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No. 112. Copy of a DESPATCH from Governor Sir G. P. Bowen, G.C.M.G., to the Right Hon. Earl of Kihbeuley. (No. 69.) Government House, Wellington, My Lord, — New Zealand, 11th August, 1871. Adverting to several previous reports on the gold fields of this Colony, I now have the honor to transmit the Official Return, published in the Government Gazette of the sth instant, of the "Quantity and Value of the Gold exported from " New Zealand up to the 30th June, 1871.'' 2. It will be seen that the total export of gold from this Colony up to the end of the last half-year amounts in value to very nearly twenty-three millions of pounds sterling; and that the annual production now exceeds two millions and a half of pounds sterling. During the half-year ending on the 30th June, 1871, the export was 355,060 ounces, valued at £1,352,698. I have, &c, The Right Hon. Earl of Kimberley. G. F. BOWEN.

Enclosure in No. 112. (Extract from the New Zealand Gazette, 5th August, 1871.) EETUEi of the Quantity and Value of Gold Exported from New Zealand, from 1st Apeil, 1867, to 30th June, 1871. DUBINO 3( THE Ql TH JUN [TAETEE E: •E, 1871. :ded Produce I d a EXPOKTED TKEVIOUS TO THE 31sx Mabch, 1871. Total E FKOM NEV TO ! 30th 18' IxrOKTED v Zealand THE of the d "js pq o Eh Tot. .LS. Juke, 711'obt or 'ft U 1 o H Expobt. Goib Fields IN THE Peovince op I -_ > - Tt 8 5 m E a a a cc 2 i s I i Auckland ... Auckland ... Oz. | 22,345 Oz. 42,514 Oz. Oz. Oz. 357 Oz. 65,216 £ 236,981 Oz. 383,042 £ 1,297,655 Oz. 448,258 £ 1,534,636 Pieton Jfelson Marlborough Ditto 270 582 582 270 2.32S 1,080 ) i 36,822 142,090 37,674 145,498 852 3,408 30 120 Wellington ... Nelson Wettport ... Greymouth... Wellington Nelson Ditto Ditto 613 880 1,020 14,374 11,120 2,519 14,374 11,5131 10,076 57,496 40,244 30 1 1,037,464 120 4,102,180 1,065,918 4,215,996 "ill 28,464 113,816 Grey mouth... liokitika Okarito Westland ... Ditto Ditto 603 8,062 22,756 1,890 8,665 22,756 1,890 31,660 91,024 7,560 £ 1,508,837 5,941,723 1,542,1. 6,074,967 Duncdin Otago 16,102 4,246 28 33,311 133,244 2,727,428 10,042,446 10,946,960 Invcrcargill... Ditto 26,691 47,067 188,268 29,386 116,246 I 2,803,881 Totals 50,963 43,970 75,330 4,246 3S5 174,900 675,717 5,723,009 22,242,460 5,897,000 22,918,177 Office of the Comm: Welliugton, 281 issione tli Jul srof I 7,18' Customs, 1. Wil: jam See] Secreta: '9 •j of Custi »ms.