716 



GOLD 



Creeks, all of which gave more or less indications of gold. Two only showed a trace : 

 while the three highest were 3 oz. 6 dwts. ; and 3 oz. 10 dwts. ; and 3 oz. 18 dwts. 

 to the ton respectively, the average of the whole being 1 oz. 15 dwts. 8 grs. In none 

 of them could gold be seen with the naked eye. Out of 1,200 claims that have been 

 taken up in the Shortland District I estimate that about 150, or 12 per cent., have 

 found gold in sufficient quantity to justify the expectation that they will turn out per- 

 manently payable mines, and I have no doubt but that, as time goes on, many more 

 will be added to the number. As nearly the whole of the Shortland District has been 

 taken up, and more or less proved it follows that about an eighth of its surface, which 

 is about 2,000 acres, contains payable auriferous quartz-veins.' 



The Report gave the following return of the yield of gold from the Thames district 

 up to March 31, 1869, taken from the Customs' Returns : 



Quarter ending March 31, 1869 . . . 41,674 ozs., value 131, 273J. 



The yield previous to March 31, 1868 . . 81,035 250,405J. 

 Making a total yield for Thames and Coroman- 



del district to March 31, 1869 . . 122,709 381,6787. 



The total yield of gold from all parts of New Zealand up to the same date wag 

 4,549,952 ozs., value 17,674,532^. 



The total value of gold exported from New Zealand in 1871 was 2,787,520^., produced 

 from the several gold-fields to the following amounts. The total value of the gold 

 exported in 1870 being 2,157, 585J., showing an increase of 629,936^. : 



1870 1871 



319,146 1,188,708 

 7,408 7,468 



591,610 439,936 



120 

 578,707 



The produce of gold-field in Provinces of Auckland 



Marlborough 



Nelson . 



Wellington 

 County of Westland . 



Province of Otago, including 

 Southland . 



660,694 



531,648 

 619,760 



The total value of gold exported from New Zealand from April 1, 1857, 

 December 31, 1871, was 6,272,878 ounces; the total value being 24,352,9992. 

 The statistics of New Zealand, 1871, give the exports of gold-dust as follow: 



To United Kingdom .... 185^026 705,257 



New South Wales .... 294,695 748,649 



Victoria 332,150 1,301,839 



China 4,833 18,737 



Germany. ..... 1 83 



United States of America. . . 3,817 13,883 



730,023 2,788,368 



to 



Value of Total Imports of Bullion and Specie from the British Colonial Possessions. 



