New Zealand Gazette – 1889 – No. 5

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✨ Gold Export Statistics

JAN. 31.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND, from
1st APRIL, 1857, to 31ST DECEMBER, 1888.

ENTERED FOR DUTY AT	PRODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN	DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1888.	ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION TO THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1888.	TOTAL ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1888.
		Quantity.	Value.	Quantity. \| Value. \| Quantity. \| Value.
Auckland	Auckland	Oz. 9,839	£ 39,341	Oz. 1,569,118 \| £ 5,844,181 \| Oz. 1,578,957 \| £ 5,883,522
Wellington	Wellington	..	..	188 \| 706 \| 188 \| 706
Picton	Marlborough	27	98	\| \| \|
Nelson		54	196	\| \| \|
		81	294	55,592 \| 214,340 \| 55,673 \| 214,634
Nelson	Nelson	1,194	4,433	1,646,747 \| 6,533,646 \| 1,647,941 \| 6,538,079
Nelson		202	766	\| \| \|
Westport	West Coast	1,003	3,983	\| \| \|
Greymouth		14,911	59,644	\| \| \|
Hokitika		6,668	26,673	\| \| \|
		22,784	91,066	3,460,100 \| 13,740,921 \| 3,482,884 \| 13,831,987
Christchurch	Various	..	..	24 \| 96 \| 24 \| 96
Dunedin	Canterbury	..	..	24 \| 96 \| 24 \| 96
Invercargill	Otago	1,898	7,592	\| \| \|
Dunedin		9,272	37,051	\| \| \|
		11,170	44,643	4,644,956 \| 18,329,879 \| 4,656,126 \| 18,374,522
Totals	..	..	45,068	179,777 \| 11,376,749 \| 44,663,865 \| 11,421,817 \| 44,843,642

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 28th January, 1889.

H. S. MCKELLAR,
Secretary and Inspector.

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND for the
YEARS ended 31st DECEMBER, 1887 and 1888.

PORTS.	DURING THE QUARTER ENDED—				TOTALS FOR YEAR 1888.	TOTALS FOR YEAR 1887.
	31st March, 1888.	30th June, 1888.	30th September, 1888.	31st December, 1888.	Quantity.	Value.	Quantity. \| Value.
Auckland	Oz. 10,953	Oz. 7,167	Oz. 7,327	Oz. 9,839	Oz. 35,286	£ 139,808	Oz. 30,697 \| £ 121,564
Wellington	..	..	..	27	27	98	.. \| 12
Picton	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| ..
Blenheim	..	..	612	..	612	2,232	944 \| 3,400
Nelson	1,125	698	1,327	1,450	4,600	17,476	3,647 \| 13,711
Westport	2,699	2,659	2,034	1,003	8,395	33,553	9,547 \| 38,187
Greymouth	18,510	11,456	18,185	14,911	63,062	252,244	55,036 \| 220,503
Hokitika	4,685	7,402	8,345	6,668	27,100	108,396	33,325 \| 133,299
Dunedin	13,777	19,298	15,212	9,272	57,559	229,003	62,739 \| 249,531
Invercargill	959	848	849	1,898	4,554	18,160	7,516 \| 29,233
Riverton	..	..	..	..	..	..	415 \| 1,660
Christchurch	..	24	..	..	24	96	.. \| ..
Totals for 1888	52,708	49,552	53,891	45,068	201,219	801,066	.. \| ..
Totals for 1887	64,616	40,889	53,471	44,893	203,869	811,100	\|

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 28th January, 1889.

H. S. McKELLAR,
Secretary and Inspector.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1889, No 5

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

💰 Return of Gold Exported from 1st April 1857 to 31st December 1888

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated28 January 1889
KeywordsGold export statistics, Duty returns, Quantity, Value, Ports, 1857 to 1888
👩‍💼 Officials

H. S. McKellar, Secretary and Inspector

💰 Comparison of Quarterly Gold Exports for Years Ended 31st December 1887 and 1888

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated28 January 1889
KeywordsGold export statistics, Quarterly comparison, 1887, 1888, Quantity, Value
👩‍💼 Officials

H. S. McKellar, Secretary and Inspector

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