Gold Export Statistics




3662
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 123

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY* for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND from 1st APRIL, 1857, to 30th SEPTEMBER, 1915.

PRODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1915. ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION TO THE 30TH JUNE, 1915. TOTAL ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1915.
County or Borough. District. Quantity. Value.
Oz. £
County of Thames .. 1,900 7,413
" Ohinemuri .. 35,670 151,524
" Coromandel 554 2,347
" Piako .. Auckland 292 1,287
Borough of Thames .. 584 2,183
" Waihi .. 68,774 275,150
Great Barrier Island .. .. ..
107,774 439,854
Wellington .. .. ..
County of Marlborough Marlborough .. 2,304 8,933
County of Collingwood .. ..
" Waimea .. Nelson .. ..
" Murchison .. .. ..
County of Buller .. 556 2,205
" Inangahua .. 52,974 207,530
" Grey .. 1,837 7,346
" Westland .. West Coast 4,584 18,683
Borough of Kumara .. .. ..
" Hokitika .. .. ..
" Ross .. .. ..
59,951 235,764
County of Selwyn .. Canterbury .. .. ..
County of Taieri .. 80 329
" Tuapeka .. 4,626 18,540
" Vincent .. 5,247 21,492
" Maniototo .. 1,768 7,026
" Waihemo .. 336 1,260
" Waitaki .. 85 351
" Lake .. 1,433 5,792
" Wallace .. 63 256
" Waikouaiti.. Otago 587 2,262
" Bruce .. 1 2
" Clutha .. 10 34
" Fiord .. 38 153
" Southland .. 4,666 19,096
" Stewart Island .. ..
18,990 76,593
Unknown .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. 189,179 761,800
  • Duty payable on gold exported, the produce of the North Island (except that produced by alluvial mining or dredge mining), 2s. 3d per oz.; duty payable on gold exported, the produce of the North Island (being produced by alluvial mining or dredge mining), 2s. per oz.; duty payable on gold exported, the produce of the South Island (except that produced by alluvial mining or dredge mining), 3d. per oz.; duty payable on gold exported, the produce of the South Island (being produced by alluvial mining or dredge mining), free; duty payable on gold exported, contained in jewellers’ and dentists’ sweepings, free. Vide sections 1 and 2 of the Gold Duty Amendment Act, 1908, section 16 of the Mining Amendment Act, 1910, section 2 of the Gold Duty Amendment Act, 1912, and section 34 of the Mining Amendment Act, 1914.

COMPARATIVE RETURN for the QUARTERS ended 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1915 and 1914

District of Quarter ended 30th September, 1915. Quarter ended 30th September, 1914.
Quantity. Value.
Oz. £
Auckland .. .. .. .. 107,774 439,854
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. ..
Marlborough .. .. .. .. 2,304 8,933
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. ..
West Coast .. .. .. .. 59,951 235,764
Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. ..
Otago .. .. .. .. 18,990 76,593
Unknown .. .. .. .. 160 656
Totals .. .. .. .. 189,179 761,800

W. B MONTGOMERY,
Comptroller of Customs.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 21st October, 1915.



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🏭 Return of the Quantity and Value of Gold Entered for Duty for Exportation from New Zealand (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
21 October 1915
Gold, Exports, Quarterly Report, Statistics, Trade, Districts
  • W. B Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs