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Note.— Total revenue from Customs : 1878, £1,344,944, equal to £2165. Od. per head; 1892, £1,656,672, equal to £2 7s. lOd. per head. Decrease equal to 1534 per cent.

* For six months only. Duty imposed, 9th June,

NEW-ZEALAND-BREWED BEER.

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Total Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory. Sugar. Ad Valorem Goods. Year. copulation (including Maoris). Lb. j Per Head. *•»«« Duty. Per Head. Per Head. *%** Duty. I Per Head. Duty. Per Head. Bate of Duty. Lb. 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 476,114 507,324 528,459 545,007 561,763 5S4,975 608,401 626.517 631,214 645,330 649,349 662,248 672,750 675,775 692,426 678,736 657,232 622,016 722,752 720,528 571,568 684,880 684,400 604,016 622,176 608,176 495,120 583,792 567,954 544,800 lb. 1-43 1-30 1-18 1-32 1-28 098 1-13 1-09 096 0-96 0 94 - 0-75 087 0-84 079 /3, 16 13, /5 /3,/5 /3,/5 13,15 /3, /5 /3, IB 13,15 13,15 I3J5 l3,/5 l3,/5 £ 8,501 8,239 7,802 9,062 9,133 7,181 8,589 8,579 7,559 7,790 7,605 6,207 7,299 7,108 6,820 s. a. 0 4J 0 4 0 3J 0 4 0 3| 0 3 0 34 0 3j 0 2J 0 2| . 0 2| 0 2| o 24 0 2| 0 2£ 30,768,720 41,772,000 36,840,960 37,709,280 40,072,320 43,956,480 53,014,560 45,293,280 45,257,700 51,363,360 50,192,400 48,875,040 54,660,480 54,508,838 58,062,240 lb. 64-6 82-3 697 692 713 75-1 87'1 72-3 71-7 795 77-3 73-8 81-3 807 83-8 s. a. 0 1 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 128T203 87,025 76,752 78,568 83,484 91,576 110,447 94,361 94,287 107,007 104,797 102,454 113,876 113,560 120,963 s. a. 5 5 3 5 2 11 2 10 3 0 3 2 3 7 3 0 3 0 3 3 3 24 3 1 3 44 3 4£ 3 6 £ 364,678 325,115 301, 704 386,728 445,612 397,621 358,383 388,941 338,374 291,901 327,208 418,969 427,834 448,905 499,506 £ s. a. 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 7J 0 12 8J 0 13 3J 0 14 5J 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, 20J25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25

Year. Male and Female ■ Population over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Total Gallons consumed. Excise Duty Per Head. per Gallon. Duty. Per Head. 1880 1881 18S2 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 308,079 316,439 327,387 342,113 357,104 364,959 374,586 382,797 885,157 392,735 398,905 407,590 417,673 2,438,000 4,624,160 4,938,240 4,758,000 4,456,240 4,402,720 4,243,700 4,264,160 4,050,560 4,402,480 4,676,240 4,567,955 4,752,720 Gallons. 7'9* 14-6 15-0 139 12-5 120 11-3 11-1 10-5 11-2 11-7 11-2 11-4 s. a. 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 £ 30,475 57,802 61,728 59,475 55,703 55,034 53,047 53,302 50,032 55,031 58,453 57,099 59,409 s. a. i iif* 3 7| 3 9£ 3 5| 3 14 3 0 2 10 2 94 2 74 2 94 2 11 2 94 2 10