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+ Include? heavy clearances in view of case spirits being taken at 2, 3, and 4 gallons, instead of actual quantities, on the 1st December, 1888. § The 1/ rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured tobacco. I 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. ij The 1/ and 1/6 rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarettes. *l Cigars and 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 2Jlb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over per 1,000. ** Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1,6 per pound; cigarettes, -2/6dnrt 1/ per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of b. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2£lb. per 1,000.

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

Spirits. Tobacco. Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. Adult Male ear. (including Maoris). Per Head. , Bate of Duty, t : ! Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Head. Eate ol Duty.§ Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Head. Eate ol Duty.il ! Duty. Per Head. Gallons. 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 162,834 167,938 170,206 172,180 174,907 174,355 176,988 182,310 182,280 185,070 193,176 396,005 197,521 208,518 212,551 216,431 219,858 223,454 241,078 247,526 255,122 576,058 551,763 507,812 473,369 463,087 499,084 369,086 435,075 442,360 456,995 464,195 439,153 435,431 451,679 478,136 491,846 515,384 549,932 596,073 602,021 619,649 Gal. 3-54 3-29 2-98 2-75 2-65 2-86* 209 2-39 2-43 2-47 2-40 2-24 2-20 2-17 2-25 2-27 2-34 2-46 2-47 243 2-43 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/ 16/ 16/ 16/ I £ 402,981 385,735 361,692 343,192 335,738 377,599 281,835 333,848 339,758 351,154 356,602 337,247 339,795 361,343 382,509 393,478 412,307 439 946 476,858 481,617 495,719 £ s. d. 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 5 1 19 7 1 18 11 1 18 10 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 1,526,505 1,617,920 1,713,590 1,699,143 ! 1,852,426 I lb. 6-57 3/6 6-93 I 3/6, 1/ 7-04 3/6, 1/ 665 3/6, 1/ 6-51 3/6, 1/ 6-59 3/6, 1/ 6-54 i 3/6, 1/ 6-44 : 3/6, 1/ 690 I 3/6, 1/ 672 ! 3/6, 1/ 6-59 3/6, 1/ 644 3/6, 1/ 6-80 j 3/6, 1/ 661 3/6, 1/ £-67 3/6, 1/ 6-89 ' 3/6, 1/ 6-94 j 3/6, 1/ 7-28 ' 3/6, 1/ 7-11 3/6, 1/ 686 3/6, 1/ 7-26 3/6, 1/ £ 187,129 203,063 208,161 197,378 198,152 198,856 199,617 203,593 214,789 212,998 218,637 j 215,222 231,521 237,135 : 242,291 259,798 265,380 277,196 293,389 292,110 320,047 £ s. d. I 13 0 14 2 14 6 1 2 11 12 8 1 2 10 12 7 12 4 13 7 13 0 1 2 7| 1 1 11J 13 5 12 9 1 2 9J 14 0 14 2 1 4 9| 1 4 4i 1 3 7J 15 1 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. 0-57 0-59 062 055 0-57 0-58 0-58 0-62 070 0-73 0-83 0-73 6/ 6/, 1/ 6/, 1/ 6/,l/ 6/.7/.1/ 7/, 1/6 7/, 1/6 7/, 1/6 7/, 1/6 7/, 1/6 7/, 1/6 II £ 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 90,664 95,181 108,209 £ 9. a. 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 9i 0 5 It 0 4 6| 0 5 It 0 6 2 0 6 7 0 7 1 0 7 4* 0 7 6 0 7 81 0 8 6

Male and Female Y „ Population * ear - over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Wine. fniimis Per Rate of Gallons. Head Duty + Ale and Bi ier. Duty. Per Head. i Year. (including Maoris). Total Per , Bate of Head. Duty. Tea. Duty. Per Head. Gallons. Held. Kate of Duty.*. Duty. Per Head. Lb. 1883 1884 I 1885 1886 1887 i 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 342,113 357,104 364,959 374,586 382,797 385,157 392,735 398,905 407,590 417,673 430,885 439,198 444,298 166,638 J 150,221 149,788 123,355 117,991 101,170 107,818 115,091 108,066 111,704 112,116 97,934 93,138 Gal. I £ s. d. I 0-49 4/, 5/, 6/ 40,345 2 4 397,648 042 4/, 5/, 6/ 36,353 2 0 390,234 0-41 4/6,5/6,6/6 37,978 2 1 1422,788 033 ! 4/6,5/6,6/6 32,884 19 334,158 0-31 14/6,5/6,6/6 31,469 ! 1 8 300,093 0-26 4/6, 5/, 5/6, 28,497 1 6 268,117 6/, 6/6, 9/ 0-27 ' 5/, 6/, 9/ 31,643 1 7 274,427 0-29 5/, 6/, 9/ 33,518 1 8 266,147 0-27 5/, 6/, 9/ 31,513 1 7 '248,039 0-27 : 5/, 6/, 9/ 32,607 1 6f 261,867 0-26 ! 5/, 6/, 9/ 32,641 1 6£ 229,960 0-22 ! 5/, 6/, 9/ 28,412 1 3J i 212,613 0-21 : 5/, 6/, 9/ 27,102 1 2J 201,770 0-21 5/, 6/, 9/ I 28,846 1 2J 182, 0S0 0-21 5/, 6/, 9/ 30,518 i 1 2} 190,350 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 31,138 : 1 3 191,580 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 32,045 : 1 3 175,940 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ I 33,614 1 3J i 175,620 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ ! 35,864 1 3| 188,490 0-22 ' 5/, 6/, 9/ i 36,744 1 3£ 201,523 0-21 5/, 6/, 9/ I 35,710 1 2| 204,130 Gal. 116 1-09 116 0-89 078 0-70 1/6, 1/3 1/6, 1/3 1/6, 1/3 1/6, 1/3 1/6,1/3 1/6, 1/3 £ ; s. d. 27,291 1 7 28,724 1 7 31,210 1 9 24,606 1 4 22,151 : 1 2 19,946 1 0 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 lb. s. d. I £ £ s. d. 584,975 ; 3,763,080 j 6-43 0 4 : 62,718 0 2 2 608,401 j 4,391,940 722 0 4 73,199 0 2 5 626,517 4,081,920 651 0 4 : 68,032 0 2 2 631,214 4,045,500 6-40 0 4 ! 67,425 0 2 2 645,330 4,815,120 740 [ 0 4 80,252 0 2 6 649,349 4,036,980 ; 6-22 /4, /6 78,125 0 2 1 662,248 3,696,280 ! 5'58 j 0 6 i 92,407 0 2 91 672,750 3,951,480 587 0 6 98,787 0 2 11 675,775 4,055,193 600 0 6 101,380 0 3 01 692,426 4,088,360 5-90 0 6 102,209 0 2 111 714,258 4,083,840 5-72 0 6 102,096 0 2 101 728,121 4,126,440 5 67 0 6 103,161 0 2 10 740,699 4,472,528 6-04 /6, /5,/4, 94,716 0 2 6| and /3 754,016 ! 4,431,480 588 0 4 73 858 0 1 111 768,910 j 4,564,860 593 0 4 , 70,081 0 1 113 783,317 ! 4,720,560 i 6 03 0 4 78,676 0 2 0 796,359 ! 4,798,500 603 0 4 79,975 0 2 0 810,536 5,174,640 638 /4aiid/2 68,960 0 18* 830,800 5,508,600 663 0 2 45,905 0 1 11 851,072 5,088,581 598 0 2 42,405 i 0 1 0 875,648 5,232,720 I 598 0 2' 43,606 010 0-70 0-67 061 062 0-53 048 0-45 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6, 2/ : 20,582 1 1 ! 19,961 1 0 J 18,603 0 11 19,640 0 11J I 17,247 i 0 9J I 15,946 ! 0 B| 17,120 I 0 9J 18,208 I 0 9 19,035 ; 0 9J 19,158 0 9| 17,594 ■ 0 8| 17,562 0 8 18,849 0 8 20,152 0 8 J 20,413 0 8i 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1893 1899 1900 i 1901 1902 1903 479,015 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 99,473 105,060 107, 595 111,049 116,188 123,591 126,447 122,490 0-38 039 0-39 035 0 34 034 036 0-35 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 • 1903 * Alterations, — Wine (Australian) ,. (Sparkling) (Other kinds) 1877 4 ... 6/ ... 4/ 1880. 6/ 5/ 1885. 4/6 6/6 5/6 1888. 9/ 6/ I Alterations, — Ale and Beer (Wood) ... (Bottle) 1877 1/ 1/3 1880 1/3 16 1888 1/6 1/6 1895 2/