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No. 4. Comparative Return of the Total Amounts of Goldfieds Revenue (exclusive of Gold Duty) collected in the several Districts during the Years 1884 and 1885, and the Quarters ending 31st March, 1885 and 1886, showing the Increase or Decrease in respect of each District.

T. H. Hamee, Mines Department, Wellington, 30th June, 1886. Accountant.

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Years 1884 and 1885. Quarters ending 31st March, 1885, and 31st March, 1886. District. 1884. 1885. Increase. Decrease. 1885. 1886. Increase. Decrease. Auckland. joromandel Ce Arolia Phames £ 616 1,937 3,114 £• 490 1,632 4,665 £ 1,551 £ 126 305 £ 129 326 583 £ 55 225 985 £ 402 £ 74 101 Nelson. jollingwood .Vestport and Charleston Lhaura iecfton iVangapeka (Vest Wanganui )unganvillo jyell •Totown 136 1,130 758 1,770 33 91 173 644 624 1,500 8 37 486 134 270 25 91 34 345 193 605 56 281 195 404 2 22 2 2 "64 201 "l4 "li 52 366 150 221 177 148 221 'l89 2 103 35 52 39 47 "l2 64 Marlbobough. lavelock 182 87 95 39 33 6 WE STL AND. lokitika Canieri 242 372 601 716 232 76 196 98 233 509 23 242 168 315 604 645 231 74 57 37 104 165 183 46 24 55 23 70 151 6 63 38 59 194 117 44 1 "29 45 xreymouth Jobs Stafford )karito 5-recnstono ilaori Gully (Arnold) Jlif ton 3 71 1 76 14 66 2 24 3 182 98 52 27 233 4 70 Cumara 'ackson's Bay .. roldsborough 567 26 223 58 3 "l9 154 3 58 3 3 5 Otago. 92 1,135 238 319 104 170 613 896 741 203 293 71 2,112 311 213 139 302 640 756 766 277 432 '977 73 21 22 344 84 43 14 38 126 271 129 57 55 40 527 55 63 71 49 140 178 160 176 105 18 183 }unedin >Taseby Slack's and St. Bathan's *Ianuherikia Jlyde tlount Benger .. 'romwell Jjueenstown andArrowtowr jawrence 5witzer's )repuki 35 132 27 106 20 57 11 14 29 140 31 119 50 "93 25 74 139 Wbllinqton. (Velliagton 4 4 Cantebbuet. jhristohurch 19 19 97 97 Totals Total decrease .. 18,650 19,447 3,355 2,558 2,558 4,613 4,684 1,032 961 961 Net inorease 71 797