New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 8

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✨ Gold Export Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 8

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

PRODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN		DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1916.		ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION TO THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1916.		TOTAL ENTERED FOR EXPORTATION FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1916.
County or Borough.	District.	Quantity.	Value.	Quantity.	Value.	Quantity.	Value.
		Oz.	£	Oz.	£	Oz.	£
County of Thames ..

Ohinemuri ..
Coromandel
Piako ..
Borough of Thames ..
Waihi ..
Great Barrier Island .. | Auckland | 482
416
..
..
16,454
.. | 1,751
1,393
..
..
69,726
.. | 6,325,660 | 24,244,069 | 6,343,012 | 24,316,939 |
| | | 17,352 | 72,870 | | | | |
| | Wellington .. | .. | .. | 188 | 706 | 188 | 706 |
| County of Marlborough | Marlborough .. | .. | .. | 99,301 | 386,676 | 99,301 | 386,676 |
| County of Collingwood
Waimea ..
Takaka ..
Murchison .. | Nelson | ..
..
..
.. | ..
..
..
.. | 1,783,968 | 6,874,704 | 1,783,968 | 6,874,704 |
| | | .. | .. | | | | |
| County of Buller ..
Inangahua ..
Grey ..
Westland ..
Borough of Kumara ..
Hokitika ..
Ross .. | West Coast | 11,681
..
..
..
..
.. | 44,552
..
..
..
..
.. | 6,076,366 | 24,130,825 | 6,088,047 | 24,175,377 |
| | | 11,681 | 44,552 | | | | |
| County of Selwyn .. | Canterbury .. | .. | .. | 116 | 458 | 116 | 458 |
| County of Taieri ..
Tuapeka ..
Vincent ..
Maniototo ..
Waihemo ..
Waitaki ..
Lake ..
Wallace ..
Waikouaiti..
Bruce ..
Clutha ..
Fiord ..
Southland ..
Stewart Island | Otago | ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. | ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. | 7,559,266 | 30,078,588 | 7,559,266 | 30,078,588 |
| Unknown .. | .. | 84 | 336 | 3,729 | 13,891 | 3,813 | 14,227 |
| Totals .. | .. | 29,117 | 117,758 | 21,798,594 | 85,729,917 | 21,827,711 | 85,847,675 |

Duty payable on gold exported, the produce of the North Island (except that produced by alluvial mining or dredge mining), 2s. 6d. 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), 6d. 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, 1906, section 16 of the Mining Amendment Act, 1910, section 2 of the Gold Duty Amendment Act, 1912, section 34 of the Mining Amendment Act, 1914, and section 4 of the Mining Amendment Act, 1915.

COMPARATIVE RETURN for the YEARS ended 31st DECEMBER, 1916, and 31st DECEMBER, 1915.

PRODUCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS IN THE DISTRICT OF	DURING THE QUARTER ENDED				TOTALS FOR YEAR 1916.		TOTALS FOR YEAR 1915.
	31st March, 1916.	30th June, 1916.	30th September, 1916.	31st December, 1916.	Quantity.	Value.	Quantity.	Value.
	Oz.	Oz.	Oz.	Oz.	Oz.	£	Oz.	£
Auckland ..	70,134	38,580	62,519	17,352	188,585	798,967	214,772	863,556
Marlborough..	1,176	..	1,143	..	2,319	9,012	3,568	13,864
Nelson ..	1,112	..	1,062	..	2,174	8,698	497	2,010
West Coast ..	15,730	15,476	22,305	11,681	65,192	248,997	121,082	479,965
Canterbury ..	..	..	4	..	4	19	13	52
Otago ..	19,935	4,334	9,801	..	34,070	137,447	81,828	331,494
Unknown ..	48	94	50	84	276	1,072	1,065	3,612
Totals for 1916	108,135	58,484	96,884	29,117	292,620	1,199,212	..	..
Totals for 1915	26,059	33,916	189,179	173,671	..	..	422,825	1,694,553