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No. 7. COMPARATIVE Return of the Quantity and Value of Gold Entered for Duty for Exportation from New Zealand for the Quarters ended 31st March, 1880, and 31st March, 1879.

No. 8. STATEMENT showing the Price of Gold per Ounce, Price charged per Ton for crushing Quartz or Cement, and Prices charged for Water per Sluice-head per Week, during the Year ending 31st March, 1880.

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Quarter ended 31st March, 1830. Quarter ended 31st March, 1879. District of Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. .uckland tarlborough felson rest Coast 'tago ... Oz. 11,787 215 1,096 33,615 32,589 £ 47,403 850 4,129 134,426 131,400 Oz. 9,567 560 1,193 41,764 21,616 £ 38,108 2,240 4,518 167,035 85,592 Totals 79,302 318,208 74,700 297,493 297,493 Customs Department, Wellington, 12th A; William Seed, :ary and Inspector of Customs. iril, 1880. Secre

Mining District, Price of Gold per Ounce. Price charged per Ton for crushing Quartz or Cement. Price charged for I Water per Sluice- j liead per Week. Remark.. Auckland— [ £ s. d. 2 10 0 to 3 16 2 5 0 to 3 3 0 £ s. d. 0 8 0 to 0 14 0 0 6 0 to 0 10 0 £ s. d. North Hauraki South Hauraki i 0 7 6 40 in. Maexboeough— Pelorus Wairau i 3 18 6 10 0 20 in. x 2 in. Nelson— Charleston 3 17 0 { 0 10 0 to 0 15 0 2 5 0 40 in. {as 3 16 0 3 17 3 ) Cobden and Notown ... West Wanganui Ahaura Collingwood ... Lyell 3 16 0 3 13 6 3 16 0 3 13 0 3 16 0 3 17 0 3 15 0 5 0 0 1 "6 0 | 40 in. 40 in. Westland— Hokitika and Kanieri ... Waimea Totara Greymouth ... Clifton (Dunganville) ... Arnold Greenstone ... 3 16 0 3 16 0 3 16 0 3 16 0 3 16 0 3 16 0 3 16 0 3 0 0 1 10 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 to 6 0 0 J 40 in. 40 in. 40 in. 20 in. x 2 in. 40 in. 20 in. x 2 in. 40 in. Kumara 3 16 0 40 in. New River Maori Gully ... Okarito 3 15 6 Otaoo — Hindon 3 15 6 10 0 to 6 0 0 6 6 0 Tuapeka 3 15 6 Dunstan 3 15 6 10 0 40 in. longwood Orepuki Waikaia Arrow (Wakatipu Gold Field) ... Mount Ida ... ... ... : . 3 16 6 0 17 6 6 in. 3 15 6 3 15 6 3 15 0 0 12 6 10 0 i 6 o 10 0 40 in. 16 in. x 1 in. l