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No. 3 COMPARATIVE RETURN of REVENUE derived from the GOLD FIELDS in the several PROVINCES of NEW ZEALAND, during the YEARS 1872 and 1873, showing INCREASE or DECREASE under each head of Revenue.

Auckland. MiBLBOBOUGHI. Nelson. Westland. Otago. Heads op Eetenue. 0 5 9 ft C3 o q H S3 o R PI I— I ft 1872. q ffjj (B A 03 i— i 3 5 1872. 3873. 1872. 1873. 1872. 1873. 1873. 1872. 1873. I I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Miners' Rights ... 4,775 2,751 2,024 111 47 64 4,918 3,110 I 1,808 3,203 2,925 I 278 6,377 4,911 1,466 Business Licenses 34 25 9 12 12 5,206 1,996 3,210 1,832 1,533 249 1,787 1,495 292 Water-races, Sluices, &c. 187 130 57 212 196 16 317 293 24 216 181 35 Gold Mining Leases, Rents, and Royalties ... 4,348 3,319 999 33 93 £8 2,080 3,110 1,030 454 221 233 8,039 9,218 1,119 Registration 117 97 20 15 6 9 1,031 633 333 174 196 22 438 383 100 Fees and Fines, Wardens' Courts ... 135 42 93 38 38 292 99 193 235 163 72 393 215 178 Survey Fees 45 45 745 156 589 51 7 •.. 44 Memorial Deposits of Companies ... 324 324 ... Depasturing Licenses and Assessments 29 20 9 3,113 2,062 1,051 Timber and other Licenses 138 159 21 5 5 Withdrawals of Leases 14 14 28 - 11 93 115 22 ... 10 12 2 I 14 34 20 Miscellaneous ... 306 406 100 4 3 1 176 142 34 55 371 i 18 97 294 197 Q-old Duty 11,205 10,977 228 257 127 130 10,035 9,958 77 12,596 I 110,252 2,344 19,709 18,245 ... 1,464 I Totals Net 3,701 I Net 207 Net 4,684 I Net 3,289 500 293 24,043 19,359 19,621 15,838 Net 3,783 40,344 37,055 21,657 17,956 C. T. Batkin. Eeceiver-G-eneral.