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* Includes heavy clearances in view of case spirits being taken at 2, 3, and 4 gallons, iuetead of actual quantities, on the let December, 1888. § The 1/ rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured tobacco. t Alterations in 1888: Spirits in bottle, 16/; in bulk, 15/; in 1895 : Spirits in bulk and bottle, 16/. J The 6, and 7/ rate is for New-Zealand -distilled spirits. II The 1/ and 1/6 rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarettes. 1T Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound ; cigarettes, 1/6 per pound, and from Ist January to 20th September. 77 per pound, and from 21st September to 31st December, 17/6 per 1,000 of 2Jlb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2jlb. per 1,000. •* Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound; cigarettes, 1/6 per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 2Jlb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2Jlb. per 1,000.

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

Spirits. Tobacco. Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. Adult Male Year. Population (including Maoris). Gallons. Per Head. Eate of Duty. + J Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Eate of Head. Duty.§ Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Eate of Head. Duty.il Duty. Per He d 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 139,354 147,313 152,564 154,073 157,686 162,834 167,938 170,206 172,180 174,907 174,355 176,988 182,310 182,280 185,070 193,176 196,005 197,521 208,518 212,551 659,233 624,503 553,404 571,830 586,322 576,058 551, 763 507,812 473,369 463,087 499,084 369,086 435,075 442,360 456,995 464,195 439,153 435,431 451,679 478,136 Gal. 4-73 4-24 363 371 3-72 3-54 3-29 298 2-75 2-65 2-86* 2 09 2-39 2-43 2-47 2-40 2-24 2'20 2-17 2-25 6/, 12/ 392,108 6/, 7/, 12/, 14/ 378,754 7/, 12/, 14/ 394,136 7/, 12/, 14/ 400,284 7/, 12/, 14/ 410,856 12/, 14/ - 402,981 12/, 14/ 385,735 12/, 14/, 14/6 361,692 14/6 343,192 14/6 335,738 14/6, 15/, 16/ 377,599 15/, 16/ . 281,835 15/, 16/ 333,848 15/, 16/ 339,758 15/, 16/ 351,154 15/, 16/ 356,602 15/, 16/ 337,247 15/, 16/ 339,795 16/ 361,343 16/ 382,509 £ s. d. 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 16 0 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 1,418,205 lb. 7-64 7-16 6-73 6-90 685 6-57 693 7-04 6-65 6-51 6-59 6-54 6-44 6-90 6-72 659 6-44 680 661 6-67 £ 2/6 133,065 2/6,3/6: 135,539 3/6 j 179,774 3/6 186,137 3/6 189,090 3/6 ' 187,129 3/6, 1/ 203,063 3/6, 1/ 208,161 3/6, 1/ 197,378 3/6, 1/ 198,152 3/6, 1/ 198,856 3/6, 1/ 199,617 3/6,1/ 203,593 3/6,1/ 214,789 3/6, 1/ 212,998 3/6, 1/ 218,637 3/6, 1/ 215,222 3/6, 1/ 231,521 3/6,1/ 237,135 3/6,1/ 242,291 £ s. a. 0 19 1 87,396 0 18 5 71,025 13 7 66,750 14 2 75,636 14 0 91,543 13 0 92,400 14 2 99,777 14 6 106,266 1 2 11 94,305 12 8 99,290 1 2 10 100,785 12 7 103,258 12 4 112,640 13 7 127,438 13 0 134,670 1 2 7| 161,133 1 1 11 J 143,820 13 5 12 9 1 2 9j lb. 0-63 0-48 0-44 049 058 0-57 059 0-62 0-55 0-57 0-58 058 062 070 073 0-83 0-73 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 #♦ £ 21,849 17,535 20,025 22,691 27,463 27,720 29,233 30,455 28,292 28,067 30,126 34,637 38,430 41,745 44,491 49,331 44,676 50,453 59,704 65,638 £ a. d. 0 3 2 0 2 5 0 2 8 0 2 11 0 3 6 0 3 5 0 3 6 0 3 7 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 5 0 3 11 0 4 3 0 4 7 0 4 9J 0 5 1} 0 4 6| 0 5 if 0 5 8| 0 6 2

Male and Female Wine. Ale and Beer. Total Tea. Tear. r< i7~«« Per Rate of Gallons. Head Dutyt Duty. Per Head. Year. over Fifteen Tears (including Maoris). Gallons. Per Head. Bate ol Duty.* Duty. Per Head. (including Maoris). Lb. Per Head. Bate 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 0-67 0-49 052 054 049 0-42 041 033 031 026 4/, 6/ 4/, 3/, 6/ 4/, 5/, 6/ 4/, 5/, 6/ ±1, 6/, 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. 2 10 2 7 2 .5 2 7 2 8 2 4 2 0 2 1 1 9 1 8 1 6 488,252 492,704 430,990 437,784 422,946 397,648 390,234 422,788 334,158 300,093 268,117 Gal. 1-75 1-66 1-40 1-38 1-29 116 109 116 0-89 0-78 070 1/3, 1/ 1/3, 1/ 1/6,1/3,1/ 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 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. d. 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 476,114 507,324 528,459 545,007 561,763 584,975 608,401 626,517 631,214 645,330 649,349 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. 608 9-48 5-80 7-13 6'98 6-43 722 6-51 6-40 7-40 6-22 s. d. 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 /4,/6 72,418 80,135 51,183 64,789 65,331 62,718 73,199 68,032 67,425 80,252 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 93,138 027 0-29 0-27 027 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 6j 1 2| 274,427 266,147 248,039 261,867 229,960 212,613 201,770 0-70 067 061 062 0-53 0-48 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 8f 0 9J 1889 1890 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 5-87 600 5-90 5-72 5-67 6-04 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 /6, /5, /4, and /3 0 4 0 4 92,407 98,787 101,380 102,209 102,096 103,161 94,716 0 2 9J 0 2 11 0 3 0J 0 2 11J 0 2 10J 0 2 10 0 2 6f 1896 1897 479,015 488,472 99,473 105,060 0-21 0-21 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 28,846 30,518 1 2J 182,080 190,350 0-38 0-39 2/ 2/ 18,208 19,035 0 9 0 9| 1896 1897 754,016 768,910 4,431,480 4,564,860 5-88 593 73,858 76,081 0 1 11J 0 1 11| * Alterations, — Wine (Australian) „ (Sparkling) (Other kinds) 1877. ... 4/ ... 6/ ... 4/ 1880. 6/ 1885. 4/6 6/6 6/6 1888. 9/ 6/ + Alterations, — Ale and Beer (Wood) ... (Bottle) 1877. 1/ 1/3 1880. 1/3 1/6 1888. 1/6 1/6 1895. 2/