DISTRICT. RETURN of the Number of Licences to dig and search for Gold issued at the various Gold Fields of this Colony during the year 1853. September. October. September and November. December. November and December, VICTORIA. Total - 55,704 32,424 | 88,031 40,052 36,046 75,652 43,786 42,572 85,852 34,596 36,094 70,495 15,087 11,104 9,943 15,908 1,291 7,342 30,167 12,391 17,213 4 1,501 57 5,855 RECAPITULATION. 1 28,518 28,522 1,502 57 5,855 at 40s. 30s. 10s. 40s. 3,294 2,423 4,122 3,935 9,577 2,569 1,959 5,996 1,360 3,023 3,010 2,385 852 at 1,611 708 218 244 86 1,680 2,084 2,467 2,459 1,081 143 483 1,537 851 483 2,787 3,213 3,267 5,516 240 330 14 15 7 30s. 10s. 20s. 30s. 40s. 2,935 at 40s. 10,843 10,843 1,392 8,022 8,022 240 7 1,392 705 5,922 5,923 330 14 705 *Licences issued at the additional rate of 10s. on the original 30s. Licence become merged in this column with those issued at 40s., to which Class they belong. NOTE. Licences at 10s.-Persons having taken out Licences for one month during the period between the 24th August and 30th November, were allowed Licences for the whole of that period on payment of an additional 10s. DEPARTMENT of COMMISSIONERS for the GOLD FIELDS. RETURN of the number of Licences to dig and search for Gold issued at the various Gold Fields of this Colony during the years 1851, 1852, and 1853. VICTORIA. NOTE. It will be found on examination that there is a difference between the number of Licences issued as stated in the monthly and bi-monthly Returns; this had been caused by the incompleteness of those received from the various Gold Fields at the time they were required for despatch to England. Office of Chief Commissioner of Gold Fields, Melbourne, 15th January, 1854. W. H. WRIGHT, Chief Commissioner of Gold Fields. Beechworth Heathcote Total VICTORIA. No. 17. RETURN of the Gold exported from this Colony during the Periods between, as under :— NOTE. In addition to the above the following has been exported overland :— Per South Australian Escort to Adelaide 1851 Nil. No. 18. MONTHLY RETURN of all GOLD and CASH received and delivered at the GOLD OFFICE, fromthe 1st January to 31st December 1853. Gold received, as per Gold Commissioner's per Gold Commissioner's Cash. Escort Fee. Office Fee. Delivered. Sent to Geelong. Delivered. Sent to Geelong. COMPARATIVE Statement of GOLD and CASH received at the Treasury, and Value o Parcels sent per Escort, from the Opening of the Gold Office to the 31st December 1853 inclusive. RETURN of Tonnage of Vessels, exclusive of Coasters, in this Port, during the under RETURN of Tonnage of Vessels, exclusive of Coasters, in this Port, during the under |