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Return of Stone, etc., crushed —Auckland District.

District. Quartz and Mullock crushed or sold. Yield of Gold or Bullion. Average Yield of Gold or Bullion per Ton. Coromandel — 1st April, 1880, to 31st March, 1881 1881, „ 1882 1882, „ 1883 1883, „ 1884 1884, „ 1885 1885, „ 1886 1886, „ 1887 1887, „ 1888 1888, „ 1889 1889, . „ 1890 1890, „ 1891 1891, „ 1892 1892, „ 1893 1893, „ 1894 1894, „ 1895 1895, „ 1896 1896, „ 1897 Tons. 720 3,358 2,907 1,043 456 550 305 1,923 2,149 1,690 5,650 13,029 15,163 12,629 15,451 27,439 18,848 Oz. 4,960 7,352 7,577 4,018 3,201 3,382 4,170 6,774 8,090 6,708 9,838 12,191 . 12,954 9,969 22,632 48,378 35,886 Oz. dwt. gr. 6 18 0 2 4 0 2 12 0 3 17 0 7 0 0 6 3 0 13 13 0 3 10 5 3 15 7 3 19 9 1 14 19 0 18 17 0 17 2 0 15 18 1 9 18 1 15 6 1 18 2 Totals 123,310 208,080 1 13 18 i Ji (yyyip s 1st April, 1878, to 3lst March, 1879 1879, „ 1880 1880, „ 1881 1881, „ 1882 1882, „ 1883 1883, „ 1884 1884, „ 1885 1885, „ 1886 1886, „ 1887 1887, „ 1888 1888, „ 1889 1889, „ 1890 1890, „ 1891 1891, „ 1892 1892, „ 1893 1893, „ 1894 1894, „ 1895 1895, „ 1896 1896, „ 1897 41,917 33,017 32,405 30,698 25,867 34,228 31,496 35,998 34,827 32,819 47,363 60,753 61,756 86,150 78,547 62,444 48,464 44,342 27,061 57,207 59,576 53,154 45,803 43,311 54,878 37,705 61,540 38,142 35,949 35,796 33,817 38,113 45,73531,336 34,637 22,810 26,332 13,440 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 16 12 9 13 12 4 14 1 1 15 11 12 10 7 11 9 11 9 7 2 19 20 12 2 4 4 22 11 3 14 8 15 23 2 10 21 22 Totals 850,152 769,281 0 18 2 Ohinemuri — 1st April, 1887, to 31st March, 1888 1888, „ 1889 1889, „ 1890 1890, „ 1891 1891, „ 1892 1892, „ 1893 1893, „ 1894 1894, „ 1895 1895, „ 1896 1896, „ 1897 2,388 3,795 4,773 9,902 13,865 22,771 31,281 51,058 57,008 66,985 3,406. 3,679 8,564 12,914 23,659 43,405 35,666 110,628 147,499 148,626 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 , 8 19 15 6 14 18 2 3 11 ,.4 13 9 21 2 2 3 18 8 18 9 Totals 263,826 538,046 2 0 18 Te Aroha — 1st April, 1883, to 31st March, 1884 1884, „ 1885 1885, „ 1886 1886, „ 1887 1887, „ 1888 1888, „ 1889 1889, „ 1890 1890, „ 1891 1891, „ 1892 1892, „ 1893 1893, „ 1894 1894, „ 1895 1895, „ 1896 1896, „ 1897 4,262 11,042 6,552 4,743 7,166 1,381 4,894 280 2,722 3,1692,270 1,121 172 934 4,629 9,506 4,489 3,658 2,918 1,113 20,416 557 979 1,178 833 628 168 376 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 13 15 8 16 3 19 7 7 7 11 19 8 17 5 17 10 3 3 10 18 5 2 8 5 12 1 Totals ... 50,708 51,448 1 0 7 Great Barrier — 1st April, 1896, to 31st March, 1897 219 73 0 0 Grand totals from North Island ... 1,287,999 1,567,075 1 4 8