Nov. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2763

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

PRODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN
| County or Borough. | District. | Quantity. | Value. | Quantity. | Value. | Quantity. | Value. |
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |
| County of Thames .. | | Oz. | £ | Oz. | £ | Oz. | £ |
| " Ohinemuri .. | | 2,482 | 9,932 | | | | |
| " Coromandel | | 9,738 | 34,768 | | | | |
| " Piako .. | Auckland | 3 | 12 | | | | |
| Borough of Thames .. | | .. | .. | | | | |
| " Te Aroha .. | | 577 | 2,303 | | | | |
| " Waihi .. | | .. | .. | | | | |
| Great Barrier Island .. | | 48,595 | 169,344 | | | | |
| | | 147 | 507 | | | | |
| | | 61,542 | 216,866 | 3,354,189 | 12,468,205 | 3,415,731 | 12,685,071 |
| | Wellington .. | .. | .. | 188 | 706 | 188 | 706 |
| County of Marlborough | Marlborough .. | 166 | 662 | 88,933 | 346,552 | 89,099 | 347,214 |
| County of Collingwood | | | | | | | |
| " Waimea .. | Nelson | 1,377 | 5,481 | | | | |
| | | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | 1,378 | 5,484 | 1,702,550 | 6,749,424 | 1,703,928 | 6,754,908 |
| County of Buller .. | | | | | | | |
| " Inangahua .. | | 3,307 | 13,272 | | | | |
| " Grey .. | | 13,706 | 54,789 | | | | |
| " Westland .. | West Coast | 6,777 | 27,107 | | | | |
| Borough of Kumara .. | | 3,198 | 12,793 | | | | |
| " Hokitika .. | | .. | .. | | | | |
| " Ross .. | | 23 | 93 | | | | |
| | | 613 | 2,454 | | | | |
| | | 27,624 | 110,508 | 4,969,565 | 19,779,186 | 4,997,189 | 19,889,694 |
| | Canterbury .. | .. | .. | 99 | 387 | 99 | 387 |
| County of Taieri .. | | | | | | | |
| " Tuapeka .. | | 614 | 2,475 | | | | |
| " Vincent .. | | 11,564 | 46,775 | | | | |
| " Maniototo .. | | 16,086 | 64,930 | | | | |
| " Waihemo .. | | 1,910 | 7,641 | | | | |
| " Waitaki .. | | 365 | 1,478 | | | | |
| " Lake .. | | 548 | 2,193 | | | | |
| " Wallace .. | Otago .. | 1,263 | 5,069 | | | | |
| " Waikouaiti .. | | 1,456 | 5,885 | | | | |
| " Bruce .. | | .. | .. | | | | |
| " Clutha .. | | 296 | 1,184 | | | | |
| " Fiord .. | | .. | .. | | | | |
| " Southland .. | | 257 | 1,028 | | | | |
| " Stewart Isl'd | | 11,976 | 48,240 | | | | |
| | | .. | .. | | | | |
| | | 46,335 | 186,898 | 6,257,395 | 24,827,948 | 6,303,730 | 25,014,846 |
| Unknown .. .. | .. | .. | .. | 207 | 824 | 207 | 824 |
| Totals .. | .. | 137,045 | 520,418 | 16,373,126 | 64,173,232 | 16,510,171 | 64,693,650 |

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

COMPARATIVE RETURN for the QUARTERS ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1904, and 30th SEPTEMBER, 1903.

District of
| Quarter ended 30th September, 1904. | Quarter ended 30th September, 1903. |
|--- |--- |
| Quantity. | Value. | Quantity. | Value. |
| Oz. | £ | Oz. | £ |
| Auckland .. .. .. .. | 61,542 | 216,866 | 58,427 | 209,680 |
| Marlborough .. .. .. .. | 166 | 662 | 972 | 3,845 |
| Nelson .. .. .. .. | 1,378 | 5,484 | 1,806 | 7,186 |
| West Coast .. .. .. .. | 27,624 | 110,508 | 40,233 | 161,030 |
| Otago .. .. .. .. | 46,335 | 186,898 | 42,554 | 170,713 |
| Totals .. .. .. .. | 137,045 | 520,418 | 143,992 | 552,454 |

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 31st October, 1904.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.