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No 2. Table showing the Quantity and Value of Gold exported from New Zealand for the Years ended the 31st December, 1922 and 1923, and the Total Quantity and Value from 1857 to the 31st December, 1923.

No. 3. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Coalfields, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1922 and 1923, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

District and County or Borough. Year ended 31st December, 1928. Quantity. Value. Year ended 31st December, 1922. Total Quantity and Valui from January, 1857, to 31st December, 1923. Quantity. Value. Auckland— County of Tauranga .. County of Coromandel County of Thames County of Ohinemuri County of Piako Borough of Thames .. Great Barrier Island .. Borough of Waihi Oz. 16,219 £ 67,953 Oz. 6,866 18 209 560 9 214 £ 28,937 68 904 1,987 39 917 Oz. 93," 986 394,550 64,679 271 j 449 110,205 462,503 72,555 304,301 7,081,260 j27,424,793 Wellington 188 706 Marlborough— County of Marlborough 32 127 511 2,043 105,452 410,64. Nelson— County of Waimea County of Collingwooo County of Takaka County of Murohison .. 225 9 366 846 29 1,514 ".98 154 '203 "804 West Coast— County of Buller County ofInangahua County of Grey County of Westland .. Hokitika Borough Westport Borough Kumara Borough 958 1,740,953 6,902,787 600 2,389 241 27,427 647 15,019 1,764 36 484 107,171 2,603 60,827 7,124 130 1,939 303 27,152 229 11,898 1,208 105,126 915 48,490 Canterbury— County of Selwyn 45,377 2 179,794 39,582 155,739 6,370,249 25,283,760 482 122 Otago— County of Taieri County of Tuapeka .. County of Vincent County of Maniototo .. County of Waihemo .. County of Waitaki County of Bruce County of Lake County of Wallaoe County of Fiord County of Southland .. County of Clutha 3,926 2,791 1,362 386 183 1 458 1,133 15,766 11,341 5,511 1,535 730 4 1,836 4,678 4,548 4,321 2,000 38 82 18,282 17,471 8,127 150 328 983 1,414 5,663 2,728 11,039 4,781 19,438 Unknown 12,968 52,440 18,167 73,442 7,737,059 30,810,67 328 1,321 792 3,699 7,177 29,196 Totals 23,042,460 90,863,040 169,512 698,583 1131,848 540,182

Name of Coalfield. Output. Increase. Decrease. Approximate Total Output up to 31st December, 1923. 1928. 1922. Storth Auckland ■Vaikato (including Mokau) kelson iuller inangahua Jrey janterbury Dtago Southland Tons. 126,118 507,747 8,997 508,959 38,107 292,966 20,716 252,187 214,037 Tons. 89,575 430,578 8,056 570,801 12,056 289,070 21,767 244,663 191,253 Tons. 36,543 77,169 941 26,6,51 3,896 Tons. 61,842 Tons. 4,256,512 7,500,771 397,028 18,193,954 463,001 10,981,813 894,338 10,809,524 4,024,200 1,051 7,524 22,784 Totals 1,969,834' 1,857,819 57,521,141 * Incri ise, 112,015 tons.