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years—the fifteen first anterior to the year 1810, and the other fifteen posterior, showing the comparative increase, during the latter epoch.

FIRST FIFTEEN YEARS.
Years. Marks of Gold. Marks of Silver. Value.
1796-7 45,775 2 1 389,089 6
98-9 134 2 4 0 35,037 3 6 316,084 4
1800-1 149 2 3 3 39,879 7 2 359,284 5
2-3 """ 15,318 4 7 130,208 1¼
4-5 """ 36,218 6 3 307,859 6
6-7 """ 29,888 0 2 254,048 1¾
8-9 """ 32,727 6 7 278,186 6¼
10 """ 18,714 1 6 159,070 6¾
Total, 283 4 7 3 253,560 1 2 2,193,832 5
LAST FIFTEEN YEARS.
Years. Marks of Gold. Marks of Silver. Value.
1811-12 30,050 3 1 255,427 2
13-14 118 2 0 0 50,672 3 5 446,797 6½
15-16 76,488 2 4 650,153 5
17-18 261 3 4 0 77,979 5 7 698,382 5¾
19-20 67,408 1 6 572,969 7
21-22 62,323 2 2 529,747 7
23-24 672 0 5 0 41,103 3 0 440,781 2½
25 473 1 3 0 17,855 3 1 216,122 1½
Total, 1524 7 4 0 423,881 0 2 38,10,382 5¼
Increase during the last fifteen years.
Marks, oz. ochavos, tomines. Marks, oz.
1241 2 4 5 170,320 70 $1,616,550 ¾
Average annual increase $107,770

This statement solely refers, to the quantity of gold and silver, coined in this house during the thirty years named, and it must not be deduced