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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, 1897.

No. 9. Comparative Return for the Quarters ended 31st March, 1897 and 1896.

Produce of the Goldfields in During the Quarter ended 31st March, 1897. Entered for Exportation to the 31st December, 1896. Total entered fob Exportation from New Zealand to the 31st March, 1897. County or Borough. District. Quantity. ! Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. ' County of Ooromandel Thames Ohinemuri.. \ Auckland Piako .. J Borough of Thames ... , i Oz. £ 7,541 31,467 1,041 ' 4,272 16,447 60,130 70 296 1,293 5,442 Oz. Oz. £ 2,058,885 7,768,664 26,392 101,607 2,032,493 7,667,057 Wellington 188 706 188 706 County of Marlborough Marlborough 351 1,392 84,794 330,217 85,145 331,609 County of Collingwood :) Waimea .. (f^ 18011 { 941 193 3,511 691 1,671,247 6,626,108 1,672,381 6,630,310 1,134 4,202 County of Buller „ Inangahua.. „ Grey Westland ..'■}■ West Coast Borough of Kumara .. Hokitika .. I Ross .. J J : 2,826 2,459 5,557 5,937 117 92 915 11,318 9,836 22,304 23,826 469 368 3,657 16,934,95 17,903 71,778 4,240,873 10,863,175 4,258,776 ! Canterbury 24 96 24 96 ; County of Taieri .. ' Tuapeka .. ! „ Vincent .. | Manibtoto .. ! „ Waihemo .. | Waitaki .. ! A( . Lake .. r Ota §° Wallace „ Bruce .. I Clutha .. I Fiord .. I Southland .. j r i 494 5,628 7,465 2,957 250 352 3,444 1,558 124 ! 768 799 ' 1,978 22,854 30,291 12,041 1,022 1,441 14,105 6,273 501 31 3,074 3,226 21,001,424 5,308,007 23,841 96,837 5,284,166 20,904,587 Unknown 122 484 122 484 Totals .. 69,621 275,816 13,313,907 52,392,430 13,383,528 52,668,246 * Gold duty abolished in the Soutl Island on the 31st Marc: I, 1891, by " The Gold Duty Ab' ilition Act, 1890."

Quarter ended ilst March, 1897. Quarter ended 3: 1st March, 1896. District of Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Auckland ilarlborough kelson .. West Coast 3tago L Oz. 26,392 351 1,134 17,903 23,841 £ 101,607 1,392 4,202 71,778 96,837 Oz. 24,862 478 1,353 25,672 24,037 £ 93,731 1,910 4,991 102,678 98,192 Totals 69,621 275,816 76,402 301,502 Department of Trade and Custon Wellington,.24th IS, April, 1897, W. T. GLASGOW Seoretarj and Insi lector,