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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1918 Session I-II, H-09

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Session 11. 1918. NE W ZEALAN D.

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

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Adult Male Spirits. Tobacco. Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. Year. (including Maoris). Gallons. Per Head. Bates of Duty. * Ppr Hpdd Eates of ±-er rieaa. j) u ty. Duty. Per Head. i Per Head. Kates of Duty.t Duty. Per Head. Lb. Duty. 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 212,551 216,431 219,858 223,454 241,078 247,526 255,122 263,023 270,403 295,122 301,550 306,717 317,774 323,340 335,853 343,905 353,396 349,591 341,806 332,759 316,203 478,136 491,846 515,384 549,932 596,073 602,021 619,649 647,155 634,829 692,324 740,936 751,605 719,138 767,620 792,794 863, 797 876,751 887,116 9iO,611 779,698 759,118 Gal. 2-25 2-27 2-34 2-46 2-47 2-43 2-43 2-46 2-34 2-34 246 2-45 2-26 2-37 236 2-51 2-48 2-53 2-75 2-34 2-40 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/, 17/ 17/ 17/, 18/ £ 382,509 393,478 412,307 439,946 476,858 481,617 495,719 517,724 507,863 553,859 592,749 601,284 575,310 614,096 634,235 691,037 701,401 709,693 760,372 662,743 657,464 £ s. d. 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 19 8 2 0 7J 2 4 6 1 19 10 2 17 1,418,205 1,491,543 1,526,505 1,617,920 1,713,590 1,699,143 1,852,426 1,955,563 2,000,640 2,085.026 2,156,945 2,247,101 2,278,035 2,295,777 2,303,44S 2,406,097 2,365,844 2,437,035 2,430,159 2,319,852 lb. 6-67 6-89 7-94 7-28 611 7-86 7-26 7-43 7-39 7-06 7-15 7-33 7-17 7-10 6-86 7-00 6-69 6-97 7-11 697 7-48 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 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, 794 401,271 402,780 420,826 413,818 425,942 424,018 403,050 407,069 £ s. d. 1 2 9j 14 0 14 2 1 4 9f 1 4 4J 1' 3 11 15 1 1 5 10 1 5 8f 1 4 6J 1 4 10J 1 5 5i 1 4 10} 1 4 10 1 3 llf 1 4 5f 13 5 1 4 4£ 1 4 9j 14 2} 15 9 i § § II £ £ s. d. 65,538 0 6 2 71,582 0 6 7 77,810 0 7 1 82,357 0 7 4§ 90,664 0 7 6 95,181 0 7 8f 108,209 0 8 6 110,617 0 8 5 121,438 0 8 llf 139,408 0 9 5J I 159,389 0 10 6| j 169,027 0 11 04 ! 163,110 0 10 3£ j 176,517 0 10 11 i 190,877 0 11 4J 216,904 I 0 12 7| 229,547 0 13 0 ■ 247,442 0 14 If 258,825 0 15 1} j 263,094 j 0 15 9f ! 288,320 0 18 2| * Alteration iu 1915. 17/; 1917, 18/. t The 1/ rate is for Xew-Zealand-manufactured tobacco. The 2/ rate is for tc factory. The 26 rate is for tobacco, manufactured, the produce of British South Africa. 1 Cigars and snuff, 7/ an under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2$lb. per 1,000. § Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound ; cigarettes. 7/, 2/f rates are for New-Zealand-mannfactured cigars and cigarettes.) II The rate for cigars and snuff was increased frc 2nd August, 1917. The rates for imported cigarettes were increased from 17/6 and 7/ to 20/6 and 9/6 from 2nd August, 1917, i respectively. The rates for New-Zealand-manufactured cigarettes were increased from 1/ and 2/6 per pound to 4/ and 5/6 pi Dbaeco, unmanufactured, entered to be manufactured iu any licensed tobaccoid 1/6 per pound; cigarettes, 2/6 and 1/ per pound, aud 17/6 per 1,000 of 2J lb. and 3, ana 1/ per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 2Jlb. and under. (The 1/6. 2'6, and 1/ >m 7 to 12/ per pound (imported), and from 1/6 to 4/ per pound (excise), from and from 5th September, 1917, the rates were further increased to 25/6 and 10/C er pound from 2nd August, 1917.

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Male and Female Venv Population lear, over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). IfeTa. BatesofDuty.* Wine. Gallons. jg* Ale and Beer. Ue and Beei Rates of Duty. jr. Duty. Total v™. Population p Ieal - (including Head, i Maoris >- Lb. Per Head. Rates of Duty. Tea. Duty. Per Head. Gallons. Duty. Per Head. 1897 i 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 598.583 615,187 651,559 665,777 676,447 702,379 715,908 734,236 752,934 774,939 774,837 774,918 776,932 758,748 105,060 107,595 111,049 116,188 123,591 126.447 122,490 120,120 113,185 I 128,120 146,175 149,107 138.699 153,435 143,136 153,611 147,131 156,509 163,244 138,758 142,858 Gal. 021 022 0-22 0-22 0-22 022 0-21 0-20 0-18 019 0-22 0-22 0-20 0-21 019 0-20 0-19 0-20 0-21 0-18 019 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/, 15/ £ s. d. 30,518 I 1 2f 31,138 I 1 3 32,045 ' 1 3 33,614 i 1 3J 35,864 I 1 3f 36,744 1 34 35,710 1 2} 35,018 1 2| 33,071 1 Of 37,532 1 If 42.736 ! 1 3J 42,797 ' 1 3J 38,749 1 l| 40,887 1 1| 38,606 1 0J 41,251 1 l| 39,198 1 0| 41,795 J 1 1 42,258 i 1 1 34,950 I 0 10} 35,812 I 0 11| 190,350 191,580 175,940 175,620 188,490 201,523 204,130 203,510 218,270 251,570 279,108 271,780 252,320 271,594 273,650 296,362 299,220 292,850 260,050 229,320 80,630 Gal. 0-39 0-39 035 0-34 0-34 0-36 0-35 034 0-35 0-38 0-42 0-40 036 0-38 0-37 0-39 0-39 0-38 0-34 0-30 0-11 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ £ s. d. 19,035 ! 0 91 19.158 0 91 I 17,594 0 8J 17,562 0 8 18,849 0 8 20,152 0 8J 20,413 0 8J 20,351 I 0 8 21,827 ■ 0 8$ 25,157 0 9J 27,911 I 0 10 27,178 ; 0 9J 25,232 0 8J 27.159 0 9" 27,365 0 9 29,636 0 9 J 29,922 0 9J 29,285 0 9 26,005 0 S 22,932 0 7 8.063 0 2i 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 19 J 6 1917 768,910 783,317 796,359 810,536 830,800 851,072 875.648 900,682 925,605 956,457 977,215 1,008,373 1,030,657 1,050,410 1,075,250 1,102,471 1,134,506 1,140,172 1,149,254 1,148,888 1,148,880 lb. 4,564,860 5-93 4,720,560 603 4,798,500 6-03 5,174,640 6-38 5,508,600 6-63 5,088,581 5-98 5,232,720 5-98 5,225,668f 5-80 5,898,391+ 6-37 6,132,962+ 6-41 6,771,169+ 6-93 6,470,552+ 6-41 7,302,310+ 7-08 7,582,530+ 7-22 8,066,151+ 7-50 7,680,283+ 6-97 7,070,430+ 6-23 9,938, 617+ 8-72 9,148,578+, 7-96 7,977,963+ : 6-94 8,763,057+ 7 63 S. «3. I £ £ s. d. 0 4 76,081 0 1 llf 0 4 78,676 0 2 0 0 4 j 79,975 0 2 0 /4and/2i 68,960 0 1 8J 0 2 ; 45,905 0 1 1J 0 2 42,405 0 10 0 2 43,606 0 10 0 2 4,838 0 0 1J 0 2 534 0 2 548 0 2 1,017 /2 & m 715 /2 & m 636 /2 & m 636 /2 & /2§ 703 /2 & /2§ 613 /2 & /2{j 472 /2 & /2f 794 /2 & /2§ 574 /2 & /2f 623 17, 15, /3. 36,651 0 0 7| * Alterations :— In 1907 : Wine, South African (sparkling) „ ,. (other kinds) ... In 1917: "Wine (sparkling), increased from 5/ 2/ 9/ to 15/ i Includes all tea i I The following ra Tea in packag< Tea in packagt ree of duty. :es were imposed on tea from 2nd August, 1917 :— )s of 51b. and over, net weight: British, 3d. per lb.; Foreign, 5d. per lb. is under 5 lb., net weight: British, 5d. per lb.; Foreign, 7d. per lb. Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory. Sugar. Ad Valorem Goods. Total Year. {including Maoris). Lb. PerHeaa. K^t? f Duty. ■ Per Head. Lb. Per Head. ! B D t^ y of Duty. Per Head. [ Duty. I I Per Head. Rates of Duty. 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 768,910 783,317 796,359 810,536 830,800 851,072 875,648 900,682 925, 605 956,457 977,215 1,008,373 1,030,657 1,050,410 1,075,250 1,102,471 1,134,506 1,140,172 1,149,254 1,148,888 1,148,880 544,288 523, 392 640,152 467,008* 371,760t 422,962f 476,080f 550,720f 490,960f 494,320f 607,650f 553,798f 453,690t 564,302+ 556,876+ 611,499t 599,656+ 556, 000 j 775.112J 685,786f 235,330f ib. 070 067 0-80 0-57 0-44 0-49 054 061 0-53 051 062 0-55 0-44 054 0-52 0-55 053 0-49 067 0-60 0-20 /2, /3, /5 /2,/3, /5 I /2, /3, /5 /2,/3, /5 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 and ,/3f /3 and /3« /3 and /3f /3 and /3f /3 and /3§ /3 and /3f /3 and /3| /3 and /3S /3 and /3f 1 /3 and /3f £ 5,722 5,463 6,968 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 8,197 7,641 10,217 9,064 3,263 s. d. 0 1| 0 1| 0 2 0 1§ 0 lj 0 14 0 If 0 If 0 l-i 0 14 0 1J 0 1| 0 1J 0 1| 0 If 0 If 0 if 0 1J 0 2J 0 if 0 o§ 70,799,040 73,296,960 77,255,040 80,119,200 81,882,720 87,508,006 91,075,200 94,522,080 92,792,640 101,023,680 104,173.440 105,006,496 118,274,912 113,337,875 124,122.629 135,239,888 138,964,448 108,447,489 143,410,512 127,472,464 139,298,208 Ib. 92-0 93-6 970 98-8 9S-5 102-8 104-0 104-9 100-2 105-6 106-6 103-9 114-7 107-9 115-4 122-7 122-5 95-1 124-8 110-9 121-2 s. d. 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J 0 Oj 0 0J 0 0| 0 0J 0 0.J 0 0| Jd. & free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free 147,498 152,702 160,948 166,915 170,589 182,308 189,740 196,921 193,318 210,466 217,028; b. d. £ 3 10 634,043 3 10f 637,506 i o> 682,722 4 1 775,649 4 1 808,532 4 3 J 867,209 4 4 982,800 4 4J 1,098,387 4 2 1,097,968 4 4f 1,210,617 4 51 1,317,206 1,262,656 1,088,757 1,226,073 1,402,799 1,503,000 1,559,647 1,526,773 1,315,611 1,854,262 1,498,805 £ s. d. 0 16 5f 0 16 3J 0 17 If 0 19 14 0 19 5i 1 2 51 1 4 4} 1 3 81 1 5 3f 17 0 1 5 Oj 1 1 l| 13 4 1 6 1 1 7 3J 1 7 6 1 6 9J 1 2 10f 1 12 3J 16 1 Per Cent. 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, 22i, 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. Various. Various. Various. Various Various. * This 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, not include raw coffee. I Estimated. Note.— Total revenue from Customs: 1897, £1,915,693 equal to £2 9s. 10d. per head ; 1917, £3,382,316, equal to £2 18s. lOJd. per head. Increase per head equal to 18-1 per cent. Total in crease equal to 766 t This does >er cent.

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NEW-ZEALAND-BREWED BEER.

W. B. Montgomery, Customs Department, Comptroller of Customs. Wellington, 10th August, 1918.

Approximate Cort of Paper. —Preparation not j>-ivon; printing (900 copies), £5 10s.

Authority : Mabctjs F, Mabks, (Government Printer, Wellington.—l9lB.

Price 3d.'\

Year. Male and B'emale (iScUng 19 which Duty paid. Maoris). Per Head. Excise Duty per Gallon. Duty. Per Head. 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 552,028 505,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 651,559 665,777 676,447 702,379 715,908 734,236 752,934 774,939 774,837 774,918 776,932 758,748 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 10,001,200 10,356,'240 10,605,714 11,247,725 11,335,845 Gallons. 11-7 12-1 12-3 13-2 12-9 12-7 12-9 13-0 126 12-7 13-6 13-8 13-1 13-1 130 13-0 13'0 13-4 13-7 14-5 14-9 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 3d. & 3Jd.* 0 3f* See belowf £ 71,765 75,164 78,265 85,141 89,185 89,742 94,440 97,331 97,452 103,986 113,120 116,845 114,799 117,493 119,087 122,339 125,015 129,453 137,225 189,671 219,594 s. d. 2 11J 3 0| 3 1J 3 3£ 3 2| 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2J 3 4f 3 5J 3 3| 3 3J 3 3 3 3 3 2| 3 4 3 6| 4 10| 5 9| * Hid. incr< (allon ; froin naximum ra easing by and 4 i 2nd August to 14 ite of 6d. per gallon. fljd. por unit of S.G. o [th September, ] the worts. >or gallon; fn t Minimum rate to 1st Aiigusl im 15th September, I917, Eijd. ; :, 1M7, was :s:(d. p. per gallon, with a