New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 68

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✨ Gold Export Statistics



Aug. 18. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1997

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY* for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND from 1st APRIL, 1857, to 30th JUNE, 1904.

PRODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1904. ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION TO THE 31ST MARCH, 1904. TOTAL ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE 30TH JUNE, 1904.
County or Borough. District. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
Oz. £ Oz. £ Oz. £
County of Thames .. 1,084 4,350
" Ohinemuri .. 17,109 60,013
" Coromandel 2,874 12,109
" Piako .. Auckland 176 736
Borough of Thames .. 962 4,054
" Te Aroha .. 3 10
" Waihi .. 43,235 154,299
Great Barrier Island .. 63 220
65,456 235,791 3,288,733 12,232,414 3,354,189 12,468,205
Wellington .. .. .. 188 706 188 706
County of Marlborough Marlborough .. .. .. 88,933 346,552 88,933 346,552
County of Collingwood
" Waimea .. Nelson 1,305 5,221
7 28
1,312 5,249 1,701,238 6,744,175 1,702,550 6,749,424
County of Buller ..
" Inangahua .. 1,862 7,430
" Grey .. 18,079 72,314
" Westland .. West Coast 9,967 39,866
3,713 14,852
Borough of Kumara .. .. ..
" Hokitika .. 14 58
" Ross .. 449 1,798
34,084 136,318 4,935,481 19,642,868 4,969,565 19,779,186
Canterbury .. .. .. 99 387 99 387
County of Taieri ..
" Tuapeka .. 306 1,234
" Vincent .. 9,004 36,568
" Maniototo .. 17,536 70,830
" Waihemo .. 566 2,312
" Waitaki .. 512 2,073
" Lake .. 445 1,790
" Wallace .. Otago .. 2,337 9,456
" Waikouaiti 2,696 10,862
" Bruce .. .. ..
" Clutha .. 500 2,010
" Fiord .. 10 40
" Southland .. .. ..
" Stewart Isl’d 7,458 30,438
.. ..
41,370 167,613 6,216,025 24,660,335 6,257,395 24,827,948
Unknown .. .. .. .. 207 824 207 824
Totals .. .. 142,222 544,971 16,230,904 63,628,261 16,373,126 64,173,232

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

COMPARATIVE RETURN for the HALF-YEARS ended 30th JUNE, 1904, and 30th JUNE, 1903.

District of Half-year ended 30th June, 1904. Half-year ended 30th June, 1903.
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
Oz. £ Oz. £
Auckland .. .. .. 112,493 401,028 114,662 406,204
Marlborough .. .. .. 307 1,228 .. ..
Nelson .. .. .. 2,433 9,706 4,777 19,011
West Coast .. .. .. 68,650 274,542 54,348 217,404
Otago .. .. .. 83,422 337,581 83,411 335,202
Totals .. .. .. 267,305 1,024,085 257,198 977,821

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 26th July, 1904.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Return of Gold Entered for Duty for Exportation from New Zealand

💰 Finance & Revenue
26 July 1904
Gold, Export, Duty, Statistics, Goldfields, Auckland, Nelson, West Coast, Otago, Marlborough
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector