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No. 3— continued. GOLD PRODUCED, 1857 to 1911—continued. Table showing the Total Quantity and Value of Gold entered for Exportation from the 1st January, 1857, to the 31st December, 1911. (This Return shows the Output of the various Goldfields. Gold entered at Nelson from Hokitika, Greymouth, and Westport is put under the Head of "West Coast," and Gold from Invercargill and Riverton under the Head of "Otago")— continued.

Au( Tear. Oz. Auckland. Value. Oβ. Value. Nelson. Mb r 1 borough. West C< Oz. West Coast. 'o; >a ist. Value. Otago. Wellington. Oz. Value. Canterbury. Oz. Grand Totals J Oz. Value. o, 88,362 84,649 55,343 130,311 129,075 142,940 181,116 166,458 169,478 172,098 160,739 118,352 119,907 120. 132 99,556 96,054 Value. 359,991 342,187 ' 223,231 ' 526,605 521,62'J 575,492 728,124 I 668,852 684,764 694,214 : 649,825 478,982 1 483,5100 484,431 401,494 389,580 Value. Oz. Value. 189b .. 92,346 1897 .. 105,477 1898 .. 142,383 1899 .. 168,769 1900 .. 166,342 1901 .. 191,968 1902 .. 201,583 1903 .. 232,681 1904 .. 223,010 1905 .. 232,215 1900 .. 295,417 1907 .. 298,101 1908 .. 296,971 1909 .. 288,614 1910 .. 286,526 1911 263,791 Totals .. 5,426,341 £ 350,355 392,337 527,786 624,737 605,398 695,551 721,977 832,334 791,529 935,602 1,195,541 1,187,079 ' 1,171,375 ' 1,142,098 1,136,057 1,049,204 20,675,662 2,753 10,333 1.892 7,055 1,720 6,882 419 : 1,571 3,718 14,605 7,212 28,138 5,947 23,649 7,962 31,710 5,040 20,141 6,469 25,862 2,944 11,746 3.893 : 15,274 ,3,196 12,783 572 10,286 117 466 2,141) 8,586 £ 916 3,588 810 3,195 781 3,003 535 2,147 133 513 601 2,404 972 3,845 473 1,890 79,317 58,817 79,948 90,031 73,923 113,286 118,796 125,241 122,310 109,704 104,743 87,069 86,052 95,014 92,036 92,403 £ 317,161 235,430 319,789 360,149 295,733 454,006 475,272 501,090 489,177 438,258 114,292 343,146 335,722 369,930 358,099 368,545 £ 23 22 2 £ 111 90 S3 7 263,694 251,645 280,175 389,558 373,616 455,561 508,045 533,314 520,320 520,486 563,843 508,210 506,423 506,371 478,288 455,226 £ 1,041,428 980,204 1,080,691 1,513,173 1,439,602 1,753,783 1,951,433 2,037,831 1,987,501 2,093,936 2,270,904 2,027,490 2,004,925 2,006,900 1,896,328 1,816,782 795 3,009 297 1,145 39 155 53 212 229 867 Totale .. 5,426,341 ; 20,675,662 307,087 1,213,705 90,358 352,025 7,109,819 , 28,253,547 7,230,987 28,757,447 273 1,044 123 ! 483 20,164,988 307,087 1,213,705 90,358 352,025 7,109,819 28,253,547 7,230,987 21 28,757,447 273 !8, 1,757,447 1,044 123 79,253,913 Note. —In 1871 and 1872 the gold duty was Is. to 2s. 6d. per ounce ; in 1873 and succeeding years the duty was 2s. per 20-carat, and in like proportion for gold of less value. Prom the 1891, the gold duty was abolished in the South Island. 31st March,