 0 5 0 0 0 3 6 524 17 5
Oamaru ... ... 767 13 9 46 1 4 7 10 0 0 3 6 821 8 7
Thames ... ... 302 7 3 21 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 6 324 8 5
Timaru ... ... 1,406 16 8 72 7 6 12 10 0 0 1 0 1,492 0 2
Wanganui ... ... 1,490 18 6 96 3 6 32 10 0 0 3 0 1,619 15 0
Wellington ... ... 3,276 5 5 228 11 6 29 10 0 0 8 6 40 0 0 3,574 15 5
Westport ... ... 190 1 6 37 12 2 5 0 0 0 0 6 232 14 2
Third Quarter in 1881 3,600 0 0 29,194 10 0 1,829 1 7 275 15 0 3 12 6 2,419 17 9 37,322 16 10
Third Quarter in 1880 3,600 0 0 28,146 8 1 1,847 4 10 262 15 0 3 12 0 367 17 4 34,227 17 3

Post Office and Telegraph Department,
Wellington, 15th October, 1881.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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💰 Return of Gold Exported from New Zealand (1857–1881)

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  • WILLIAM SEED, Secretary and Inspector of Customs

💰 Comparative Return of Quarterly Gold Exports (1881 vs 1880)

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14 October 1881
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  • WILLIAM SEED, Secretary and Inspector of Customs

🚂 Return of Postal Revenue Collected by Districts for Q3 1881

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15 October 1881
Postal revenue, Money Order Commission, Postage Stamps, Post Office, Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin
  • W. GRAY, Secretary