New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 59

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✨ Gold Export Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 59

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY* for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND, from
1st APRIL, 1857, to 30th JUNE, 1892.

PRODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN	DURING THE	ENTERED FOR	TOTAL ENTERED FOR
County or Borough.	District.	QUARTER ENDED 30TH	EXPORTATION TO THE
		JUNE, 1892.	31ST MARCH, 1892.
		Quantity.	Value.
County of Coromandel		654	2,614
	Thames	2,956	11,826
	Ohinemuri	2,114	8,524
	Piako	114	456
Borough of Thames	Auckland	1,191	4,764
		7,029	28,184
County of Hutt	Wellington
County of Marlborough	Marlborough	1,342	5,238
County of Collingwood	Nelson	567	2,104
County of Buller		4,193	16,864
	Inangahua	6,872	27,453
	Grey	5,611	22,401
	Westland	9,426	37,666
Borough of Kumara	West Coast	328	1,311
	Hokitika	297	1,189
	Ross	888	3,851
		27,565	110,235
Canterbury
County of Taieri		250	931
	Tuapeka	4,414	17,778
	Vincent	4,859	19,848
	Maniototo	3,227	12,895
	Waihemo	565	2,220
	Waikouaiti	224	821
	Waitaki	403	1,652
	Lake	4,535	17,926
	Wallace	1,200	4,867
	Fiord	54	216
	Southland	1,081	4,293
		20,812	82,942
	Unknown	20	80
Totals		57,335	228,788

Gold duty abolished in the South Island on the 31st March, 1891, by "The Gold Duty Abolition Act, 1890."

Department of Trade and Customs,

Wellington, 19th July, 1892.

W. T. GLASGOW,

Secretary and Inspector.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY* for EXPORTATION from NEW
ZEALAND for the HALF-YEARS ended 30th June, 1892, and 30th June, 1891.

District of	Half-year ended 30th June, 1892.	Half-year ended 30th June, 1891.
	Quantity.	Value.
Auckland	18,753	75,210
Marlborough	2,713	10,688
Nelson	1,503	5,720
West Coast	56,547	226,143
Otago	39,133	156,890
Unknown	52	206
Totals	118,701	474,857

Gold duty abolished in the South Island on the 31st March, 1891, by "The Gold Duty Abolition Act, 1890."

Department of Trade and Customs,

Wellington, 19th July, 1892.

W. T. GLASGOW,

Secretary and Inspector.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1892, No 59

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💰 Return of Gold Exported

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated19 July 1892
KeywordsGold, Export, Statistics, Duty, Counties, Boroughs, 1892
👩‍💼 Officials

W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector

💰 Comparative Return of Gold Exported

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated19 July 1892
KeywordsGold, Export, Statistics, Duty, Districts, Half-year, 1892, 1891
👩‍💼 Officials

W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector

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