Gold Exportation Statistics




2580
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 89

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

PRODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1915. ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION TO THE 31ST MARCH, 1915. TOTAL ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE 30TH JUNE, 1915.
County or Borough. District. Quantity. Value.
Oz. £
County of Thames .. 4,849 20,843
Ohinemuri .. 71 268
Coromandel 361 1,506
Piako .. .. ..
Borough of Thames .. Auckland 784 3,269
Waihi .. 528 1,857
Great Barrier Island .. .. ..
6,593 27,243
Wellington .. .. ..
County of Marlborough Marlborough .. 2 7
County of Collingwood
Waimea .. 258 1,032
Murchison .. .. ..
Nelson 46 184
304 1,216
County of Buller .. .. ..
Inangahua .. 4,080 16,300
Grey .. 2,377 9,800
Westland .. 804 3,216
Borough of Kumara .. West Coast 449 1,796
Hokitika .. .. ..
Ross .. 377 1,508
8,087 32,620
County of Selwyn .. Canterbury .. 11 43
County of Taieri ..
Tuapeka .. 196 799
Vincent .. 4,615 18,830
Maniototo .. 4,622 18,649
Waihemo .. 412 1,696
Waitaki .. 62 233
Lake .. 339 1,376
Wallace .. 1,057 4,270
Waikouaiti.. 1,041 4,171
Bruce .. .. ..
Clutha .. 455 1,820
Fiord .. .. ..
Southland .. .. ..
Stewart Island 5,428 22,101
18,227 73,945
Unknown .. .. ..
Totals .. .. 33,916 137,249
  • 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 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 HALF-YEARS ended 30TH JUNE, 1915 and 1914.

District of Half-year ended 30th June, 1915. Half-year ended 30th June, 1914.
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
Oz. £ Oz. £
Auckland .. 7,635 30,811 89,456 351,894
Wellington .. .. .. .. ..
Marlborough .. 58 237 918 3,565
Nelson .. 497 2,010 895 3,581
West Coast .. 20,476 82,651 49,823 194,545
Canterbury .. 11 43 .. ..
Otago .. 30,548 123,423 36,010 144,546
Unknown .. 750 2,408 149 585
Totals .. 59,975 241,583 177,251 698,716

W. B. MONTGOMERY,
Comptroller of Customs.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 16th July, 1915.



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💰 Return of Gold Entered for Duty and Exportation

💰 Finance & Revenue
16 July 1915
Gold, Exportation, Duty, Statistics, Customs
  • W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs