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TABLE showing Consumption, per Head of Population, of Articles in Common Use.

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Adult Male Population Spirits. Tobacco. Cigars, Cigarettes i, and Snuff. Year ±-opuiation Iear - (including Maoris). Per Head. Eate of Duty, t I Per Head. Lb. Per Head. Eate of Duty.§ Duty. Per Head. Per Head. Eate of Duty.j] Duty. Per Head. Gallons. Duty. Lb. 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 139,354 147,313 152,564 154,073 157,686 162,834 167,938 170,206 172,180 174,907 174,355 176,988 182,310 1S2.280 185,070 193,176 196,005 197,521 208,518 659,233 624,503 553, 404 571,830 586,322 576,058 551,763 507,812 473,369 463,087 499,084 369,086 435,075 442,360 456,995 464,195 439,153 435,431 451,679 Gal. 4-73 4-24 363 3-71 3-72 3-54 3-29 298 275 2-65 286* 209 2-39 2-43 2-47 2-40 2-24 2' 20 2-17 6/, 12/ 6/, 7/, 12/, 14/ 7/, 12/, 14/ 7/, 12/, 14/ 7/, 12/, 14/ 12/, 14/ 12/, 14/ 12/, 14/, 14/6 14/6 14/6 14/6, 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 16/ I £ 392,108 378,754 394,136 400,284 410,856 402,981 385,735 361,692 343,192 335,738 377,599 281, 835 333,848 339,758 351, 154 356,602 337,247 339,795 361,343 £ s. a. 2 16 3 2 11 5 2 11 8 2 12 0 2 12 1 2 9 6 2 5 11 2 2 6 1 19 10 1 18 5 2 3 4* 1 11 10 1 16 7 1 17 3 1 17 11 1 16 11 1 14 5 1 14 5 1 14 8 1,064,520 1,054,730 1,027,280 1,063,651 1,080,515 1,069,307 1,163,774 1,198,410 1,144,897 1,138,655 1,149,734 1,157,340 1,173,831 1,257,082 1,244,089 1,273,754 1,261,826 1,343,420 1,378,814 lb. 7-64 716 673 6-90 685 657 693 7-04 665 6-51 659 6-54 6-44 690 672 6-59 644 6-80 6-61 2/6 2/6, 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ ■ & & s. a. 133,065 0 19 1 135,539 0 18 5 179,774 1 3 7 186,137 14 2 189,090 14 0 187,129 13 0 203,063 14 2 208,161 14 6 197,378 1 2 11 198,152 12 8 198,856 : 1 2 10 199,617 12 7 203,593 12 4 214,789 13 7 212,998 13 0 218,637 1 5 7} 215,222 1 1 Hi 231,521 1 3 5~ 237,135 ; 1 2 9 87,396 71,025 66,750 75,636 91,543 92,400 99,777 106,266 94,305 99,290 100, 7S5 103, 258 112,640 127,438 134,670 161,133 143,820 lb. 0-63 048 044 0-49 058 057 059 062 055 0-57 0-58 058 062 070 073 083 073 5/ 5/, 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/, 1/ 6/, 1/ 6/, 1/ 6/, 1/ 6/, 7/, 1/ 7/, 1/6 7/, 1/6 7/, 1/6 7/, 1/6 7/, 1/6 £ £ s. a. 21,849 0 3 2 17,535 0 2 5 20,025 0 2 8 22,691 0 2 11 27,463 0 3 6 27,720 10 3 5 29,233 ! 0 3 6 30,455 10 3 7 28,292 ! 0 3 3 28,067 J 0 3 3 30,126 0 3 5 34,637 0 3 11 38,430 0 4 3 41,745 ; 0 4 7 44,491 ! 0 4 9J 49,331 0 5 l| 44,676 0 4 6J 50,453 0 5 1J 59,704 0 5 8} * Includes heavy clearances in view of case spirits being taken at 2, 3, and 4 gallons, ii + Alterations in 1888 : Spirits in bottle, 16/; in bulk, 15/; in 1895 : Spirits in bulk and b cigars and cigarettes. It Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound ; cigarettes, 1 and under, and 6d. per ounce for weigbt over 2Mb. per 1,000. ** Cigars and snu nstead of acti DOttle, 16/. ] '6 per pound iff, 7/and 1/6 1 ual quantities, on the 1st December, 1888. § The 1/ rate is t The 6/ and 7/ rate is for New-Zealand-distilled spirits. , and from 1st January to 20th September. 7/ per pound, and fi per pound; cigarettes, 1/6 per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 ofSJlb. l for New-Zealand-manufacturod tobacco. l| The 1/ and 1/6 rate is for New-Zealand-manufacturod •om 21st September to Slst December, 17/6 per 1,000 of 2ilb. mJ under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2Mb. per 1,000. Male and Female Wine. Ale and Bi I Tea. ier. Total Tear. Year. over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Gallons. Per Head. Bate of Duty.* Duty. Per Head. roiiono Per Eate of Gallons. Head Dutyt Duty. Per Head. (including Maoris). Lb. Per Head. Kate of Duty. Duty. Per Head. 1878 .1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 278,321 296,110 308,079 316,439 327,387 342,113 357,104 364,959 374,586 382,797 385,157 194,892 198,657 152,002 165,460 179,048 166,638 150,221 149,788 123,355 117,991 101,170 Gal. 070 067 0-49 052 054 0-49 0-42 0-41 0-33 0-31 0-26 4/, 5/, 6/ 4/, 5/, 6/ 4/, 5/, 6/ 4/, 5/, 6/ 4/, 5/, 6/ 4/, 5/, 6/ 4/6, 5/6, 6/6 4/6, 5/6, 6/6 4/6, 5/6, 6/6 4/6, 5/, 5/6, 6/, 6/6, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ £ 39,635 37,748 37,332 40,521 43,780 40,345 36,353 37,978 32,884 31,469 28,497 s. d. I 2 10 2 7 2 5 2 7 2 8 2 4 2 0 2 1 1 9 1 8 1 6 Gal. 488,252 175 492,704 166 430,990 1-40 437,784 1-38 422,946 1-29 397,648 1-16 390,234 ! 1-09 422,788 ! 1-16 334,158 ! 0-89 300,093 J 0-78 268,117 J 0-70 1/3, 1/ 1/3, 1/ 1/6,1/3,1/ 1/6, 1/8 1/6, 1/3 1/6, 1/3 1/6, 1/3 1/6, 1/3 1/6, 1/3 1/6, 1/3 1/6,1/3 £ 29,315 29,852 30,024 32,036 30,974 27,291 28,724 31,210 24,606 22,151 19,946 s. a. 2 1 2 0 1 11 2 0 1 11 1 7 1 7 1 9 1 4 1 2 1 0 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 476, 114 507,324 528,459 545,007 561,763 5'84,975 608,401 626,517 631,214 645,330 649,349 2,896,720 4,808,100 3,070,980 3,887,362 3,919,860 3,763,080 4,391,940 4,081,920 4,045,500 4,815,120 4,036,980 lb. i s. a. : £ 608 i 0 6 72,418 9-48 0 4 i 80,135 5-80 0 4 i 51,183 7-13 0 4 64,789 698 0 4 65,331 6-43 0 4 62,718 722 : 0 4 73,199 6-51 0 4 68,032 6-40 I 0 4 I 67,425 7-40 : 0 4 ] 80,252 6-22 I /4, /6 78,125 £ s. d. 0 3 0 0 3 2 0 1 11 0 2 5 0 2 4 0 2 2 0 2 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 6 0 2 1 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 392,735 398,905 407,590 417,673 430,885 • 439,198 444,298 107,818 115,091 108,066 111,704 112,116 97,934 93,138 0'27 029 027 027 0-26 0-22 0-21 31,643 33,518 31,513 32,607 32,641 28,412 27,102 1 7 1 8 1 7 1 6| 1 6i 1 2| ! 274,427 0-70 266,147 0-67 248,039 0-61 261,867 0-62 229,960 0-53 212,613 0-48 201,770 0-45 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6, 2/ 20,582 19,961 18,603 19,640 17,247 15,946 17,120 1 1 1 0 0 11 0 11J 0 9J 0 8} 0 9| 1889 1890 I 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 662,248 672,750 675, 775 692,426 714,258 728.121 740,699 3,696,280 3,951,480 4,055,193 4,088,360 4,083,840 4,126,440 4,472,528 5-58 10 6 92,407 5'87 J 0 6 98,787 600 I 0 6 101,380 5-90 : 0 6 102,209 572 0 6 102,096 567 0 6 103,161 6-04 1/6, 15, /4, 94,716 ! ana /3 5-88 I 0 4 73,858 0 2 9J 0 2 11 0 3 0| 0 2 11* 0 2 10f 0 2 10 0 2 6| 1896 479,015 99,473 021 5/, 6/, 9/ 28,846 1 2j 182,080 i 0-38 2/ 18,208 0 9 1896 J 754,016 4,431,480 0 1 11J * Alterations, — Wine (Australian) „ (Sparkling) „ (Other kinds 1877. ... 4/ ... 6/ ... 4/ 1880. 5/ 1885. 4/6 6/6 5/6 1888. 5/ 9/ 6/ i Alterations, — Ale and Beer (Wood) ... (Bottle) 1877. 1880. 1/3 1/6 1888. 1/6 1/6 1895. 2/