The quantity of gold exported from the colony during tho six month endiug 30th June last was 153,234 ounces, valued at £608,793. The Customs royenuo for the year ending 30th June was £1,225,313. In the receipts for the quarter ending 30th June last, there is a falling off, as compared with the corresponding quarter of, 1875, of JCG.S7S. Wellington aud Lyttleton show au increase in the returns for that quarter, Auckland, Dunediu, and Uolritika, a decrease.
