CONSUMPTION OF ARTICLES IN COMMON USE (TABLE SHOWING RATE OF) PER HEAD OF POPULATION.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1913 Session I, H-09

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1913. NEW ZEALAND.

CONSUMPTION OF ARTICLES IN COMMON USE (TABLE SHOWING RATE OF) PER HEAD OF POPULATION.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

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* Alterations,— 1885. 1888. 1907. , t Alterations,— 1888. 1895. Wine (Australian) 4/6 ... 5/ Ale and Beer (W00d)... 1/6 ... 2/ (Sparkling) 6/6 ... 9/ , „ (Bottle) 1/6 ... 2/ (Other kinds) 5/6 ... 6/ t Include? all tea free of duty. South African (Sparkling) ... ... 6/ ~ (other kinds) 21

TABLE showing Consumption, per Head of Population, of Articles in Common Use.

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Spirits. Tobacco. Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. Adult Male Year. (including Maoris). Gallons. Per I Head. Bates of Duty. * Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Bates of , Head. Duty.t Duty. Per Head. Lb, Per i Bates of Head. Duty.! Duty. Per Head. 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 , 1897 1898 . 1899 1900 j- 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 ! 1908 j 1909 1910 1911 1912 185,070 193,176 196,005 197,521 208,518 212,551 216,431 219,858 223,454 241,078 247,526 255,122 263,023 270,403 295,122 301,550 306,717 317,774 323,340 335,853 343,905 456,995 464,195 439,153 435,431 451,679 478,136 491,846 515,384 549,932 596,073 602,021 619,649 647,155 634,829 692,324 740,936 751,605 719,138 767,620 792,794 863,797 Gal. I 2-47 2-40 I 2-24 j 2-20 ! 2-17 I 2-25 2-27 2-34 2-46 2-47 2-43 2'43 2-46 i 2-34 J 2-34 I 2-46 ! 2-45 I 2-26 i 2-37 2-36 2-51 15/, 16/ 15/; 16/ 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 351,154 356,602 337,247 339,795 361,343 382,509 393,478 412,307 439,946 476,858 481,617 495,719 517,724 507,863 553,859 592,749 601,284 575,310 614,096 634,235 691,037 £ s. a. 1 17 11 1 16 11 1 14 5 1 14 5 1 14 8 1 16 0 1 16 4 1 17 6 1 19 5 1 19 7 1 18 11 1 18 10 1 19 4 1 17 6 1 17 6 1 19 4 1 19 2 1 16 2 1 18 0 1 17 9 2 0 2 1,244,089 j 1,273,754 1,261,826 1,343,420 1,378,814 1,418,205 ! 1,491,543 1,526,505 1,617,920 1,713,590 1,699,143 I 1,852,426 1,955,563 2 000,640 2,085,026 2,156,945 2,247,101 2,278,035 2,295,777 2,303,448 2,406,097 Lb. 6-72 ! 3/6, 1/ 6-59 ! 3/6, 1/ 6-44 3/6, 1/ 6-80 : 3/6, 1/ 6-61 i 3/6, 1/ 6-67 ! 3/6, 1/ 6-89 ; 3/6, 1/ ! 6-94 I 3/6, 1/ 7-28 ' 3/6. 1/ 7-11 j 3/6, 1/ 6-86 I 3/6, 1/ 7-26 ! 3/6, 1/ 7-43 I 3/6, 1/ ; 7-39 3/6, 1/ 7-06 I 3/6, 1/ ! 7-15 ! 3/6, 1/ 7-33 ! 16,2/6,11 7-17 3/6,2/6,1/ 7-10 3/6,2/6,2/, 1/1 6-86 |3/6,2/6,2/,l/ 7-00 i3/6,2/6.2/.l/| 212,998 218,637 215,222 231,521 237,135 242,291 259,798 265,380 277,196 293,389 292,110 320,047 339,571 347, 837 362,057 375, 005 390,590 395,794 401,271 402,780 420,826 £ s. d. 13 0 1 2 7| 1 1 11} 13 5 12 9 1 2 9} 14 0 14 2 1 4 9| 1 3 7| 15 1 1 5 10 1 5 8| 1 i 6| 1 4 10} 1 5 5J 1 4 10f 1 4 10 1 3 11| 1 4 5| I Lb. 134,670 073 161,133 0-83 143,820 ' 0-73 .. .. I .. ' ' 7/, 1/6 7/, 1/6 7/, 1/6 £ £ a. a. 44,491 0 4 91 J 49,331 0 5 l| I 44,676 0 4 6}; 50,453 0 5 l| S 59,704 0 5 8} 65,538 ,062: 71,582 0 6 7 77,810 0 7 1 82,357 0 7 4} 90,664 0 7 6 95,181 0 7 8J 108,209 0 8 6 110,617 0 8 5 121,438 0 8 11| 139,408 0 9 6jr 159,389 0 10 6i; 169,027 0 11 0-; 163,110 0 10 3--176,517 0 10 11 190,877 0 11 41 216,904 0 12 7J I! . . . . 1 If IT II 11 :: i :: •Alterations in 1888— Spirits in bottle, 16/; in bulk, 15/: in 189S— Spirits in bulk and bottle, 16/. t The 1/ rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured tobacco. The 2/ rate is for tobacco, unmanufactured, entered to be manufactured in any licensed tobacco-factory. The 2/6 rate is for tobacco, manufactured, the produce of British South Africa. j The 1/6 rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarettes. § Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound; cigarettes, 1/6 per pound, and from 1st January to 20th September 7/ per pound, and from 21st September to 31st December 17/6 per 1,000 of 2.J lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2J lb. per 1,000. [! Cigars and snuff, 7/ and l<6 per pound; cigarettes, 2/6 and 1/ per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 2|lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2J lb. per 1,000. 11 Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound; cigarettes, II, 2/6, and 1/ per pound, and 17/6 per ],000 of 2Jlb. and under. The 1/6, 2;6, and 1/ rates are for New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarettes.

Male and Female Vnnr Population Iear - over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Gallons. t? 61 ', Bates of Duty.* Wine. Duty. Per Head. Ale and Beer. Bates of Duty.t He^d. Year. Total Population I — (including Maoris). Lb. Per Head. Tea. Kates of Duty. Duty. Gallons. Per Head. Per Head. I 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 ! 1902 : 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 I 1911 1912 417,673 430,885 439,198 444,298 479,015 488,472 497,619 505, 899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 651,559 665,777 676,447 702,379 715,908 734,236 752,934 111,704 ; 112,116 97,934 93,138 99,473 ' 105,060 107,595 111,049 116,188 123,591 126,447 122,490 120,120 113,185 128,120 146,175 149,107 138,699 I 153,435 143,136 153,611 Gal. j £ I 0-27 ! 5/, 6/, 9/ 32,607 0-26 5/, 6/, 9/ j 32,641 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 28,412 0-21 5/, 6/, 9/ ' 27,102 0-21 5/, 6/, 9/ 28,846 021 I 5/, 6/, 9/ 30,518 022 i 5/, 6/, 9/ I 31,138 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ I 32,045 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 33,614 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,864 022 5/, 6/, 9/ 36,744 0-21 ! 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,710 0-20 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,018 0-18 5/, 6/, 9/ i 33,071 0-19 5/, 6/, 9/ ! 37,532 0-22 j 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/i 42,736 0-22 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ I 42,797 0-20 ! 2/, 5/, 6/, /9 I 38,749 0-21 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ { 40,887 0-19 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 38,606 0-20 i 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 41,251 s. d. 1 6| 1 6J 1 3J 1 21 1 2J 1 2| 1 3 1 3 1 3| 1 2| 1 2| 1 0| 1 1} 1 3i 1 1J 1 1| 1 0J 261,867 229,960 212,613 201,770 182,080 190,350 191,580 175,940 175,620 188,490 201,523 204,130 203,510 218,270 251,570 279,108 271,780 252,320 271,594 273,650 296,362 Gal. 0-62 0-53 0-48 0-45 0-38 0-39 0-39 035 0-34 0'34 036 0-35 0-34 0-35 038 0-42 0-40 036 0-38 0-37 0-39 1/6 19,640 1/6 I 17,247 1/6 J 15,946 1/6, 2/ ! 17,120 2/ j 18,208 2/ : 19,035 2/ : 19,158 2/ \ 17,594 2/ i 17,562 2/ i 18,849 2/ ! 20,152 2/ ! 20,413 2/ 20,351 2/ 21,827 2/ ' 25,157 2/ 27,911 2/ 27,178 2/ j 25,232 2/ 27,159 2/ ! 27,365 2/ J 29,636 s. d. 0 llj 0 9J 0 8| 0 9| 0 9 ' 0 9J 0 91 0 8i 0 8 0 8 0 8J 0 8£ 0 8 0 8J 0 9J 0 10 0 9J 0 8J 0 9 0 9 0 9% 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 692,426 4,088,360 714,258 4,083,840 728,121 J 4,126,440 740,699 ! 4,472,528 754,016 '■ 4,431,480 768,910 4,564,860 783,317 4,720,560 796,359 4,798,500 810,536 : 5,174,640 830,800 : 5,508,600 851,072 : 5,088,581 875,648 5,232,720 900,682 5,225,6681 925,605 : 5,898,391} 956,457 ! 6,132,9621 977,215 J 6,771,1691 1,008,373 I 6,470,552+ 1,030,657 ! 7,302,3101 1,050,410 7,582, 530 J 1,075,250 8,066,151} 1,102,471 7,680,283} Lb. 5-90 5-72 5-67 6-04 5-88 5-93 6 03 6-03 6-38 6-63 5-98 5-98 5-80 637 6-41 6-93 6-41 7-08 7-22 7-50 6-97 s. d. 0 6 0 6 0 6 /6, /5, /4, and /3 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 /4 and /2 0 2 0 2 0 2 I 0 2 ! 0 2 0 2 0 2 /2 & m /2 & /2f /2 & /2f /2 & /2f /2 & /2f 102,209 102,096 103,161 94,716 73,858 76,081 78,676 79,975 68,960 45,905 42,405 43,606 4,838 534 548 1,017 715 636 636 703 613 £ s. d. 0 2 11J 0 2 10| 0 2 10 0 2 6} 0 1 llj 0 1 11| 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 8J 0 1 1J 0 10 0 10 0 0 1J

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Note.— Total revenue from Customs: 1892, £1,656,672, equal to £2 7s. 10£ d. per head; 1912, £3,342,275, equal to £3 Os. 7£d. per bead. Increase per bead equal to 267 per cent. Total increase equal to 101*7 per cent * Tbis does not include coffee, raw, admitted free under 1900 tariff, and coffee, roasted, and cocoa, entered free between passing of first and second resolutions, from 18th to 28th August inclusive. t This does not include raw coffee. I Estimated.

NEW-ZEALAND-BREWED BEER.

W. B. MONTGOMEKY, Department of Trade and Customs, Secretary of Customs Wellington, 9th May, 1913. Approximate Gost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (1,700 copies), £3 10a.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9l3. Price 3d.}

Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory. Sugar. Ad Valorem iods. Year. ' Total Population (including Maoris). Per Henri Rates of fei Head. D u ty. Duty. —. 1 Per Head, j Pel-Head ! Eates of rei Head. j Duty Duty. i Per Head. Duty. Per Head. Lb. Lb. Bates ol Duty. 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 692,426 714,258 728,121 740,699 754,016 768,910 783,317 796,359 I 544,800 561,360 490,864 481,800 524,408 544,288 523,392 640,152 Lb. 0-79 0-79 0-67 0-65 0-70 0-70 0-67 0-80 /3,/5 13,15 /2, /3, /5 J /2, 13, /5 1 /a, 13, /5 /2, IS, IB /2, IB, /5 6,820 7,021 6,145 5,677 5,495 5,722 5,463 6,968 s. d. 0 2| 0 2§ 0 2 0 If 0 If 0 If 0 If 0 2 58,062,240 59,508,480 63,515,040 65,568,960 67,395,840 70,799,040 73,296,960 77,255,040 Lb. 83-8 83-3 87-2 88-5 89-4 92-0 93-6 97-0 s. d. 0 0J 0 0J 0 Of o oj I 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J £ 120,963 123,976 132,323 136,602 140,408 147,498 152,702 160,948 s. d. 3 6 3 5J 3 7J 3 8£ 3 8| 3 10 3 10f 4 OJ £ 499,506 492,236 429,594 447,749 562,961 £ s. d. 0 14 5£ 0 13 9J 0 11 9J 0 12 1 0 14 11 Per Cent. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 224, 25,40 5, 10, 15, 20, 224, 25, 40 5, 10,15, 20, 22J, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20^224, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 22J, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 22J, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 22*, 25,40 5, 10, 15, 20, 224, 25, 40 Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. 1897 634,043 0 16 5f 1898 637,506 0 16 3J 1899 682,722 0 17 If 1900 810,536 830,800 851,072 875,648 900,682 925,605 956,457 977,215 1,008,373 1,030,657 1,050,410 1,075,250 1,102,471 l_ 467,008* 371,760+ 422,962f 476,080f 550,720f 490,960f 494,320f 607,650f 553,798f 453,690f 564,302f 556,876f 611,499f 0-57 044 0-49 0-54 0-61 0-53 0-51 0-62 0-55 0-44 0-54 0-52 0-55 12, 13, jb 13 ,3 /3 /3 /3 /3 13 /3 and /3f /3 and /3f /3 and /3f /3 and m /3 and /3| 5,285 4,647 5,287 5,951 6,884 6,137 6,179 7,596 7,370 6,370 7,854 7,793 8,469 0 1J 0 1J 0 14 0 If 0 If 0 lj 0 1J 0 1J 0 If 0 1J 0 If 0 If 80,119,200 81,882,720 87,508,006 91,075,200 94,522,080 92,792,640 101,023,680 104,173,440 105,006,496 118,274,912 113,337,875 124,122,629 135,239,888 98-8 98-5 102 -8 104-0 104-9 100 2 105-6 106-6 103-9 114-7 107-9 115-4 122-7 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J ; 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J Jd. & free Free Free Free Free Free 166,915 170,589 182,308 189,740 196,921 193,318 210,466 217,028+ 4 1 4 1 4 3J 4 4 4 4J 4 2 4 4| 4 5J 775,649 0 19 1J 1901 808,532 0 19 5J 1902 867,209 1 0 4J 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 982,800 1,098,387 1,097,968 1,210,617 1,317,206 1,262,656 1,088,757 1,226,073 1,402,799 1,503,000 1 2 5J 1 4 4f 1 3 8J 1 5 3f 17 0 1 5 0J 1 1 lj 13 4 16 1 1 7 31

Year. Male and Female Population over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Total Gallons consumed. Excise Duty Per Head. per Gallon. : Duty. Per Head. 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 417,673 430,885 439,198 444,298 479,015 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 651,559 665,777 676,447 702,379 715,908 734,236 752,934 4,752,720 4,873,600 4,807,360 4,936,400 5,382,960 5,741,200 6,013,120 6,261,200 6,811,280 7,134,800 7,179,360 7,555,200 7,786,480 7,796,160 8,318,880 9,049,567 9,347,567 9,183, 920 9,399,440 9,526,960 9,787,102 I Gallons. 11-4 11-3 10-9 111 11-2 11-7 12-1 12-3 13-2 12-9 12-7 12-9 13-0 12-6 12-7 13-6 13-8 131 13-1 130 13-0 s. d. 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 £ 59,409 60,920 60,092 61,705 67,287 71,765 75,164 78,265 85,141 89,185 89,742 94,440 97,331 97,452 103,986 113,120 116,845 114,799 117,493 119,087 122,339 s. d. 2 10 2 10 2 9 2 9 : - 2 gj: 2 1113 Or 3 1;3 3i3 2} 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2£ 3 4| 3 5J 3 3| 3 3J 3 3 3 3