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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1927 Session I, H-09

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1927. 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.

.... , Spirits. Tobacco. Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. I Adult Male I Year. Population : j — j : . j ' Maori™ 8 i Gallons. i j[ e f d J Duty.** Dut y- Per Head. ! Lb. jnetd. Duty ' i Per Head ' I Dut y- Per Head. Gal. £ £ s. d. ' lb. £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. 1906 295,122 692,324 2'34 16/ 553,859 1 17 6 2,085,026 7'06 3/6,1/ 362,057 1 4 6| J 139,408 0 9 5J 1907 301,550 740,936 2 46 16/ 592,749 1 19 4 2,156,945 7-15 3/6,1/ 375,005 1 4 10J § 159,389 0 10 6J 1908 306,717 751,605 2'45 16/ 601,284 1 19 2 2,247,101 I 7'33 3/6,2/6,1/ 390,590 1 5 5J § 169,027 0 11 0| 1909 317,774 719,138 2*26 16/ 575,310 1 16 2 2,278,035' 7'17 3/6,2/6,1/ 395,794 1 4 10} § 163,110 0 10 3J 1910 323,340 767,620 2'37 16/ 614,096 1 18 0 2,295,777, 7*10 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 401,271 1 4 10 § 176,517 0 10 11 1911 335,853 792,794 2'36 16/ 634,235 1 17 9 2,303,448 6-86 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 402,780 1 3 11} § 190,877 0 11 4J 1912 343,905 863,797 2-51 16/ 691,037 2 0 2 2,406,097 ! 7'00 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 420,826 1 4 5} § 216,904 0 12 7£ 1913 353,396 876,751 2'48 16/ 701,401 1 19 8 2,365,844 6-69 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 413,818 1 3 5 § 229,547 0 13 0 1914 349,591 887,116 2-53 16/ 709,693 2 0 7J 2,437,035! 6'97 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 425,942 1 4 4j § 247,442 0 14 1} 1915 341,806 940,611 2-75 16/, 17/ 760,372 2 4 6 2,430,159 7'11 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 424,018 1 4 9} § 258,825 0 15 1} 1916 332,759 779,698 2-34 17/ 662,743 1 19 10 2,319,852. 6'97 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 403,050 1 4 2} § 263,094 0 15 9}! 1917 316,203 759,118 2-40 17/, 18/ 657,464 2 1 7 2,364,556: 7-48 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 407,069 1 5 9 || 288,320 0 18 2} 1918 310,103 578,177 1*86 18/ 520,357 1 13 6} 2,387,559 7'70 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 414,971 1 6 9 || 370,683 1 3 11 1919 334,024 688,632 2-06 18/ 619,769 1 17 lj 2,785,116 8'34 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 492,061 1 9 5| || 486,923 1 9 1} 1920 360,697 947,660 2-63 18/ 852,894 2 7 3J 3,070,930 8-51 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 556,457 1 10 10J ! 660,004 1 16 7 1921 391,853 1,000,875 2-55 * 910,482 2 6 5} 2,678,891 6'84 t 494,394 1 5 2} j| 502,456 1 5 7} 1922 386,706 371,857 0'96 * 643,646 1 13 3J 2,606,469 6'74 f 723,776 1 17 5| || j 532,864 1 7 6} 1923 393,994 618,142 1-57 * 1,070,219 2 14 4 2,611,049 663 f 735,398 1 17 4 || 596,701 1 10 3J 1924 402,200 641,236 1*59 * 1,121,649 2 15 9 2,621,157 6-52 f 721,462 1 15 11 i| 663,326 1 12 11} 1925 413,735 717,119 1-73 * 1,248,260 3 0 4 3,043,025 7'35 t 727,074 1 15 1} li 747,777 1 16 1} 1926 423,884 699,835 1*65 * 1,223,504 2 17 8} 2,928,489 6-91 t 674,369 1 11 9} || 806,527 1 18 0} * From 1st January to 3rd November, 1921, 18/; from 4th November, 1921, 36/, 18/ (imported), 36/, BO/, 16/, 4/6, free (excise), t From 1st January to 3rd November, 1921, 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/; from 4th November, 1921, 10/, 4/10, 4/8, 2/6. 2/ (imported), 6/3, 2/4, 2/2, 1/ (excise); from 17th January, 1925, 10/, 4/2, 4/, 2/ (imported), 6/3, 1/8, 1/6 (excise). The 1/ rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured tobacco up to and including 31st December. 1922. 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, up to and including 31st July, 1922. I Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound; cigarettes, 2/6 and 1/ per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 2i lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weights over lb. per 1,000. § Cigars and snuff, 7 1 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-manu-factured cigars and cigarettes.) |[ The rate for cigars and snuff was increased from 7/ to 12/ per pound (imported), and from 1/6 to 4/ 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, aud from 5ch 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 4/ and 5/6 per pound from 2nd August, 1917.

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i Femafe d Wlne ' Ale and Beer. Total ! Tea. Year I Po P ulation j Year Population j : ; j GaI10D8 - "nuty? | Duty. j H P e f d . Gallons. Bjfesrf Duty ** ' Lb. j E^ f J Duty. Per Head. I i Gal. £ l s. d. Gal. | £ I s. d. I lb. s. d. I £ £ s. d. 1906 j 651,559 | 128,120 0-19 5/, 6/, 9/ 37,532 I 1 If 251,570 0*38 2/ 25,157 ! 0 9J 1906 956,457 6,132,962f 6-41 0 2! 548 1907 665,777 ! 146,175 0-22 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42,736 1 3| 279,108 0'42 2/ 27,911 j 0 10 1907 977,215 6,771,169f 6*93 0 2 I 1,017 1908 ; 676,447 149,107 0*22 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42,797 I 1 3| 271,780 0*40 2/ 27,178 ! 0 9* 1908 1,008,373 6,470,552f 6*41 /2 & /2| 715 1909 I 702,379 138,699 0*20 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 38,749 1 l| 252,320 0-36 2/ 25,232 I 0 8J 1909 1,030,657 7,302,310f 7'08 /2 &/2§ 636 1910 I 715,908 153,435 0-21 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 40,887 i 1 1| 271,594 0'38 2/ 27,159 j 0 9 1910 1,050,410' 7,582,530f 7'22 /2 & /2§ 636 1911 j 734,236 143,136 0-19 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 38,606 1 0* 273,650 0'37 2/ 27,365 ! 0 9 1911 1,075,250 8,066, 151f 7'50 /2 & /2§ 703 1912 752,934 153,611 0-20 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 41,251 j 1 1£ 296,362 0'39 2/ 29,636 0 9J 1912 1,102,471 7,680, 283 1 6-97 /2 &/2f 613 ! 1913 774,939 147,131 0-19 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 39,198 1 OJ 299,220 0*39 2/ 29,922 | 0 9J 1913 1,134,506 7,070,430f 6-23 /2 & /2§ 472 1914 774,837 156,509 0*20 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 41,795 ; 1 1 292,850 0-38 2/ 29,285 : 0 9 1914 1,140,172 I 9,938,617f 8*72 /2 &/2f 794 1915 774,918 163,244 0-21 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42,258 1 1 260,050 0'34 2/ 26,005 0 8 1915 1,149,254 i 9,148,578f 7-96 /2 & /2f 574 1916 776,932 138,758 0-18 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 34,950 ! 0 10| 229,320 0*30 2/ | 22,932 | 0 7 1916 1,148,888 7,977,963f 6*94 /2 &/2f 623 1917 758,748 142,858 0 19 2/, 5/, 6/,9/, 35,812 j 0 llj 80,630 O'll 2/ 8,063 I 0 2£ 1917 1,148,880 1 8,763,057f 7 63 /7,/5, /3, 36,651 0 0 7| 15/ J 2/1 /2, /2f{ 1918 757,824 126,122 0-17 2/, 5/, 6/, 15/ 31,698 0 10 32,370 0 04 3,237 ! 0 1J 1918 1,152,798 9,403,207 8-16 /7,/5,/8 129,145 0 2 0 1919 793,967 174,333 0 22 2/, 5/, 6/, 15/ 38,839 0 11| 29,975 0 04 2/ 2,997 : 0 1 1919 1,186,166 8,648,653 7-29 /7, /5, /3 116,432 0 1 llj 1920 836,762 239,880 0 29 2/, 5/, 6/, 15/ 56,080 1 4 55,931 0 07 2/ 5,593 j 0 1J 1920 1,229,395 10,127,244 8*24 /7, /5, /S 138,829 0 2 3" 1921 873,655 ! 225,987 0'26 2/, 5/, 6/,15/ 56,023 1 3J 37,848 0*04 2/ 3,785 I 0 1 1921 1,276,652 8,046,779 6*30 /7,/5,/3 107,135 0 1 8£ 1922 893,888 115,180 0 13 * 23,651 0 6J 19,361 0*02 2/ 1,936 0 0* 1922 1,305,126 9,026,385 6 92 /7, /5, 3/ 121,406 0 1 lOj 1923 : 913,198 157,774 017 * 38,436 0 10 40,080 0-04 2/ 4,008 0 1 1923 1,328,193 10,010,217f 7'54 § 53,758 0 0 9J 1924 i 934,596 194,928 0 21 * 48,935 1 0J 50,540 O'Oo 2/ 5,054 0 1J 1924 1,352,618 10,829,017f 8'01 § 4,543 0 0 Of 1925 961,768 | 225,136 023 * 56,882 1 2J I 58,204 0-06 2/ 5,820 0 lj 1925 1,384,437 10,815,085f 7'81 § 3,867 0 0 Of 1926 986,958 | 233,679 Q-24 * 58,803 1 2f j 59,211 Q-Q6 2/ 5,921 0 1& 1926 1,413,700 10,862,080f 7'68 § I 5,600 0 0 1 * Alterations In 1907 : Wine, South African (sparkling), 5/; (other kinds) 2/. In 1917: Wine (sparkling), increased from 9/ to 15/. In 1922: South African (sparkling), 9/6 ; (other kinds), 3/6. Australian (sparkling), 10/; (other kinds), 4/. Other (sparkling), 15/ ; (other kinds), 6/. t Includes all tea free of duty. t The following 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 5 lb., net weight: British, 5d. per lb.; foreign, 7d. per lb. § From 3rd July, 1923, the rates on tea were reduced to : Tea in packages of 5 lb. and over net weight: British, free ; foreign, 2d. per lb. Tea in packages under 5 lb. net weight: British, 2d, per lb.; foreign, 4d. per lb. Total Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory. J Sugar. Ad Valorem Goods. Year. j , * j " > Maoris). Lb. Per Head. Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Head, j Duty. Per Head. Duty. Per Head. ! Rates of Duty. • | ; ! I j 1 lb. £ s. d. lb. s. d. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. Per Gent. 1906 956,457 494,320* 0-51 /3 6,179 0 1J 101,023,680 105-6 0 0J 210,466 4 4f 1,210,617 1 5 3J Various. 1907 977,215 607,650* 0'62 /3 7,596 0 if 104,173,440 106-6 jd. & free 217,028f 4 5J 1,317,206 1 7 0 Various. 1908 1,008,373 553,798* 0 55 /3 and /3| 7,370 0 If 105,006,496 103-9 Free .. .. 1,262,656 1 5 0J Various. 1909 1,030,657 453,690* 0-44 /3 and /3f 6,370 0 lj 118,274,912 114-7 Free .. .. 1,088,757 1 1 lj Various. 1910 1,050,410 564,302* 0-54 /3 and /3f 7,854 0 If 113,337,875 107*9 Free .. .. 1,226,073 1 3 4 Various. 1911 1,075,250 : 556,876* 0*52 /3 and /3? 7,793 0 If 124,122,629 115*4 Free .. .. 1,402,799 1 6 1 Various. 1912 1,102,471 611,499* 0 55 /3 and /3| 8,469 0 l| 135,239,888 122*7 Free .. .. 1,503,000 1 7 3} Various. 1913 1,134,506 599,656* 0*53 /8 and /3i 8,197 0 1J 138,964,448 122*5 Free .. .. 1,559,647 1 7 6 Various. 1914 1,140,172 556,000* 0*49 /3 and /3§ 7,641 0 lj 108,447,489 95-1 Free .. .. 1,526,773 1 6 9J Various. 1915 1,149,254 775,112* 0*67 /3 and /3| 10,217 0 2§ 143,410,512 124-8 Free .. .. 1,315,611 1 2 10J Various. 1916 1,148,888 685,786* 0-60 /3 and /3f 9,064 0 1$ 127,472,464 110-9 Free .. .. 1,854,262 1 12 3J Various. 1917 1,148,880 235,330* 0-20 /3 and /3| 3,263 0 Of 139,298,208 121*2 Free .. .. 1,498,805 1 6 1 Various. 1918 1,152,798 557,406* 0*48 /3 and /35 8,013 0 if 108,568,432 94*2 Free .. .. 1,613,908 1 8 0 Various. 1919 1,186,166 992,397* 0 84 /3 and /3f 13,098 0 2g 121,553,600 102 5 Free .. .. 2,215,101 117 44 Various. 1920 1,229,395 1,177,343* 0 96 /3 and /3f 15,466 0 3 123,792,368 100*7 Free .. .. 4,707,450 3 16 7 Various. 1921 1,276,652 234,548* 0-18 /3,/3§,/5+ 3,327 0 0| 137,027,072 107*3 Free & Ad.§ .. .. 2,944,066 2 6 1J Various. 1922 1,305,126 527,829* 0*40 /3 and /5J 7,776 0 lj 143,768,464 110*2 Free&id.§ .. .. 2,826,931 2 3 3f Various. 1923 1,328,193 501,247* 0*38 /3 and /5+ 7,291 0 if 142,032,800 106*9 Free, 4d.,&d. 3,480 0 Of 3,892,624 2 18 7* Various. 1924 1,352,618 606,709* ! 0*45 /3 and /5J 8,331 0 14 137,371,136 101*6 Jd. 563 , .. 3,962,186 2 18 7 Various, 1925 1,384,437 710,359* j 0*51 /3 and /5t 9,693 0 1| 155,251,264 112*1 Free, Jd. 3,973 0 Of 4,486,227 3 4 9| Various. 1926 1,413,700 1 639,931* i 0*45 /3and/5t 8,582 0 lj 172,546,752 122*0 Free, fd. 674 .. 4,-553,715 3 4 5_ Various. * This does not include raw coffee. t Estimated. J From 4th November, 1921: British, 3d. per lb.; foreign, 5d. per lb. § From 4th November, 1921: British, free; foreign, per lb. Note. Total revenue from Customs : 190G, £2,903,131, equal to £3 Os. 8Jd. per head ; 1926, £8,501,973, equal to £G Os. 3Jd. per head. Increase per head equal to 97*7 per cent. Total increase equal to 193 per cent.

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Male and Female Population over Total Gallons Excise Duty Year. Fifteen Years on Per Head. per Duty. ! Per Head, (including which Duty paid. Gallon. Maoris). Gallons. s. d. £ Is. d. 1906 651,559 8,318,880 12-7 0 3 103,986 3 2| 1907 665,777 9,049,567 18-6 : 0 3 113,120 3 4} 1908 676,447 9,347,567 13'8 0 3 116,845 3 5J 1909 702,379 9,183,920 18-1 0 3 114,799 3 3f 1910 715,908 9,399,440 13-1 0 3 117,493 3 3J 1911 734,236 9,526,960 13*0 0 3 119,087 3 3 1912 752,934 9,787,102 18-0 0 3 122,339 3 3 1913 774,939 10,001,200 13 0 0 3 125,015 3 2j 1914 774,837 10,356,240 13 4 0 3 129,453 3 4 1915 774,918 10,605,714 13 7 3d. & 3|d.* 137,225 3 6J 1916 776,932 11,247,725 14-5 0 3J* 189,671 4 10J 1917 758,748 11,335,845 14-9 See belowf 219,594 5 9> 1918 757,824 10,588,859 14-0 See belowf 261,536 6 11 1919 793,967 13,352,811 17-4 See belowf 337,811 8 6 1920 836,762 15,050,782 18 0 See belowf 363,597 8 8J 1921 873,655 14,309,263 16'4 See below* 393,958 9 o| 1922 893,888 12,504,830 14-0 See below J 604,612 13 6J 1923 913,198 12,954,163 14-2 See below} 626,020 13 8j 1924 934,596 13,514,531 14-5 See below; 651,201 13 11J 1925 961,768 13,176,714 13-7 See below J 634,513 13 2J 1926 986,958 12,890,273 13 1 Saebelo»+ 624,768 ! 12 8 * 3|d. increasing by and per unit of S.G. of tbe worts. f Minimum rate to 1st August, 1917, was 3§d. per gallon ; from-2nd August to 14th September. 4|d. per gallon; from 15th September, 1917, 5|d. per gallon, with a maximum rate of 6d. per gallon. {To 3rd November, 1921, 5|d. per gallon, with a maximum rate of 6d. per gallon ; from 4th November, 1921, minimum rate lljd., increasing by r Vl. for every unit of specific gravity above 1047.