The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-04
The Australian Gold Fields.

Further papers, recently presented the English Par.
give Official details Of he amount and value Of gold pro-
duced New south Wales Victoria, rasmsnis, and Neg
Zealand from the discovery in 1851, 70 February and
Tho quantity Of gold exported from New South Wales in
1851 IA 20 which increased In 1852
export Of gold from that colony has continued 70 dmn
very ratidy, The amount exported in 1856 being
AZ ,t63 ounces That quantity, however, y far FRI
curing the srs, quarter OF last year 80 200 oun
taken into sydney, and the quantity exported
but l7,oss OUNCES The government received dur
the same quarter OF year, for the conveyance OF
by esoort, and for charges at the mint for coming
the rate Of On. Sd. per ounce, faess. Gold was
coined at the royal mint at Sydney on the 1ith
1855, and during thai year b2s ooe sovereigns
half sovereiEDs were issued. The returns are sui
quenty made out quarterly, and In the quarter ended
leo 900 half sovereigns issued the total value OF
regus ard half sovereigns issued In the year having
The returns from Victoria are more varied than u
from Sydney, and rantan, 10 addition 10 the amou%
gold produced and exported returns Of the populaon
Of the criminal convictions and punishmenu, and oil
particulars The nee Governor, Sir Henry Barkly, III
Crit patch containing these returns dated Feb T. u
sna % Ds ni,o s e a
1859 THIS comparison SHOWS that the number Of MIN
licenses 10 dig gold had increased, that resh sariie
districts lad been brought into work. and IN 1t there
been Increase OF gold forwarded 10 the shipping pv
from 465 $50 10 AL ls6 The addison 10 the pop
during period was about IS 600 from il6V
only sees the number OF women and children hsvingl
creased in much larger proportion from that fac,l
II. Barkly nfers that the migratory habits q the dgf
bad In some degree diminished, and that larger por
had become permanent settlers The export OF gold Il
Victoria during tn Eve years from the date Of that
patch Sir Henry estimates 70 have averaged annual
least coo 600 ounces, worth fl2 900 900 and assuu
the export during the last year 70 have equaed tbs
the years preceding, the value OF the gold erppned
Victoria during TIE last sir years must haze amount
the Of $500 900 600 Bsllsrst conunuest
the most productive Of Che gold fields Of the colony
comparative value OF the produce OF tho different dist
for the first two monlhs OF last year having been
lows;--Casuemsne, f2li,s7i; sandhurst, E321
Avoca, E334 IT'S BAlsrat, f550, 1859; Beech sorth,
eol The total yield during the two months 81 65
OF the population nearly 20 600 Chinese and amop
large mum Der there are onlytwo and three Chi
There IL also great dsproporuon Of males and fe
In the European part OF The population, the numt
women n the last returns having been only ~ ,os4
e64 men and the children amounted 10 3s,0oi
annual circular Of Mr.. Khull, the bullion broker
b,urne, quoted by SIR n Bsrhly, be expresses thet
that the crushing Of quartz will ultimately be the
source whence the bulk Of the gold produce viii
rived and be attributes the increase In the yield o.
Dvef 1885 70 hs svoosstI appuosaos q sssan pow