Otago Provincial Gazette – 1867 – No. 509

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✨ Gold Export Statistics

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RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD Exported from NEW ZEALAND, from 1st APRIL, 1857, to the 30th SEPTEMBER, 1867.

DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1867.

PORT OF EXPORT.	PRODUCE OF THE GOLD FIELDS IN THE PROVINCE OF	To Great Britain.	To New South Wales.	To Victoria.	To other Places.	TOTALS.	EXPORTED PREVIOUS TO THE 30TH JUNE, 1867.	TOTAL EXPORTED FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE 30TH SEPT., 1867.
		Oz.	Oz.	Oz.	Oz.	Quantities.	Oz.	Oz.
						Value.	£	£
Auckland ...	Auckland ...		746			746	22,232	22,978
						£3,917	63,610	67,527
Havelock	Marlborough...		26			26
Picton ...	"		257			257
						283	83,464	83,747
						1,132	12,658	129,790
Nelson ...	Nelson	22	1,847			1,869
Westport ...	"		11,293	18,809		30,102	399,365	457,792
Brighton ...	"		9,682	7,683		17,365
Greymouth ...	"	6,751	8,072	4,268		19,091
						68,427
						273,708	1,508,890	1,782,598
Greymouth ...	Canterbury	6,764	3,658	1,974		11,796
Hokitika ...	"	5,706	18,407	32,921		57,034	793,733	864,933
Okarita ...	"			2,370		2,370
						71,200
						284,800	3,081,232	3,366,032
Dunedin ...	Otago	33		32,740	5	32,778	2,138,816	2,171,596
						131,112	8,287,922	8,419,034
Invercargill ...	Southland		565	2,162		2,727	10,416	13,143
						10,908	40,364	51,272
Totals ...		19,276	54,553	102,327	5	176,161	3,508,028	3,564,189
						705,577	13,110,676	13,816,253

*Error in return received from Auckland last quarter: 710 ozs., shown as the value of £569. The correct value was £2,136; difference, £1,567, now included in this return.

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 23rd October, 1867.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.

RETURN showing the total quantities of GOLD and of all other Metals and Minerals the produce of NEW ZEALAND, which have been EXPORTED in each Year, from 1853 to 1866 inclusive.

	1853.	1854.	1855.	1856.	1857.	1858.	1859.	1860.	1861.	1862.	1863.	1864.	1865.	1866.	Totals 1853 to 1866 inclusive.
Chrome Ore, ... tons						3.3.2	8	116	52	3483	595	768			281 T. C. Q. 5806 3 2
Coals, ... "						28.0.0		1							261 290 0 0
Copper Ore ... "	170	300	130.10	510.4	369.9	351.5 0	245	137	110	51					2374 8 0 oz.
Gold Dust ... ozs.					10886	13534	7336	4538	194234	410862	628450	480171	574574	736376	3059461 T. C. Q.
Iron Sand ... tons	0.3.0					6.10.0				50		105			161 13 0
Plumbago ... "					5.8							1.12			7 0 0

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 14th October, 1867.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.

Printed under the Authority of the Provincial Government of Otago, by MILLS, DICK & CO., of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand,
Printers to the said Provincial Government for the time being.

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🏭 Return of the Quantity and Value of Gold Exported from New Zealand

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated23 October 1867
KeywordsGold Export, Trade Statistics, Customs, New Zealand Ports, Gold Fields
👩‍💼 Officials

WILLIAM SEED, Secretary and Inspector

🏭 Return of Total Quantities of Gold and Other Metals and Minerals Exported from New Zealand

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated14 October 1867
KeywordsGold Export, Metals, Minerals, Trade Statistics, Annual Exports
👩‍💼 Officials

WILLIAM SEED, Secretary and Inspector

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