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No. 5. RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND, during the YEAR ended 31st DECEMBER, 1877.

No. 6. RETURN of the QUANTITY and VALUE of GOLD ENTERED for DUTY for EXPORTATION from NEW ZEALAND, from 1st APRIL, 1857, to 31st MARCH, 1878.

'ot. .IB, Entered for Duty at Produce or TnE Gold Fields in the District op Quantity. Value. Oz. 99,081 £ 403,627 Auckland ... Auckland ?icton Marlborough 870 3,197 Auckland ... kelson Vestport ... Jrey mouth... Nelson ... ,, ,, 602 4,765 9,506 22,008 2,300 18,792 38,061 88,132 ,, ... Westland 36,881 147,288 3-rey mouth ... Hokitika 15,420 26,665 61,596 106,651 ,, STelson Vestport ... Jreymouth... lokitika West Coast 42,085 168,247 ,» 598 9,444 42,818 26,739 2,390 37,777 171,269 106,944 ,, ,, 79,599 318,380 Dunedin -nvercargill... Otago ... 105,082 8,087 422,857 32,484 „ 113,169 455,341 Totals ... 371,685 1,496,080 Note. —In obedience to an Order of the Honorable the Legislative Council, the litherto shown opposite Nelson and Westland, is, from June last, placed under the hi Customs Department, "Wellington, 14th June, 1878. Secretary export of gold fr< .ading of West Cos William Seei and Inspector i >m the West Coast, tst. )f Customs.

DURINi Ql'ARTEI 31ST ft 185 a- THE I ENDED [ARCH, '8. Ent: foe Exr to 31st Dece: :red 3RTATION rHE IBER, 1877. Total eni Exportatio: Zealand 3 1st Mar cered for n from New i TO THE .CH, 1878. Entered for Duty at Produce of TnE Gold Fields in Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Vuckland Auckland Oz. 15,446 £ 61,246 Oz. 1,155,221 £ 4,193,166 Oz. 1,170,667 £ 4,254,412 Vellington 'icton S Telson Wellington Marlborough Nelson... L139 4.276 30 45,557 1,615,131 120 176,653 6,414,062 30 45,557 1,616,270 120 176,653 6,418,338 Vestport Selson West Coast 4,804 455 25,456 16,636 19,218 1,838 101,822 66,540 189,118 » Jreymouth lokitika ,, ,, 47,361 2,135,710 2,183,071 Dunedin !nvercargill Otago ... 8,450,095 8,639,513 ,, ... 35,588 3,096 144,162 12,382 3,697,347 14,531,098 3,736,031 14,687,642 38,684 156,544 Totals 102,630 411,484 8,648,996 33,765,194 8,751,626 34,176,678 Customs Department, Wellington, lGth April, 1878. William Seed, Secretary and Inspector of C stoma. 5— H. 4.