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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1920 Session I, H-09

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1920. 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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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 Head. Bates of Duty. * Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Head. Rates of Duty.t Duty. Per Head. Kates of Duty. Duty. Per Head. 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 219,858 223,454 241,078 247,526 255,122 263,023 270,403 295,122 301,550 306,717 317,774 323,340 335,853 343,905 353,396 349,591 341,806 332,759 316,203 310,103 334,024 515,384 549,932 596,073 602,021 619,649 647,155 634,829 692,324 740,936 751,605 719,138 767,620 792,794 863,797 876,751 887,116 940,611 779,698 759,118 578,177 688,632 Gal. 2-34 2-46 2-47 2-43 2-43 2-46 2-34 2-34 2-46 2-45 2-26 2-37 2-36 2-51 2-48 2-53 2-75 2-34 2-40 1-86 2-06 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/, 17/ 17/ 17/, 18/ 18/ 18/ £ 412,307 439,946 476,858 481.617 495,719 517,724 507,863 553,859 592,749 601,284 575,310 614,096 634,235 691,037 701,401 709,693 760,372 662,743 657,464 520,357 619,769 £ s. a. 1 17 6 1,526,505 1 19 5 | 1,617,920 1 19 V i 1,713,590 1 18 11 ' 1,699,143 1 18 10 1.852,426 1 19 4 1.955,563 1 17 6 2,000,640 1 17 6 ' 2,085,026 1 19 4 2,156,945 1 19 2 2,247,101 1 16 2 2,278,035 1 18 0 2,295,777 1 17 9 2,303,448 2 0 2 2,406,097 1 19 8 2,365,844 2 0 7J 2,437,035 2 4 6 2,430,159 1 19 10 ' 2,319,852 2 17 2,364,556 1 13 6f 2,387,559 1 17 lj 2,785,116 lb. £ £ s. d. 7-94 3/6, 1/ 265,380 14 2 7-28 3/6, 1/ I 277,196 1 4 9| 6-11 3/6, 1/ ' 293,389 1 4 4± 7-86 3/6,1/ 292,110 1 3 7J 7-26 3/6, 1/ 320,047 1 5 1 7-43 3/6, 1/ 339,571 1 5 10 7-39 3/6,1/ 347,837 1 5 Sf 7-06 3/6,1/ 362,057 1 4 6J 7-15 3/6, 1/ 375,005 1 4 10£ 7-33 3/6, 2/6, 1/ 390,590 1 15 5J 7 17 3/6,2/6,1/ 395,794 1 4 10| 7-10 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 401,271 1 4 10 6-86 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 402,780 1 3 llf 700 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 420,826 1 4 5f 6-69 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 413,818 13 5 6-97 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 425,942 14 4* 7-11 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 424,018 1 4 9f 6-97 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 403,050 1 4 2f 7-48 3,6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 407,069 1 5 9 7-70 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 414,971 1 6 9 8-34 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 492,061 1 9 5 J + + + + + + § § § || £ & a. d. 77,810 0 7 1 82,357 0 I 4J 90,664 0 7 6 95,181 0 7 8J 108,209 i 0 8 6 110,617 ! 0 8 5 121,438 0 8 llf 139,408 0 9 5J 159,389 0 10 6| 169,027 0 11 0J 163,110 0 10 3| 176,517 0 10 11 190,877 0 11 44 216,904 0 12 7* 229,547 i 0 13 0 247,442 i 0 14 If 258,825 0 15 If 263,094 I 0 15 9} 288,320 0 18 2f 370,683 1 3 11 486,923 1 9 If * Alteration in 1915, 17/; 1917, 18/. t The 1/ rate is for Xew-Zealand-manufactured tobacco. The 2' rate is for tobacco, unmanufactured, entered to be manufactured in any licensed tobaccofactory. The 2,6 rate is for tobacco, manufactured, the produce of British South Africa. J Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1 6 per pound; cigarettes, 2/6 and 1/ per pound and 17-6 per ! 000 of 2i lb and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2J lb. per 1,000. § Cigars and snuff, 7; and 1/6 per pound ; cigarettes. 7', 2!6, and 1/ per pound, and 17,6 per 1,000 of 2§lb and under (The 1/6 2 6 and 1/ rates are for New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarettes.) | The rate for cigars and snuff was increased from 7 to 12; per pound (imported), and from 1/6 to il per pound (excise) from 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, and from 5th September. 1917, the rates were further increased to 25/6 and 10/6 respectively. The rates for New-Zealand-manufactured cigarettes were increased from 1/ and 2/6 per pound to il and 5,6 per pound from 2nd August 1917

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Male and Female -„.,, Population eai - over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Wine. Ale and Beei r-„n„„„ Pear Rates of Gallons. Head Duty Ale and Beer. ir. Duty. Total T .„. Population Ppr ' (including Head. Maoris '- Lb. PeiHead. Tea. Hates of n . Duty. Uuty - Per Head. Gallon s. Head. Rates of Duty.* Duty. Per | Head. 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 651,559 665,777 676,447 702,379 715,908 734,236 752,934 774,939 774,837 774,918 776,932 758,748 757,824 793,967 I 111,049 ' 116,188 123,591 126,447 122,490 120,120 113,185 128,120 146,175 149,107 138,699 153,435 143,136 153,611 147,131 156,509 ' 163,244 138,758 142,858 126,122 174,333 Gal. 0-22 0-22 0-22 0-22 0-21 0-20 0-18 0-19 0-22 0-22 0-20 0-21 019 0-20 019 0-20 0-21 0-18 019 017 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 32,045 5/, 6/, 9/ 33,614 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,864 5/, 6/, 9/ 36,744 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,710 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,018 5/, 6/, 9/ 33,071 5/, 6/, 9/ 37,532 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42,736 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42,797 2/,5/, 6/, 9/ 38,749 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ ■ 40,887 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 38,606 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 41,251 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 39,198 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/! 41,795 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42,258 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 34,950 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/, 35,812 15/ 2/, 5/, 6/, 15/ 31,698 2/, 5/, 6/, 15/ 38,839 s. d. 1 3 I 175,940 1 3J 175,620 1 3f 188,490 1 3| 201,523 1 2} 204,130 1 2J 203,510 1 Of 218,270 1 If < 251,570 1 3£ 279,108 1 3J 271, 780 1 1| . 252,320 1 If 271,594 1 0J 273,650 1 if : 296,362 1 0J j 299,220 1 1 ! 292,850 1 1 i 260,050 0 lOf ! 229,320 0 ll| 80,630 Gah 0-35 0-34 0-34 0-36 0-35 0-34 0-35 0-38 0-42 0-40 0-36 0-38 0-37 0-39 0-39 0-38 0-34 0-30 0-11 004 0-04 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2' 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ £ I s. d. lb. I s. d. 17,594 0 8£ 1899 796,359 j 4,798,500 ! 603 0 4 17,562 j 0 8 1900 810,536 5,174,640 638 /4and/2 18,849 | 0 8 1901 830,800 5,508,600 6-63 0 2 20,152 j 0 SJ 1902 851,072 5,088,581 , 5'98 0 2 20,413 0 8* 1903 875,648 5,232,720 ; 5-98 0 2 20,351 0 8 1904 900,682 5,225,668+ i 5-80 0 2 21,827 i 0 84 1905 925,605 5,898,391+, 637 0 2 25,157 ! 0 9| 1906 956,457 6,132,962+ 6-41 0 2 27,911 0 10 1907 977,215 6,771,169+ 6-93 0 2 27,178 , 0 9* 1908 1,008,373 6,470,552+, 6-41 2&/2J 25,232 ! 0 8i 1909 1,030,657 7,302,310+ 7'08 /2 & /2f 27,159 : 0 9 1910 1,050,410 7,582,530+ 7-22 /2 &/2i 27,365 i 0 9 1911 1,075,250 8,066,151+ 7-50 /2 & /2f 29,636 ; 0 9J 1912 1,102,471 7,680,283+ 6-97 /2&/2§ 29,922 : 0 91. 1913 1,134,506 7,070,430+ 6-23 /2 & /2§ 29,285 i 0 9 1914 1,140,172 9,938,617f 872 /2 &/2f 26,005 0 8 1915 1,149,254 9,148,578f 7-96 /2 & /2i 22,932 0 7 1916 1,148,888 7,977,963+ 6-94 /2 & /2f 8,063 0 24 1917 1.148,S80 8,763,057+ 763 /7,/5, /3. /a, im 3,237 , 0 1J 1918 1,152,798 9,403,207 8-16 /7,/5. /3 2,997 0 1 1919 1,186,166 8,648,653 7-29 i/7,/5, /3 £ £ s. d. 79,975 0 2 0 68,960 0 1 8i 45,905 0 1 if 42,405 0 1 0 43,606 0 10 4,838 0 0 1} 534 548 1,017 715 636 636 703 613 472 794 574 623 36,651 0 0 7f 1 0 10 32,370 0 llf j 29,975 I 129,145 0 2 0 116,432 0 1 114 * Alterations :— In 1907 : Wine, South Afrit can (sparkling) (other kinds) ... increased from 5/ 2/ .. 9/ to 15/ I t Includes all tea free ol uuij ; The folluwing rates were imposed on tea from 2nd August, 1917 :— Tea in packages of 51b. and over, net weight; British, 3d. per lb.; Foreign, 5d. per lb. Tea in packages under 51b., net weight; British, 5d. per lb.; Foreign, 7d. per lb. Iu 1917: Wine (sparkling), | Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory. Sugar. Ad Valorem Goods. Total Year. .population (including Maoris). Per Head, Duty ' ' Per Head - Lb. Per Head. «££ Duty. I Per Head. ; Duty. I Per Head. Kates of Duty. Lb. 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 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 1,152,798 1,186,166 640,152 467,008* 371,760+ 422,962+ 476,080+ 550,720+ 490,960+. 494,320+ 607,650+ 553,798+ 453,690+ 564,302+ 556,876+ 611,499t 599,656+ 556,000+ 775,112+ 685,786+ 235,330+ 557,406t 992,397+ lb. 0-80 0-57 0-44 0-49 0-54 0-61 0-53 0-51 0-62 0-55 0-44 0-54 0-52 0-55 0-53 0-49 0-67 0-60 0-20 0-48 0-84 £ /2, /3, /5 6,968 /2,/3, /5 5,285 /3 4,647 /3 5,287 /3 5,951 /3 6,884 /3 6,137 /3 6,179 /3 7,596 /3and/3g 7,370 3and/3f 6,370 /3and/3f 7,854 /3and/3f 7,793 /3and/3| 8,469 /3and/3| 8,197 /3and/3i 7,641 /3 and /3§ 10,217 I /3and/3| 9,064 /3and/3§ 3,263 /3and/3fi 8,013 /3and/3|' 13,098 s. d. 0 2 77,255,040 0 14 80,119,200 0 if , 81,882,720 0 l| 87,508,006 0 If 91,075,200 : 0 If ' 94,522,080 ! 0 14 : 92,792,640 1 0 l| 101,023,680 0 1J 104,173,440 0 If 105,006,496 0 14 118,274,912 0 If 113,337,875 0 If 124,122,629 0 If 135,239,888 0 If ; 138,964,448 0 14 108,447,489 : 0 2J : 143,410,512 I 0 If ! 127,472,464 0 Of 139,298,208 0 If 108,568,432 | 0 2f 121,553,600 lb. 97-0 98-8 98-5 102-8 104-0 104-9 100-2 105-6 106-6 103-9 114-7 107-9 115-4 122-7 122-5 95-1 124-8 110-9 121-2 94-2 1025 s. d. 0 0J 0 0* 0 0J 0 04 0 Oi 0 0i 0 0i 0 04 id. & free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free I 3160,948 166,915 170,589 182,308 189,740 196,921 193,318 210,466 217,028* \ s. d. 4 04 4 1 4 1 4 34 4 4 4 44 4 2 4 4f 4 5J & 682,722 775,649 808,532 867,209 982,800 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 1,559,647 1,526,773 1,315,611 1.854,262 1,498,805 1,613,908 2,215,101 £ s. d. I Per Gent. 0 17 If 5, 10.15. 20, 224, 25, 40 0 19 l| 5,10, 15, 20, 22J, 25, 40 0 19 5| 5,10, 15, 20, 22|, 25, 40 1 0 4| : 5,10, 15, 20, 22|, 25, 40 1 2 5| I Various. 1 4 4f Various. 1 3 8| Various. 1 5 3f Various. 17 0 Various. 1 5 OJ 1 Various. 1 1 lj j Various. 13 4 1 Various. 16 1 Various. 1 7 3J Various. 1 7 6 j Various. 1 6 9J Various. 1 2 lOf Various. 1 12 3| j Various, 16 1 Various. 18 0 Various. 1 17 4j; 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. + This doi not include raw coffee. J Estimated. Note.— Total revenue from Customs: 1899, £2,042,002, equal to £2 lis. Sid. per head; 1919, £4,530,094, equal to £3 16s. 4*d. per head. Increase per head equal to 48-9 per cent. Total increase equal to 121-8 per cent.

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NEW-ZEALAND-BREWED BEER.

W. B. Montgomery, Customs Department, Comptroller of Customs. Wellington, 25th June, 1920.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (560 copies), £4 10s,

By Authority : Marcus F. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington.—l92o.

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Male and Female Total GaI,ons ° n (toolucta! which Duty paid. Maoris). i Per Head. I Year. Excise Duty per Duty. Gallon. Per Head. 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 505.899 6,261,200 514.900 0,811,280 552,028 7,134,800 565,533 7,179,360 581,906 7,555,200 598,583 7,780,480 615,187 7,796,160 651,559 8,318,880 665,777 9,049,567 676,447 9,347,567 702,379 9,183,920 715,908 9,399,440 734,236 9,526,960 752,934 9,787,102 774,939 10,001,200 774,837 10,356,240 774,918 10,605,714 776,932 11,247,725 758,748 11,335,845 757,824 10,588,859 793,967 13,852,311 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 651,559 665,777 676,447 702,379 715,908 734,236 752,934 774,939 774,837 774,918 776,932 758,748 757,824 793,967 0,261,200 6,811,280 7,134,800 7,179,360 7,555,200 7,780,480 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 10,588,859 13,852,311 Gallons. 12-3 13-2 12-9 12-7 12-9 13-0 12-6 12-7 13-6 13-8 131 131 13-0 13-0 130 134 13-7 14-5-14-9 14-0 17-4 s. d. £ 0 3 78,265 0 3 85,141 0 3 89,185 0 3 89,742 0 3 94,440 0 3 97,331 0 3 97,452 0 3 103,986 0 3 113,120 0 3 116,845 0 3 114,799 0 3 117,493 0 3 119,087 0 3 122,339 0 3 125,015 0 3 129,453 3d. &3fd.* 137,225 0 3f* 189,671 Seebelowf 219,594 See below | 261,536 Seebelowf 337,811 s. d. 3 1! 3 34 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 2f 3 4 3 64 4 10i 5 94 6 11 8 6 * 3$d. incn [allon; frorr naximum ra easing by / (1 d. and l 2nd August to 1< ite of fid. per gallon ftd. por unit of S.G. ol ith September, 4§d. ] the worts, icr gallon; fn | Minimum rate to 1st August, im 15th September, 1917, 6|a. p , 1917, was 8Jd. per ter gallon, with a