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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 1880 and 1881, showing Increase or Decrease under each head of Revenue.

No. 4. COMPARATIVE RETURN of the Total Amounts of Gold Fields Revenue (exclusive of Gold Duty) collected in the several Districts during the Years 1880 and 1881, and the Quarters ending 31st March, 1881 and 1882, showing the Increase or Decrease in respect of each District.

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DlSTSICT. Miners' Rights. Eusiness Licenses. Waterraces, Sluices, &c. Gold-Mining Leases, Rents, and Royalties. Registration. Fees and Fines, Wardens' Courts. Miscellaneous. Gold Duty. Total. Nelson, — Year 1880 Year 1881 Increase Decrease Maelboeough,— Year 1880 ' ... Year 1881 Increase Decrease Westland, — Year 1880 Year 1881 Increase Decrease £ 1,662 1,965 303 178 188 10 £ 226 375 149 19 21 2 £ 97 88 9 5 5 £ 1,493 2,252 759 113 90 £ 208 . 168 '"40 0 9 3 £ 85 83 2 1 11 10 £ 24 7 '"l7 2 2 £ 5,558 5,833 275 155 138 £ 9,353 10,771 *1,418 477 464 " 23 "l7 "'#13 2,755 2,617 364 285 122 133 11 213 278 65 143 142 129 131 2 33 32 8,712 7,753 12,471 11,371 "138 '"79 1 " 1 "959 *i,ioo Otago,— Year 1880 Year 1881 Increase Decrease 3,870 3,773 408 375 181 175 1,267 1,084 98 99 1 179 164 31 37 6 11,339 10,261 17,373 15,968 '"97 "'33 6 "l88 15 1,078 *l',405 •Net. AMES C. -AVIN, Be :eiver-Ge: leral.

Years 1880 and 1881. Quarter from 1st Jaj mary to 31 it March. District. 1880. 1881. Increase. Decrease. 1881. 1882. Increase. Decrease. Auckland. £ 2,636 741 1,080 335 £ 2,397 1,106 662 1,834 1 £ £ 239 £ 407 105 368 142 1 £ 358 28 771 648 £ £ 49 77 Grahamstown Coromandel... ... ... Te Aroha ... Ohinemuri Auckland ... Nelson. 365 1,499 1 418 403 506 "l Collingwood ... Westport and Charlestown Ahaura Reefton Wangapeka West Wanganui Lyell No Town Maelboeough. 181 1,069 694 1,066 31 30 496 229 278 972 678 2,121 38 27 615 208 97 1,055 7 "97 16 89 331 218 540 15 18 201 61 63 395 161 611 11 22 270 52 "e_ "71 26 "57 '"4 119 "3 '"4 69 21 9 Havelock Blenheim Westland. 322 325 2 3 2 80 2 86 1 6 "l Hokitika Kanieri Greymouth Ross Stafford Okarito Greenstone Maori Gully ... Clifton Kumara Jackson's Bay... Goldsborough,.. Otago. 74 219 877 454 249 158 207 171 268 730 14 338 109 191 807 435 236 153 300 147 232 682 4 321 35 "93 28 70 19 13 5 25 72 296 145 61 27 83 34 53 186 2 83 225 99 252 155 70 25 64 43 84 236 1 108 200 27 "io 6 "-4 "2 19 24 36 48 - 10 17 9 31 50 "l "25 Dunedin Naseby Black's and St. Bathans Manuherikia ... Clyde Mount Benger Cromwell Queenstown ... ... ,.. Arrowtown Lawrence Switzer's Orepuki Southland. 244 1,312 208 143 160 304 923 312 477 950 209 792 213 1,169 205 201 144 233 716 425. 514 1,052 222 610 "ei 31 143 3 16 71 207 39 325 52 25 32 60 171 158 121 177 60 159 41 315 43 46 40 53 180 89 147 202 39 117 2 21 . 8 "9 "26 25 "io 9 '"7 113 37 102 13 "69 182 21 42 Stewart Island Wellington. 2 2 Wellington Hawke's Bay. 1 11 10 11 2 9 Napier 16 1 15 1 1 1,574 457 Total Deduct Decrease ... 5,039 6,156 457 18,720 20,600 3,612 1,732 1,732 Net Increase 1,117 1,880 James C. Gavin, Receiver-General.