OUR DRINK BILL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 8 May 1912, Page 3

OUR DRINK BILL.

According to a statement made by Mv A. S. Adams, barrister, Duncdin, the "drink bill" for tho Dominion for 19U, based upon Customs returns of liquor imported n"ud beov made in tbo Colony, amounts to X 3,820,371 an increase £-05,P33 on previous year. The estimated population for the year 1, 0(>3,948 an increase of 22,G04. on previous year, cost of liquor per head £3 12s ij.U], being a decrease on previous yoar of sixpence three farthings per head. Per head qi population over 10 years of aye, ■■ oxulndinjy Maoiis, £o lls (1:^1; in"luclinjj Maoris, £5 6s .^d ; Number of occupied duvlhng-houses at date of census, 210,7u-l ; Consumption of licjuor per iVwoJlinq-houso £16 Gs 3d ; The cj_uantities of different liquor c- consumed p o r l\ead of pop til a • tion oi\t as under : —Spirits, 74 gallons; wines, I ?rl gallons; boer, 0.2 aallons. Leer brewod in Domin-

ion 9, 526,960 gallons at 4s gallon, £1 905,392 an increase on previous year of 127,320 gallons.