New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 7

Page 209

✨ Gold Export Statistics



Feb. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 209

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE OF GOLD ENTERED for DUTY* for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND from 1st APRIL, 1857, to 31st DECEMBER, 1897.

PRODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 31st DEC., 1897. ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION TO THE 30TH SEPT., 1897. TOTAL ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE 31ST DEC., 1897.
County or Borough. District. Quantity Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
Oz. £ Oz. £ Oz. £
County of Coromandel .. 4,986 21,065
" Thames 505 2,131
" Ohinemuri .. Auckland 24,049 85,140
" Piako 572 2,415
Borough of Thames ..
30,112 110,751 2,107,858 7,948,643 2,137,970 8,059,394
Wellington .. .. .. 188 706 188 706
Marlborough .. .. .. 85,604 333,412 85,604 333,412
County of Collingwood .. Nelson .. 130 520 1,673,009 6,632,643 1,678,139 6,633,163
County of Buller
" Inangahua .. 2,412 9,649
" Grey .. West Coast 1,449 5,797
" Westland .. 3,693 14,772
Borough of Kumara .. 3,227 12,909
" Hokitika .. 34 135
97 388
10,912 43,650 4,288,778 17,054,955 4,299,690 17,098,605
Canterbury .. .. .. 24 96 24 96
County of Taieri ..
" Tuapeka .. 640 2,461
" Vincent .. 5,757 23,191
" Maniototo .. 6,746 27,033
" Waihemo .. 1,179 4,691
" Waitaki .. 111 453
" Lake .. Otago 366 1,457
" Wallace .. 1,224 5,016
" Waikouaiti .. 1,680 6,751
" Bruce .. 94 385
" Fiord .. 271 1,091
" Southland .. 1,642 6,576
892 3,590
20,602 82,695 5,348,213 21,164,079 5,368,815 21,246,774
Unknown .. .. .. 122 484 122 484
Totals .. .. 61,756 237,616 13,503,796 53,135,018 13,565,552 53,372,634

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY* for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND for the YEARS ended 31st DECEMBER, 1897 and 1896.

PRODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN THE DISTRICT OF DURING THE QUARTER ENDED— TOTALS FOR YEAR 1897. TOTALS FOR YEAR 1896.
31st March, 1897. 30th June, 1897. 30th September, 1897. 31st December, 1897. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
Oz. Oz. Oz. Oz. Oz. £ Oz. £
Auckland .. 26,392 23,571 25,402 30,112 105,477 392,337 92,346 350,355
Marlborough.. 351 436 23 .. 810 3,195 916 3,588
Nelson .. 1,134 .. 626 130 1,892 7,055 2,753 10,333
West Coast .. 17,903 12,746 17,256 10,912 58,817 235,430 79,317 317,161
Otago .. 23,841 23,293 16,913 20,602 84,649 342,187 88,362 359,991
Totals for 1897 69,621 60,046 60,222 61,756 251,645 980,204 .. ..
Totals for 1896 76,402 44,208 76,051 67,033 .. .. 263,694 1,041,428
  • Gold duty abolished in the South Island on the 31st March, 1891, by “The Gold Duty Abolition Act, 1890.”

Department of Trade and Customs, W. T. GLASGOW,
Wellington, 20th January, 1898. Secretary and Inspector.

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💰 Return of Quantity and Value of Gold Entered for Duty for Exportation from New Zealand (1857–1897)

💰 Finance & Revenue
20 January 1898
Gold exports, Duty, Statistics, Auckland, Nelson, West Coast, Otago, 1897
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector, Department of Trade and Customs

💰 Comparative Return of Gold Entered for Duty for Exportation (1897 vs 1896)

💰 Finance & Revenue
20 January 1898
Gold exports, Comparative statistics, Auckland, Marlborough, Nelson, West Coast, Otago, 1897, 1896
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector, Department of Trade and Customs