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Alterations— 1877. 1880. 1885. 1888. t Alterations — 1877. 1880. 1888. 1895. Wine (Australian) ... 4/ ... 4/ ... 4/6 ... 5/ Ale and Beer (Wood) 1/ ... 1/3 ... 1/6 ... 2/ - , (^? rkl . ln B' -6/- 6/ - 6/6 ... 9 . (Bottle) ... 1/3 ... 16 ... 1/6 ... 2/ (Other kinds) ... 4 ... 5/ ... 5/6 ... 6

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

I ? I Adult Male Year ! Population (including Maoris). Spirits. Tobacco. Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. Gallons. Per Head. Rate of Duty, t t Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per i Rate of Head. I Duty.§ Duty. I Per Head. Lb. Per ' Kate of Head, j Duty.il Duty. Per Head. 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 ! 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 i 152,564 154,073 157,686 162,834 167,938 170,206 172,180 174,907 174,355 176,988 182,310 182,280 185,070 193,176 196,005 197,521 208,518 212,551 216,431 219,858 223,454 553,404 571,830 586,322 576,058 551,763 507,812 473,369 463,087 499,084 369,086 435,075 442,360 456,995 464,195 439,153 435,431 451,679 478,136 491,846 515,384 549,932 Gal. 3-63 3-71 3-72 3-54 3-29 2-98 2-75 2-65 2-86* 2-09 2-39 2-43 2-47 2-40 2-24 2-20 2-17 2-25 2-27 2-34 2-46 7/, 12/, 14/ II, 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/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ £ 394,136 400,284 410,856 402,981 385,735 361, 692 343,192 335,738 377,599 281,835 333,848 339,758 351,154 356,602 337,247 339,795 361,343 382,509 393,478 412,307 439,946 £ s. d. 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 16 4 1 17 6 1 19 10 1,027,280 1,063,651 I 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 1,491,543 j 1,526,505 1,617,920 lb. 6-73 6-90 6-85 6-57 6-93 7-04 6-65 6-51 6-59 6-54 6-44 6-90 6-72 6-59 6-44 6-80 6-61 6-67 6-89 6-94 7-28 £ £ s. d. 3/6 179,774 13 7 3/6 186,137 14 2 3/6 189,090 14 0 3/6 187,129 1,30 3/6, 1/ 203,063 14 2 3/6, 1/ 208,161 14 6 3/6, 1/ 197,378 1 2 11 3/6,1/ 198,152 12 8 3/6,1/ 198,856 1 2 10 3/6, 1/ 199,617 12 7 3/6, 1/ 203,593 12 4 3/6, 1/ 214,789 13 7 3/6, 1/ 212,998 13 0 3/6, 1/ 218,637 1 2 7| 3/6, 1/ 215,222 1 1 111 3/6, 1/ I 231,521 1 3 5~ 3/6, 1/ 237,135 12 9 3/6,1/ 242,291 1 2 9 J 3/6,1/ 259,798 14 0 3/6, 1/ 265,380 14 2 3/6, 1/ I 277,196 1 4 9| 66,750 75,636 91,543 92,400 99,777 106,266 94,305 99,290 100,785 103,258 112,640 127,438 134,670 161,133 143,820 lb. 0-44 ! 6/ 0-49 6/ 0-58 : 6/ 0-57 6/ 0-59 , 6/, 1/ 0-62 I 6/, 1/ 0-55 j 6/, 1/ 0-57 : 6/, 1/ 0-58 6/, 7/, 1/ 0-58 7/, 1/6 0-62 7/, 1/6 0-70 7/, 1/6 0-73 7/, 1/6 0-83 7/, 1/6 0-73 7/, 1/6 £ 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 65,538 71,582 77,810 82,357 £ s. d. 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 1J 0 4 6} 0 5 lj 0 5 8| 0 6 2 0 6 7 0 .7 1 0 7 4i • • t Ste?ation!tn irrs ISrf?= -V iTti «? e - sp f"',, b ? c ing taken at 2, 3, and 4 gallons, instead of actual quantities, on tbe 1st December, 1888. § The 1/ rate is for New-Zealand-man ufactured tobacco. , n- ' 6/; If bul £' ir : ? a «>°-Spirits in bulk and bottle, 16/. * The 6 and 7/ rate is for New-Zealand-distilled spirits. II The 1/ and 1/6 rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured and nnnTv S?t, ™.,„ 1l , Cl 8 ar ? ""i d snuff ,7/ and 1/6 per pound; cigarettes, 1/6 per pound, and from 1st January to 20th September, 7/ per pound, and from 21st September to 31st December, 17/6 per 1,000 of 2.ilb. ana unaei, and 6d. per ounce tor weight over 2ilb. per 1,000. ** Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound; cigarettes, 1/6 uer pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 2'lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2Jlb. per 1,000.

Male and Female Year Population over Fifteen Years (includ- . ing Maoris). Gallons. Head. E »te of Duty.* Wine. Ale and Beer. Total Tea. Year. Duty. Per Head. Gallons. Per Head. Bate of Duty.t Duty. PeiHead. (including Maoris). Lb. Per Head. Rate of Duty. Duty. Per Head. 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 308,079 316,439 327,387 342,113 357,104 364,959 374,586 382,797 385,157 152,002 165,460 179,048 166,638 150,221 149,788 123,355 117,991 101,170 Gal. 0-49 0-52 0-54 0-49 0-42 0-41 0-33 0-31 0-26 */. 5/, 6/ 4/, 5/, 6/ -V, 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/ £ 37,332 40,521 43,780 40,345 36,353 37,978 32,884 31,469 28,497 s. d. 2 5 2 7 2 8 2 4 2 0 2 1 1 9 1 8 1 6 430,990 437,784 422,946 397,648 390,234 422,788 334,158 300,093 268,117 Gal. 1-40 1-38 1-29 1-16 1-09 1-16 0-89 0-78 0-70 1/6,1/3,1/! 1/6, 1/3 1/6, 1/3 ! 1/6, 1/3 i 1/6, 1/3 1/6, 1/3 1/6, 1/3 1/6, 1/3 1/6,1/3 £ 30,024 32,036 30,974 27,291 28,724 31,210 24,606 22,151 19,946 s. d. 1 11 2 0 1 11 1 7 1 7 1 9 1 4 1 2 1 0 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 528,459 545,007 561,763 584,975 608,401 626,517 631,214 645,330 649,349 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. 5-80 7-13 6-98 6-43 7-22 6-51 6-40 7-40 6-22 s. d. 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 /4,/6 £ 51,183 64,789 65,331 62,718 73,199 68,032 67,425 80,252 78,125 £ S. d. 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 0-29 0-27 0-27 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 6J 1 3J 1 2| 274,427 266,147 248,039 261,867 229,960 212,613 201,770 0-70 0-67 0-61 0-62 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 11£ 0 94 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, 15, /4, and/3 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 /4 and /2 I 92,407 98,787 101,380 102,209 102,096 103,161 94,716 0 2 9J 0 2 11 0 3 0i 0 2 Hi 0 2 10J 0 2 10 0 2 6J 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 479,015 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 99,473 105,060 107,595 111,049 116,188 0-21 0-21 0-22 0-22 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 28,846 30,518 31,138 32,045 33,614 1 2£ 1 2| 1 3 1 3 1 3J 182,080 190,350 191, 580 175,940 175,620 0-38 0-39 0-39 0-35 0-34 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 18,208 19,035 19,158 17,594 17,562 0 9 0 9J 0 9J 0 8| 0 8 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 754,016 768,910 783,317 796,359 810,536 4,431,480 4,564,860 4,720,560 4,798,500 5,174,640 5-88 5-93 603 6-03 6-38 73,858 76,081 78,676 79,975 68,960 0 1 HJ 0 1 11| 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 8J