BULLION EXPORTS

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1766, 3 June 1913, Page 4

BULLION EXPORTS

DECREASE FOR CURRENT YEAR. Figures liavo been prepared showing th<s quantity and valuo of gold and pilveij exported from New Zealand during th<j months of Mny, 1912, and 1013, nnd ton the first fivo months of tlioso years. Th<3 gold totals for May, 1913, were as undcry tlio valuo being given in parentheses:-* Auckland, IG,LMIw„ (£O(l,9<M); Nelsonj 2SGOZ. (.£11U); Greymoulli, 14,0230zi (<£52,296); Dunedin, 11.59107,. (JSM,9O+)i In* verenrgill, 4G2oz. (,£1817); or a grand total; of 42,G0607.„ valued at ,£1G3,095. Tho. re* port during May, 1912, was;—W.GlSoz.j valued at ,£191,978. This leaves a deereasd for May, 1913, of 701207.„. valued' nli .£28,883. The export during the first fivo months of 1913 was 152,39407„, valued at' .£599,053, and (lie export during the first] fivo months nf 1912 was 150,5130z., valued at *E7;H,110, leaving a decrease for 1913 ot 34.11907,., valued at .£135,357. Tho export of silver during May, 1913*, wins 7S,100o:'„, valued at .&5243, and f h<£ oxport during May, 1912, 173,'1fi30T., vol-* nod at .£18,033. This leaves a decrrosw for May, 1913, of 95,3510z., valued ■ ab .£9790. Tho export during the first month* of 1913 was 43G,2770r„, valued ab. .C 45.595. The export during tho first fivff months of 1912 was 530,7730z„ valued ni1.£54.354, .£54.354, leaving a decrease for 1913 00 91,49G07.., valued at JIS7SG.