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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, 1907.

No. 9. Comparative Return for the Quarters ended 31st March, 1907, and 31st March, 1906.

Produce of the Qoldpields in During the Quarter ended 31st March, 1907. Entered for Exportation to the 31st December, 1906. Total entered for Exportation from New Zealand to the 31st March, 1907. County or Borough. ounty or Borough. District. District. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Jounty of Thames „ Ohinemuri .. iorough of Thames Waihi ireat Barrier Island .. Auckland Oz. 2,211 11,919 9,179 41,499 458 £ 9,201 42,591 38,583 170,018 1,600 261,993 Oz. Oz. £ 65,266 4,057,604 15,251,842 Wellington 3,992,338 14,989,849 Jounty of Marlborough 188 706 188 706 Marlborongh 110 438 89,099 347', 214 89,209 347,652 iounty of Collingwood „ Waimea Takaka \ Nelson I 830 "295 3,321 1,180 1,125 4,501 1,714,579 6,797,467 1,715,704 6,801,968 Jounty of Buller Inangahua .. „ Grey „ Weetland .. Sorough of Hokitika .. Bobs I West Coast ( 2,936 • 11,134 7,541 3,298 19 205 11,476 43,620 30,287 13,233 74 820 20,945,881 25,133 99,510 Canterbury r 5,237,672 20,846,371 5,262,805 Jeunty of Taieri „ Tuapeka „ Vinoent Maniototo .. Waihemo .. 4 Waitaki . , * Lake Wallace .. „ Bruce Fiord „ Southland .. 99 387 99 387 •Otago 298 5,108 6.024 1,209 300 928 675 1,457 44 3 10,438 1,200 20,661 24,246 4,879 1,208 3,711 2,724 5,876 177 12 42,336 26,625,700 Jnknown 26,484 107,030 6,676,288 26,518,670 6,702,772 207 824 207 824 Totals.. 118,118 473,472 17,710,470 69,501,488 17,828,588 69,974,960 * Goia dut; abolished in the South Ieland on 31st March, L891, by " The [old Duty Abolition Act, 1890."

Quarter ended 31st March, 1907. Quarter ended 3: 1st March, 1906. District of Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. .uckland .. .. .. .. 65,266 261,993 larlborough .. .. .. .. 110 438 relson .. .. .. .. 1,125 4,501 Vest Coast .. .. .. .. 25,133 99,510 Itago .. .. .. .. 26,484 107,030 Oz. 65,266 110 1,125 25,133 26,484 £ 261,993 438 4,501 99,510 107,030 62,495 '485 33,093 33,616 Oz. 62,495 '485 33,093 33,616 £ 254,559 1,918 131,928 135,454 Totals .. .. .. '118,118 473,472 118,118 473,472 129,689 129,689 523,859 W. T. GLASGO Seoretarj V, and Inspector. Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 29th April, 1907.