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Gold Statistics
 _____________________Revenue_______________________
Estimated annual amount

      _____________________Charges_________________     
For the maintenance of the gold department including prices

Revenue            
Estimated annual amount       £60,000 0 "
Charges            
For the maintenance of the gold department including police £20,000 " "      
" the maintenance of the patrol & and other police paid out of the gold fund but not forming part of the gold department 6,800 " "      
" Amount of increases to the salaries recently sanctioned 5,200 " "      
"Amount of increases to the pay of the constabulary as at percent sanctioned 12,500 " "      
" Amount of increases to the pay of [can't read] of others of the labouring claps as at percent sanctioned 2,500 " "      
" the maintainence [maintenance] of public worship 1,500 " "      
" Miscellaneous services 2,000 " "      
Estimated [can't read] of revenue over the expenditure as at percent authorized 9,500 " "      
  £60,000 " " 60,000 " "

Audit office Sydney               Signed   Francis . L. F Merewether
      -  31st Augt 1852                                           Auditor General


Importation of Coin to Purchase Australian Gold for Exportations
Gold Circular George. A. Lloyd  [Eoo5]   20 Novr 1852

The [can't read] brought in this week from Sofala 1061 ounces, Tumbaroora 579 ounces, Meron 573, Mudgee Bathurst 53 ounces, Braidwood 319 ounces, Majors Creek 180 ounces, Bells Creek 141 ounces, Goulburn 28 ounces, Hanging rock & Bungera 1448 ounces and the snails from Bathurst 107 ounces, Sofala 110,  Braidwood Gundagai 46 ounces, Moreton Bay 14 ounces, making a total of 4508 ounces worth about £ 16, 000.
The price has varied but little through the week and may be quoted at 71p to 71/6 for [Britain] & 67p 6 to 68/6 for new South Wales.

The banks have received large amounts of coin during the week over £200,000 & private houses have also received space to purchace gold, but are cannot [can't read] that the price can be influenced to any extent, [can't read] as alteration should occur in the extent as it would be more profitable for private houses to send back the money in Bank drafts to purchase gold at much advance on percent rates. Total gold exported to this data £2,707,143
Exchange on London Drafts against gold nominally 9 per cent Freight 1/2 percent.
                                                               Signed George A Lloyd
                                    474 George St Sydney [can't read] 1852.

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