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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 7
RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY* for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND from 1st APRIL, 1857, to 31st DECEMBER, 1898.
| PRODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN | DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1898. | ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION TO THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1898. | TOTAL ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE 31st DECEMBER, 1898. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County or Borough. | District. | Quantity. | Value. | Quantity. | Value. | Quantity. | Value. |
| Oz. | £ | Oz. | £ | Oz. | £ | ||
| County of Coromandel | 3,581 | 15,110 | |||||
| " Thames .. | Auckland | 2,716 | 11,440 | ||||
| " Ohinemuri .. | 36,459 | 133,549 | |||||
| " Piako .. | 4 | 16 | |||||
| Borough of Thames .. | 1,706 | 7,187 | |||||
| 44,466 | 167,302 | 2,235,887 | 8,419,878 | 2,280,353 | 8,587,180 | ||
| Wellington .. | .. | .. | 188 | 706 | 188 | 706 | |
| County of Marlborough | Marlborough .. | .. | .. | 86,385 | 336,415 | 86,385 | 336,415 |
| County of Collingwood | Nelson .. | .. | .. | 1,674,859 | 6,640,045 | 1,674,859 | 6,640,045 |
| County of Buller .. | 4,831 | 19,326 | |||||
| " Inangahua .. | West Coast | 6,213 | 24,850 | ||||
| " Grey .. | 6,001 | 24,002 | |||||
| " Westland .. | 5,756 | 23,022 | |||||
| Borough of Kumara .. | 118 | 471 | |||||
| " Hokitika .. | 53 | 212 | |||||
| " Ross .. | 965 | 3,860 | |||||
| 23,937 | 95,743 | 4,855,701 | 17,322,651 | 4,879,638 | 17,418,394 | ||
| Canterbury .. | .. | .. | 24 | 96 | 24 | 96 | |
| County of Taieri .. | 1,105 | 4,284 | |||||
| " Tuapeka .. | Otago | 2,128 | 8,501 | ||||
| " Vincent .. | 1,687 | 6,629 | |||||
| " Maniototo .. | 824 | 3,272 | |||||
| " Waitaki .. | 556 | 2,215 | |||||
| " Lake .. | 29 | 116 | |||||
| " Wallace .. | 1,319 | 5,276 | |||||
| " Bruce .. | 294 | 1,176 | |||||
| " Fiord .. | 512 | 2,048 | |||||
| " Southland .. | 630 | 2,520 | |||||
| " Stewart I. .. | 15 | 60 | |||||
| 9,099 | 36,097 | 5,415,059 | 21,433,908 | 5,424,158 | 21,470,005 | ||
| Unknown .. | .. | .. | .. | 122 | 484 | 122 | 484 |
| Totals .. | .. | 77,502 | 299,142 | 13,768,225 | 54,154,183 | 13,845,727 | 54,453,325 |
COMPARATIVE RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY* for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND for the YEARS ended 31st DECEMBER, 1898 and 1897.
| PRODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN THE DISTRICT OF | DURING THE QUARTER ENDED— | TOTALS FOR YEAR 1898. | TOTALS FOR YEAR 1897. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st March, 1898. | 30th June, 1898. | 30th September, 1898. | 31st December, 1898. | Quantity. | Value. | Quantity. | Value. | |
| Oz. | Oz. | Oz. | Oz. | Oz. | £ | Oz. | £ | |
| Auckland .. | 29,405 | 29,157 | 39,355 | 44,466 | 142,363 | 527,786 | 105,477 | 392,337 |
| Marlborough.. | 160 | 18 | 603 | .. | 781 | 3,003 | 810 | 3,195 |
| Nelson .. | .. | 1,462 | 258 | .. | 1,720 | 6,882 | 1,892 | 7,055 |
| West Coast .. | 25,207 | 16,107 | 14,697 | 23,937 | 79,948 | 819,789 | 58,817 | 295,430 |
| Otago .. | 14,696 | 19,819 | 11,729 | 9,099 | 55,343 | 223,231 | 84,649 | 342,187 |
| Totals for 1898 | 69,468 | 66,563 | 66,642 | 77,502 | 280,175 | 1,080,691 | .. | .. |
| Totals for 1897 | 69,621 | 60,046 | 60,222 | 61,756 | .. | .. | 251,645 | 980,204 |
- 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, 25th January, 1899.
W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.
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Gold exports, Customs duty, Statistics, Auckland, Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, West Coast, Otago, Yearly comparison 1897–1898
- W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector, Department of Trade and Customs