8.—2.

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TABLE No. 9— continued. TABLES RELATING TO THE INCIDENCE OF TAXATION—continued. Table showing the Consumption by Working-classes of Tea, Coffee, and Sugar in England in 1868.*

Table showing the Ateeage Consumption of Tea, Stjgae, and Coffee, by 56 Families (349 Persons) in New Zealand.

Families. Consumption peb Head. 2 Engineers 2 Machinists "") 1 Tailor 1 Blacksmith rp n ff a 10 Carpenters 1 Saddler Vh f T 2 Carters 1 Baker ! „.?,•„ „.£„ ho.b'aji 1 Bookbinder 1 Wheelwright 1 Gardener 5 Artisans (undefined) I 1 Tinsmith 5 Miners 2 Printers 20 Labourers J Total 56

Table showing the Average Annual Earnings and Expenditure on Certain Articles of the same 56 Families, comprising 349 Persons.

Articles. 1. Families in Central London, St. Greorge's-in-the-East, Poplar, and Chelsea. 2. Manufacturing Families in Manchester, Rochdale, Sheffield, and Wakefield. 3. Families in County Towns, Doncaster and Hastings. 4. Farm Labourers in Yorkshire, Dorset, and Sussex. Average for Workingclass. Tea Coffee Sugar Per head. Lb. 5 7 41 Per head. Lb. 5 4 45 Per head. Lb. n 2 28 Per head. Lb. 2 Per head. Lb. 3 1 25 16 * Vide Baxter on the Taxation of the United Kingdo:

Expends ?UBE. Average Earnings Groceries. Clothing and other Soft Goods, Boots and Shoes. Bent and Rates. Total. Average Surplus.* £ s. d. 130 13 11 £ s. d. 23 19 3 £ a. d. 34 12 2 £ s. d. 23 6 1 £ s. d. 81 17 6 £ s. d. 48 16 5 * Available for expenditure on bread, meat, vegetables, milk, fuel, tobacco, beer, spirits, &c.