GOLD EXPORT.
The following is the return of the quantity and value of gold exported from New Zealand from April 1, 1857, to June 30,1870 : Ozs. Value. Otago - - 2,597,288 - .£10,121,886 Nelson - - 943,922 - 3,728,012 Westland - 1,406,047 - 5,530,563 Auckland - 266,831 • 877,538 Marlborough- 35,667 - 137,470 Southland - 28,234 - 111,638 Wellington - 30 120 For the half-year ended June 30, 1870 : Ozs. Value. Otago - - 75,227 - £300,992 Nelson- - 75,056 - 301,118 Westland - 74,252 - 297,083 Auckland - 53,342 - 191,446 Marlborough- 837 - 3,348 Southland • 1,356 - 5,226 Wellington - 30 120 For the half-year ended June 30, 1869 : Ozs. Value. Otago - - 71,940 - £287,760 Nelson - - 82,252 - 331,808 Westland - 87,575 - 350,300 Auckland - 71,154 - 224,135 Marlborough- 166 - 664 Southland - 1,088 - 4,352 The amounts included in the returns for the two six months of 1869 and 1870 show a decrease in the half-year ended June 30, 1870, over the corresponding period of 1869, of 34,8250z3., £99,656 ; The following table shows the increase and decrease in the various provinces:— Increase. Decrease. Ozs. Ozs. Otago - - 3,287 - Nelson - - - 7,896 Westland - - 13,323 Auckland - - 17,812 Marlborough- 671 - Southland 218 Wellington 30
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Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 701, 23 August 1870, Page 2
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169GOLD EXPORT. Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 701, 23 August 1870, Page 2
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