New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 47

Page 1145

✨ Gold Export Statistics

APRIL 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1145

RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY* for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND from 1st APRIL, 1857, to 31st MARCH, 1916.

PRODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN	DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1916.	ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1915.	TOTAL ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE 31ST MARCH, 1916.
County or Borough.	District.	Quantity.	Value.
		Oz.	£
County of Thames ..		1,525	6,129
" Ohinemuri ..		25,928	109,835
" Coromandel		508	2,156
" Piako ..	Auckland	123	522
Borough of Thames ..		..	..
" Waihi ..		39,417	167,250
" Paeroa ..		2,633	11,175
		70,134	297,067
Wellington ..		..	..
County of Marlborough	Marlborough ..	1,176	4,559
County of Collingwood
" Waimea ..	Nelson	310	1,241
" Takaka ..		4	16
" Murchison ..		4	16
		794	3,176
		1,112	4,449
County of Buller ..
" Inangahua ..		13,608	51,385
" Grey ..		592	2,314
" Westland ..	West Coast	1,530	6,253
Borough of Kumara ..		..	..
" Hokitika ..		..	..
" Ross ..		..	..
		15,730	59,952
Canterbury ..		..	..
County of Taieri ..
" Tuapeka ..		102	420
" Vincent ..		4,731	19,248
" Maniototo ..		5,675	22,929
" Waihemo ..		1,139	4,667
" Waitaki ..		79	316
" Lake ..		257	1,043
" Wallace ..	Otago	769	3,098
" Waikouaiti..		129	538
" Bruce ..		..	..
" Clutha ..		416	1,662
" Fiord ..		3	8
" Southland ..		4	16
" Stewart Island		6,631	26,894
		..	..
		19,935	80,839
Unknown ..	..	..	..
Totals ..	..	108,135	447,056

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 31st MARCH, 1916 and 1915.