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No. 1. STATEMENT showing the REVENUE of the GOLD FIELDS collected in the several Districts, and the GOLD DUTY of the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND, for the period from 1st JANUARY to 31st DECEMBER, 1873. PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND.

Miners' Eights. Business Licenses. WaterRaces, Sluices, &c. Gold Mining Leases, Rents, and Royalties. Registration. Fees and Pines, ' Wardens' Courts. Survey Pees. Memorial Deposits of Companies. Depasturing Licenses and Assessments. Timber and other Licenses. Withdrawals of Leases. Miscellaneous. Net Amount Gold Fields Revenue. Total Received, including Publicans' Licenses. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. (155 3 0 ( 12 0 0* 4 4 0 £ s. d. ) £ s. a. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Sjiobtland ... 2,371 0 0 99 10 0 2,195 18 11 79 2 0 33 8 0 20 2 6 273 6 0 5,227 10 5 5,239 10 5 COBOMANDEL ... 380 5 0 25 0 0 31 0 0 1,152 17 8 18 4 6 8 14 0 ... 132 5 0 1,752 10 2 1,752 10 2 ... 2,751 5 0 3,348 16 7 ... 20 2 6 C159 7 0 { 12 0 0* } - 1 , 405 11 0 25 0 0 130 10 0 97 6 6 42 2 0 6,980 0 7 6,992 0 7 Gold Duty received in the Province during the Year, £10,976 15s. 9d. PE .OVINCE OF MARLI OROIXGH. Blenheim Havelock Waibau 47 0 0 ... 0 2 G 52 13 10 5 0 0 35 3 2 5 12 6 ... . ... 10 "o 0* 16 17 G 2 16 0 52 13 10 77 8 6 35 3 2 52 13 10 87 8 6 35 3 2 ... 47 0 0 i I 0 2 6 92 17 0 I 5 12 6 I ... ... 10 0 0* 16 17 6 2 16 0 165 5 6 175 5 6 Gold Duty received in the Province during the Year, £127 7s. fid. PROVINCE OF NELSON. collingwood... Westpobt Brighton and Chabieston COBDEN AlIAITKA Reefton Wangapeka ... 153 0 0 346 0 0 531 0 0 180 0 0 1,205 0 0 667 0 0 28 0 0 15 0 0 107 0 0 212 0 0 43 0 0 847 0 0 772 0 0 25 5 0 59 5 0 14 2 6 78 17 6 18 7 6 134 6 6 542 14 0 583 7 3 314 15 6 1,394 10 3 140 4 3 31 0 0 64 0 0 193 10 6 20 0 0 209 10 0 113 12 6 1 12 6 7 8 0 12 6 0 20 14 0 4 9 6 29 12 0 24 1 0 ■- ... 5 0 0 30 0 0 80 0 0 9 2 0 39 19 0 7 16 0 1 19 6 8 5 6 71 5 0 3 11 0 349 16 6 1,137 4 0 1,612 12 9 263 11 6 2,723 0 6 3,140 16 3 173 7 9 3,110 0 0 I I I 633 5 6 I 98 10 6 I 1,996 0 0 195 17 6 3,109 17 9 ... ... 115 0 0 141 18 0 9,400 9 3 9,400 9 3 Gold Duty received in the Province during the Year, £9,957 15s. 9d. Note, —The items marked thus * represent fees on Publicans' Licenses, and are excluded from last column but one, and included in the " Total" column.