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Total Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory. Sugar. ' Ad Valorem Goods. Year. (including Maoris). Lb. Per Head. Duty. Per Head. Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Hpad Eate of 1 ei lieact. Duty. Duty. Per Heaa. Eate of Duty. I 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 476,114 507,324 528,459 545,007 561,763 584.975 608,401 626,517 631,214 645,330 649,349 662,248 672,750 675,775 678,736 657,232 022,016 722,752 720,528 571,568 684, S80 684,400 604,010 622,176 60S, 176 495, 120 583,792 567,954 lb. 1-43 1-30 118 1-32 1-28 0-98 1-13 1-09 096 0-96 0-94 075 0-87 0-84 i i IS, 16 I3J5 IS, 15 /3, /5 /8, /5 /3, /5 13,15 /8, /5 /3, /S /3, /5 /3,/5 /3,/5 /8, /5 £ 8,501 8,239 7,802 9,062 9,133 7,181 8,589 8,579 7,559 7,790 7,605 0,207 7,299 7,108 s. d. 0 4J 0 4 0 3} 0 4 0 3J 0 3 0 3J 0 3J 0 2f 0 2| 0 2§ 0 2£ 0 2J 0 2J 30,768,720 41,772,000 36,840,960 37,709,280 40,072,320 43,956,480 53,014,500 45,293,2S0 45,257,760 51,363,360 50,192,400 48,875,040 54,660,4S0 54,508,838 lb. 64-6 82-3 697 69-2 71-3 87-1 72-3 7V7 79-5 77-3 738 81-3 80-7 I s. d. 0 1 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J 0 OJ 0 0£ 0 OJ 0 OJ 0 OJ 0 OJ 0 OJ 0 O.f 0 OJ £ 128,203 87,025 76,752 78,568 83,484 91,576 110,447 94,361 94,287 107,007 104,797 102,454 113,876 113,560 s. d. 5 5 3 5 2 11 2 10 3 0 3 2 3 7 3 0 3 0 3 3 3 2J 3 1 3 4J 3 4J £ 364,678 325,115 301,704 386,728 445,612 397,621 358,383 388,941 338,374 291,901 1 327,203 I 418,969 427,834 I 448,905 £ s. d. 0 15 4 0 12 10 0 11 5 0 14 2 0 15 10 0 13 7 0 11 9 0 12 5 0 10 9 0 9 0 0 10 1 0 12 7} 0 12 8J 0 13 3J Per cent. 10 10, 15, 25 15, 25 15, 25 15, 25 15, 25 15, 25 15, 25 15, 25 15, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 Note.— Total revenue from Customs : 1878, £1,344,944, equal to £2 16s. 6a. per head; 1891, £1,563,562, equal to £2 6s. 3d. per head. Decrease equal to 1814 per cent.

Year. Male and Female Population over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Total Gallons consumed. j Excise Dtity Per Head. : per Gallon. Duty. Per Head. 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 18S6 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 j 308,079 316,439 . 327,387 342,113 357, 104 364,959 374,580 382,797 385,157 392,735 398,905 407,590 2,438,000 4,624,160 4,938,240 4,758,000 4,456,240 4,402,720 4,243,760 4,264,160 4,050,560 4,402,480 4,676,240 4,567,955 I Gallons. 79* 14-6 15-0 13-9 12-5 120 11-8 111 105 11-2 11-7 11-2 s. el. 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 £ 30,475 57,802 61,728 59,475 55,703 55,034 53,047 53,302 50,632 55,031 58,453 57,099 s. d. 1 llf* 3 7| 3 9£ 3 5| 3 1J 3 0 2 10 2 9J 2 7J 2 9J 2 11 2 9£ * For six months only. Duty imposed, 9th June, 1880.