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No. 8. RETURN of the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty* for Exportation from New Zealand from 1st April, 1857, to 31st March, 1896.

No. 9. Comparative Return for the Quarters ended 31st March, 1896, and 31st March, 1895.

Department of Trade and Customs, W. T. GLASGOW, Wellington, Ist May, 1896, Secretary and Inspector.

Pboduce of the Goldfields in During the qoabteb ended 31st Mabch, 1896. Entebed for Exportation to the 31st December, 1895. Total entered foe Exportation to the 31st Mabch, 1896. County or Borough. District. Qu'ntity Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Oz. 8,884 1,785 12,888 1 1,304 £ 36,345 7,499 44,405 4 5,478 Oz. Oz. £ 'ounty of Coromandel.. Thames „ Ohinemuri .. „ Whangarei .. Sorough of Thames ■ Auckland 7,410,433 iounty of Hutt 24,862 93,731 1,940,147 7,316,702 1,965,009 Wellington 188 706 188 706 'ounty of Marlborough Marlborough 478 1,910 83,878 326,629 84,356 328,539 !ounty of Collingwood.. „ Waimea I Nelson I 1,112 241 4,101 890 1,668,494 6,615,775 1,669,847 6,620,706 1,353 4,991 lounty of Buller „ Inangahua .. Grey „ Westland Sorough of Kumara Hokitika .. Ross ■West Coast 3,874 5,423 7,700 7,572 87 108 908 15,486 21,694 30,798 30,287 349 431 3,633 16,648,692 Canterbury 25,672 102,678 4,161,556 16,546,014 4,187,228 'ounty of Taieri „ Tuapeka „ Vincent „ Maniototo .. „ Waihemo „ Waitaki „ Lake „ Wallace „ Waikouaiti .. „ Bruce Clutha Fiord „ Southland .. Itewart Island 24 96 24 96 Otago 257 5,416 6,775 4,126 267 541 3,261 1,560 312 396 18 312 728 68 1,049 22,154 27,745 16,901 1,092 2,216 13,347 6,286 1,276 1,590 73 1,248 2,944 271 I 20,642,788 24,037 98,192 5,195,804 20,544,596 5,219,841 Unknown 122 484 122 484 Totals 76,402 301,502 13,050,213 51,351,002 13,126,615 51,652,504 * Gold duty abolished in the South Island on the 31st March, 1891, by " The Gold Duty Abolition Act, 1890."

Quarter ended ilst March, 1896. Quarter ended ilst March, 1895. District of Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. .uckland larlborough lelson .. Vest Coast )tago Oz. 24,862 478 1,353 25,672 24,037 £ 93,731 1,910 4,991 102,678 98,192 Oz. 19,046 £ 73,764 25|380 22,777 101' 527 92,294 Totals 76,402 301,502 67,203 267,585