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No. 6. RETURN of the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty* for Exportation from New Zealand from 1st April, 1857, to 31st December, 1896.

No. 7. COMPARATIVE RETURN of the Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Duty* for Exportation from New Zealand for the Years ended 31st December, 1896 and 1895.

* Gold duty abolished in the South Island on the 31st March, 1891, by " The Gold Duty Abolition Act, 1890." Department of Trade and Customs, W. T. GLASGOW, Wellington, 23rd January, 1897. Secretary and Inspector,

Produce of the Goldfields ik During the Quarter ended 31st Dec, 1896. Enter] exportati' 30th Sei 5D FOB DN TO THE >T., 1896. Total i for Expor' New Ze the 31st ] :ntered nation feom VLAND TO Dec, 1896. County or Borough. District. District. Qu'ntity Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. iounty of Corornandel .. „ Thames „ Ohinemuri .. Piako iorough of Thames r Auckland Oz. 6,952 1,080 17,615 44 1,780 £ 28,529 4,647 63,489 184 7,245 Oz. Oz. £ 7,667,393 Wellington 27,471 104,094 2,005,022 7,563,299 2,032,493 188 706 188 706 Marlborough 84,794 330,217 84,794 330,217 Nelson 1,671,275 6,626,108 1,671,275 6,626,108 'ounty of Buller Inangahua .. Grey „ Westland iorough of Kumara „ Hokitika „ Ross I West Coast I I 3,452 3,750 5,252 6,742 61 150 617 13,738 15,003 21,011 26,966 242 599 2,467 16,863,175 Canterbury 20,024 80,020 4,220,849 16,783,149 4,240,873 lounty of Taieri Tuapeka „ Vincent „ Maniotofco .. „ Waihemo Waitaki „ Lake Wallace „ Waikouaiti .. „ Bruce Clutha Fiord Southland .. Itewart Island 24 96 24 96 Otago 517 6,255 5,011 1,689 209 556 1,756 1,232 204 383 14 48 1,639 25 2,095 25,564 20,520 6,931 855 2,293 7,189 4,929 833 1,539 55 . 192 6,571 100 79,666 5,264,628 5,284,166 20,904,587 19,538 20,824,921 Totals 122 484 122 484 Unknown 67,033 263,786 13,246,902 52,128,980 13,313,935 52,392,766

Produce During the Quabteb endei of the Gold fields in the 31st March, 30th June, 30th Septem- 1 DisTEioT of 1896. 1896. i ber, 1896. Totals fob Yeae 1896. Totals fob Yeae 1895, 31stDecem- n .. ber,1896. Q^ntity. Value. —i i Quantity. I I Value. Luckland larlborough.. lelson Vest Coast .. )tago Oz. 24,862 478 1,353 25,672 24,037 Oz. 16,861 32 15,360 11,955 Oz. 23,152 438 1,396 18,261 32,832 Oz. 27,471 Oz. 92,346 916 2,781 79,317 88,362 • £ 350,691 3,588 10,333 317,161 359,991 Oz. 111,213 2,695 2,460 89,429 87,694 £ 430,862 10,771 9,016 357,719 353,796 201024 19,538 'otals for 1896 76,402 44,208 76,079 67,033 263,722 1,041,764 'otals for 1895 67,203 63,927 70,962 91,399 293,491 1,162,164