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No. 3 — continued. COMPARATIVE RETURN of Revenue derived from the Gold Fields in the several Districts of New Zealand during the Years 1879 and 1880, showing Increase or Decrease under each head of revenue.

James C. Gavin, Receiver-General.

No. 4. COMPARATIVE RETURN of the Total Amounts of Gold Fields Revenue (exclusive of Gold Duty) collected in the several Districts during the Years 1879 and 1880, and the Quarters ending 31st March, 1880 and 1881, showing the Increase or Decrease in respect of each District.

James 0. Gayih, Receiver-General, 6—H. 17.

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District. Miners' Rights. Business Licenses. Waterraces, Sluices, &c. Gold-Minnig Leases, Rents, and Royalties, Registration. Fees and Fines, Wardens' Courts. Miscellaneous. Gold Duty. Total. Marlboeoug h, — Year 1879 Year 1880 Increase Decrease Westland, —■ Year 1879 Year 1880 Increase Decrease £ 74 178 104 £ r 5 19 14 £ 4 5 1 £ 93 113 20 £ 9 6 £ 2 1 £ £ 88 155 67 £ 275 477 *202 "3 1 2,529 2,755 226 350 364 14 94 122 28 353 213 186 143 41 129 88 35 33 10,404 8,712 13,992 12,471 140 43 2 1,692 *i','521 Otago,— Year 1879 Year 1880 Increase Decrease 3,179 3,870 691 458 408 158 181 23 890 1,267 377 184 98 79 179 100 12 31 19 10,289 11,339 1,050 15,249 17,373 2,124 50 86 * Net.

Years 187 and 1880. Quarter from 1st Jai luary to 31i it March. District. 1879. 1880. Increase. Decrease. 1880. 1881. Increase. Decrease. Auckland. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1 30 £ Auckland Grahamstown Coromandel ... 1'e Aroha Dhinemuri Nelson. 2,224 647 2,636 741 1,080 335 41,2 94 1,080 377 154 1 407 105 368 142 368 100 49 "347 12 '"42 Collingwood .. Westport and Charleston i.haura ieefton 156 831 678 1,198 44 32 366 232 181 1,069 694 1,066 31 30 496 229 25 238 16 132 13 2 69 286 128 265 4 24 121 67 89 331 218 540 15 18 201 61 20 45 90 275 11 Wangapeka West Wanganui Lyell tf0 Town Mablboeougu. 130 3 80 6 6 tlavelock Blenheim Westland. 187 322 135 90 80 2 "2 10 Hokitika Sanieri Greymouth ttoss Stafford Dkarito Greenstone Maori Gully ... Clifton 43 313 674 379 277 97 325 156 199 817 20 288 74 219 877 454 249 158 207 171 268 730 14 338 31 203 75 "(51 94 28 20 56 247 171 55 23 50 37 65 197 25 72 296 145 64 27 83 34 53 186 2 83 5 16 49 9 4 33 2(5 lis 15 69 3 12 11 iumara rackson's Bay Goldsborough Otago. "87 6 "2 "SO "92 "o Dunedin Naseby Blacks and St. Bathans Manuherikia ... 31yde Mount Benger Cromwell Queenstown .. Vrrowtown Lawrence !witzer's Drepuke Wellington 122 1,036 217 135 191 215 719 301 431 859 243 491 244 1,312 208 143 160 304 923 312 477 950 209 792 122 276 "*8 89 204 11 46 91 "9 31 55 351 64 26 25 66 206 129 170 198 53 229 39 325 52 25 32 60 171 158 121 177 60 159 '"7 16 26 12 1 "6 35 "29 49 21 "34 "V 301 "70 Wellington ... Hawke's Bay. 1 1 11 11 tfapior 16 16 1 1 Total Deduct Decrease ... 15,490 18,720 3,799 569 569 4,212 5,039 1,195 368 368 Net Increase 3,230 827