VICTORIA.

Enclosure in No. 13.

GOLD RETURNS, &c. contained in the Lieutenant-Governor's Despatch, No. 149, of date 7th September 1853.

July and August.

No. 1.-Return of the Number of Licenses issued at the Ballaarat, Castlemaine, Sandhurst,
Mayday Hills, and Heathcote Gold Fields

No. 2.-Return of Gold transmitted by the Government Escort from the various Workings
No. 3.-Return of the Amount received as Fees for Licenses issued

No. 4.-Return of the Amount received as Fees for the Escort of Gold

No. 5.- Return of Sales by Tender of Government Gold

No. 6.-Return of the Amount received as Fees for the Custody of Gold and Cash

No. 7.-Return of Gold exported

No. 8a.-Return of the Receipt and Delivery of Gold forwarded by the Government Escort

No. 86.-Return of Gold transmitted by the Private Escort Company

No. 9.-Return of the Rates of Wages and Prices current on the Gold Fields

No. 10.-Return of the Rates of Wages and Prices current in Melbourne

No. 11.-Return of the Arrivals and Departures at and from this Colony by Sea

No. 12.-Return of the Civil, Military, and Police Force employed at and in connexion with the various Gold Fields

No. 13.-Return of Vessels in Harbour, Ports of Melbourne and Geelong, on 1st September 1853. [This Return, being extremely voluminous, is not printed.]

No. 14 ----Return of Cases brought before the Circuit Court held at Castlemaine, 9th August

1853

No. 1.

RETURN of the Number of LICENSES issued at the Gold Fields of Ballarat, Castlemaine,
Sandhurst, Beechworth, and Heathcote, during the Months of July and August 1853.

NOTE. The actual number of Licenses issued for the months of July and August respectively, in accordance with the regulations of 1st January 1853, will be as follows:

:

No. 2.

RETURN of all GOLD transmitted by the Government Escort from the various Workings, from the 1st July to the 31st August 1853.

VICTORIA.

RETURN of the Amount of FEES for LICENSES issued at the various Workings, from the 1st July to the 31st August 1853.

RETURN of the Amount of ESCORT FEES paid on Private Gold received at the various
Workings, from the 1st July to the 31st August 1853.

RETURN of SALES by TENDER of GOVERNMENT GOLD, from the 1st July to the

31st August 1853.

Nil.

No. 6.

RETURN of the Amount of FEES charged on Gold and Cash deposited in the Treasury beyond one Month, from the 1st July to the 31st August 1853.

RETURN of the Amount of Gold exported from this Colony during the Months of July

RETURN of Gold the Property of Private Individuals, per Escort from Mount Alexander,
Ballarat, &c. received and delivered during the Month ending 31st July 1853.

RETURN of Gold the Property of Private Individuals, per Escort from Mount Alexander,
Ballarat, &c., received and delivered during the Month ending 31st August 1853.

RETURN of Gold brought down by the Melbourne Gold Escort Company from 1st July to

31st August inclusive.

Bendigo

Forest Creek

McIvor

Jim Crow, &c.

ozs. duts.

46,155 15

3,639 15

5,406 0

944 9

56,145 19

Taken by Bushrangers from McIvor Troop

Melbourne, 16th September 1853.

(Signed)

ozs. dwts. 2,323 10

W. LE SOUER, Manager,
Melbourne Gold Escort Company.

VICTORIA.

No. 9.