✨ Gold Export Statistics
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 120
RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY* for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND from 1st APRIL, 1857, to 30th SEPTEMBER, 1916.
| PRODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN | DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1916. | ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION TO THE 30TH JUNE, 1916. | TOTAL ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1916. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County or Borough. | District. | Quantity. | Value. | Quantity. | Value. | Quantity. | Value. |
| Oz. | £ | Oz. | £ | Oz. | £ | ||
| County of Thames .. | 3,165 | 12,986 | |||||
| " Ohinemuri .. | 12,915 | 54,698 | |||||
| " Coromandel | 1,305 | 5,541 | |||||
| " Piako .. | Auckland | 8 | 28 | ||||
| Borough of Thames .. | 849 | 3,169 | |||||
| " Waihi .. | 44,277 | 187,202 | |||||
| Great Barrier Island .. | .. | .. | |||||
| 62,519 | 263,564 | 6,263,141 | 23,980,505 | 6,325,660 | 24,244,069 | ||
| Wellington .. | .. | .. | 188 | 706 | 188 | 706 | |
| County of Marlborough | Marlborough .. | 1,143 | 4,453 | 98,158 | 382,223 | 99,301 | 386,676 |
| County of Collingwood | |||||||
| " Waimea .. | Nelson | .. | .. | ||||
| " Takaka .. | .. | .. | |||||
| " Murchison .. | 1,062 | 4,249 | |||||
| 1,062 | 4,249 | 1,732,906 | 6,870,455 | 1,733,968 | 6,874,704 | ||
| County of Buller .. | 1,353 | 4,861 | |||||
| " Inangahua .. | 17,709 | 69,738 | |||||
| " Grey .. | 908 | 3,605 | |||||
| " Westland .. | West Coast | 2,335 | 9,567 | ||||
| Borough of Kumara .. | .. | .. | |||||
| " Hokitika .. | .. | .. | |||||
| " Ross .. | .. | .. | |||||
| 22,305 | 87,771 | 6,054,061 | 24,043,054 | 6,076,366 | 24,130,825 | ||
| County of Selwyn .. | Canterbury .. | 4 | 19 | 112 | 439 | 116 | 458 |
| County of Taieri .. | |||||||
| " Tuapeka .. | 100 | 410 | |||||
| " Vincent .. | 1,933 | 7,899 | |||||
| " Maniototo .. | 3,049 | 12,346 | |||||
| " Waihemo .. | 821 | 3,363 | |||||
| " Waitaki .. | 18 | 70 | |||||
| " Lake .. | 97 | 402 | |||||
| " Wallace .. | Otago | 264 | 1,053 | ||||
| " Waikouaiti.. | .. | .. | |||||
| " Bruce .. | .. | .. | |||||
| " Clutha .. | .. | .. | |||||
| " Fiord .. | .. | .. | |||||
| " Southland .. | 3,519 | 14,396 | |||||
| " Stewart Island | .. | .. | |||||
| 9,801 | 39,939 | 7,549,465 | 30,038,649 | 7,559,266 | 30,078,588 | ||
| Unknown .. | 50 | 173 | 3,679 | 13,718 | 3,729 | 13,891 | |
| Totals .. | 96,884 | 400,168 | 21,701,710 | 85,329,749 | 21,798,594 | 85,729,917 |
- 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 QUARTERS ended 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1916 and 1915.
| District of | Quarter ended 30th September, 1916. | Quarter ended 30th September, 1915. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity. | Value. | Quantity. | Value. | |
| Oz. | £ | Oz. | £ | |
| Auckland .. | 62,519 | 263,564 | 107,774 | 439,854 |
| Wellington .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Marlborough .. | 1,143 | 4,453 | 2,304 | 8,933 |
| Nelson .. | 1,062 | 4,249 | .. | .. |
| West Coast .. | 22,305 | 87,771 | 59,951 | 235,764 |
| Canterbury .. | 4 | 19 | .. | .. |
| Otago .. | 9,801 | 39,939 | 18,990 | 76,593 |
| Unknown .. | 50 | 173 | 160 | 656 |
| Totals .. | 96,884 | 400,168 | 189,179 | 761,800 |
W. B. MONTGOMERY,
Comptroller of Customs.
Customs Department,
Wellington, 17th October, 1916.
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🏭 Return of Gold Entered for Duty and Exportation
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry17 October 1916
Gold, Export, Duty, Statistics, Customs Department
- W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs