New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 4

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✨ Gold Exportation Statistics

Jan. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 233

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY* for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND from 1st APRIL, 1857, to 31st DECEMBER, 1912.

PRODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN		DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1912.		ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION TO THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1912.		TOTAL ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1912.
County or Borough.	District.	Quantity.	Value.	Quantity.	Value.	Quantity.	Value.
		Oz.	£	Oz.	£	Oz.	£
County of Thames ..		3,030	11,841
" Ohinemuri ..		26,823	102,281
" Coromandel		1,307	5,486
" Piako ..	Auckland	..	..
Borough of Thames ..		413	1,734
" Waihi ..		..	..
Great Barrier Island ..		..	..
		31,573	121,342	5,574,631	21,248,269	5,606,204	21,369,611
Wellington ..		..	..	188	706	188	706
County of Marlborough	Marlborough ..	351	1,291	90,600	352,954	90,951	354,245
County of Collingwood
" Waimea ..	Nelson	327	1,308
" Takaka ..		..	..
" Murchison ..		12	48
		339	1,356	1,729,401	6,856,417	1,729,740	6,857,773
County of Buller ..		1,145	4,600
" Inangahua ..		8,235	32,381
" Grey ..		2,504	10,035
" Westland ..	West Coast	2,562	10,341
Borough of Kumara ..		..	..
" Hokitika ..		..	..
" Ross ..		583	2,333
		15,029	59,690	5,743,486	22,832,703	5,758,515	22,892,393
Canterbury ..		..	..	99	387	99	387
County of Taieri ..		151	605
" Tuapeka ..		1,319	5,306
" Vincent ..		5,164	20,628
" Maniototo ..		702	2,818
" Waihemo ..		157	616
" Waitaki ..		130	518
" Lake ..		746	2,995
" Wallace ..	Otago	1,123	4,490
" Waikouaiti..		..	..
" Bruce ..		222	889
" Clutha ..		34	139
" Fiord ..		3	12
" Southland ..		6,608	26,667
" Stewart Island		..	..
		16,359	65,683	7,304,593	29,052,499	7,320,952	29,118,182
Unknown ..	..	129	486	1,373	5,245	1,502	5,731
Totals ..	..	63,780	249,848	20,444,371	80,349,180	20,508,151	80,599,028

Duty payable on gold exported, the produce of the North Island, 2s. 3d. per oz.; duty payable on gold exported, the produce of the South Island, 3d. per oz.; duty payable on gold exported, contained in jewellers' and dentists' sweepings, free. Vide sections 1 and 2 of the Gold Duty Act, 1908, section 16 of the Mining Amendment Act, 1910, and section 2 of the Gold Duty Amendment Act, 1912.

COMPARATIVE RETURN for the YEARS ended 31st DECEMBER, 1912, and 31st DECEMBER, 1911.

DISTRICT OF	DURING THE QUARTER ENDED				TOTALS FOR YEAR 1912.		TOTALS FOR YEAR 1911.
	31st March, 1912.	30th June, 1912.	30th September, 1912.	31st December, 1912.	Quantity.	Value.	Quantity.	Value.
	Oz.	Oz.	Oz.	Oz.	Oz.	£	Oz.	£
Auckland ..	50,824	52,693	44,773	31,573	179,863	693,949	263,791	1,049,204
Marlborough..	79	..	9	351	439	1,643	229	867
Nelson ..	699	1,727	469	339	3,234	12,911	2,149	8,586
West Coast ..	22,071	23,900	7,269	15,029	68,269	270,580	92,403	368,545
Otago ..	27,567	19,373	27,310	16,359	90,609	363,240	96,148	387,614
Unknown ..	135	213	272	129	749	2,792	506	1,966
Totals for 1912	101,375	97,906	80,102	63,780	343,163	1,345,115	..	..
Totals for 1911	117,598	105,049	125,531	107,048	..	..	455,226	1,816,782