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

Spirits. Tobacco. Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. Adult Male Pnniilfl.Hnn Year. Population (including Maoris). Gallons. Per Head. Bate of Duty, t Duty. I Per Head. Lb. Per '. Eateof Head. Duty.f j Duty. _ Per Head. Lb. Per ' Kate of Head. Duty.j Duty. Per Head. 1885 j 170,206 1886 ' 172,180 1887 ; 174,907 1888 174,355 1889 176,988 1890 : 182,310 1891 182,280 1892 185,070 1893 193,176 1894 196,005 1895 197,521 1896 208,518 1897 212,551 1898 216,431 1899 i 219,858 1900 : 223,454 1901 .241,078 1902 247,526 1903 255,122 1904 263,023 1905 270,403 507,812 473,369 463,087 499,084 369,086 435,075 442,360 456,995 464,195 439,153 435,431 451,679 478,136 491,846 515,384 549,932 596,073 602,021 619,649 647,155 634,829 Gal. 298 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 2-43 2-43 2-46 2-34 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/ 16/ 16/ i £ 361,692 343,192 335,738 377,599 281,835 333,848 339,758 351,154 356,602 337,247 339,795 361,343 382,509 393,478 412,307 439 946 476,858 481,617 495,719 517,724 507,863 £ s. d. 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 19 4 1 17 6 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 1,955,563 2,000,640 Lb. 7-04 6-65 6-51 6-59 6-54 6-44 6-90 6-72 6-59 6-44 6-80 6-61 e-67 6-89 6-94 7-28 711 6-86 7-26 7-43 7-39 ! 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/ 8/6, 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/ £ 208,161 197,378 198,152 198,856 199,617 203,593 214,789 212,998 218,637 215,222 231,521 237,135 242,291 259,798 265,380 277,196 293,389 292,110 320,047 339,571 347,837 £ s. d. 14 6 106,266 1 2 11 94,305 12 8 99,290 1 2 10 100,785 1 2 7 103,258 12 4 112,640 13 7 127,438 13 0 134,670 1 2 7| 161,133 1 1 11J 143,820 13 5 12 9 1 2 91 14 0 1 4 2 I 1 4 9f 1 4 4J I 13 7} 15 1 1 5 10 1 5 8} ! .. Lb. 0-62 0-55 0-57 0-58 0-58 0-62 070 0-73 0-83 0-73 6/, 1/ 30,455 6/, 1/ 28,292 6/, 1/ 28,067 6/,7/, 1/ 30,126 7/, 1/6 34,637 7/, 1/6 38,430 7/, 1/6 41,745 7/, 1/6 44,491 7/, 1/6 49,331 7/, 1/6 44,676 1! 50,453 59,704 65,538 71,582 77,810 I 82,357 90,664 95,181 108,209 110,617 121,438 £ s. d. 0 3 7 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 5 0 3 11 0 4 3 0 4 7 0 4 91 0 5 1} 0 4 6'i 0 5 1} 0 5 8| 0 6 2 0 6 7 0 7 1 0 7 41 0 7 6 0 7 8} 0 8 6 0 8 5 0 8 llj * Includes heavy clearances in view of case spirits being taken at 2, 3, and i gallons, it Alterations in 1888— Spirits in bottle, 10/; in bulk, 16/: in 1895-Spirits in bulk and pound; cigarettes, 1,6 per pound, and from 1st January to 20th September 7/ per ] ** Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound; cigarettes, 2/6 and 1/ per pound, and 17/€ istead of actual quantities, on the 1st December, 1888. § bottle, 16/. II The 1/ and 1/6 rate is for New-Zealand-mam pound, and from 21st September to 31st December 17,6 per 1,( i per 1,000 of 2$lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight ov€ The 1/ rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured tobacco, ifactured cigars and cigarettes. It Cigars and snuff 7/ and 1.6 per 100 of 2.$lb.andunder, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2* lb. per 1 000 r2ilb. per 1,000. Year. Population j over Fifteen p er Years (includ- Gallons. Head ing Maoris). Male and Female Wine. «""»-• I Sft!f Ale and B. er. Duty. Per Head. i Year. Total Per Rate of Head. Duty. Tea. Duty. Per Head. Per Head. (including Maoris). Lb. Eateof Duty.*; Duty. 1885 1886 1887 1888 364,959 374,586 382,797 385,157 149,788 123,355 117,991 101,170 Gal. 0-41 0-33 0-31 0-26 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/ £ 37,978 32,884 31,469 28,497 s. d. 2 1 1 9 1 8 1 6 422,788 334,158 300,093 268,117 Gal. 1-16 0-89 0-78 0-70 1/6, 1/8 1/6, 1/3 1/6, 1/3 1/6, 1/3 £ s. d. 31,210 1 9 24,606 1 4 22,151 : 1 2 19,946 1 0 1885 1886 1887 1888 ' Lb , s. d. i £ I £ s. d. 626,517 4,081,920 6-51 0 4 68,032 ! 0 2 2 631,214 ! 4,045,500 i 6-40 0 4 67,425 0 2 2 645,330 4,815,120 7-40 0 4 i 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 0 6 92,407 0 2 91 672,750 3,951,480 587 0 6 98,787 0 2 11 675,775 4,055,193 6-00 0 6 101,380 0 3 0+ 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 10} 728,121 ! 4,126,440 ; 567 0 6 - 103,161 0 2 10 740,699 4,472,528 ' 6-04 /6,/5, /4, 94,716 0 2 6S and /3 754,016 : 4,431,480 588 0 4 73,858 0 1 111 768,910 4,564,860 \ 593 0 4 76,081 0 1 111 783,317 4,720,560 ! 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 6-38' /4and/2 68,960 0 1 81 830,800 : 5,508,600 663 0 2 45,905 0 11} 851,072 5,088,581 5'98 0 2 42,405 0 10 875,648 5,232,720 I 5'98 0 2 I 43,606 0 10 900,682 5,225,668, 580 0 2 4,838 0 0 11 925,605 I 5,898,3911 1 637 0 2 ! 534 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 6} 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 ! 1 1 19,961 '■ 1 0 18,603 i 0 11 19,640 . 0 11} 17,247 0 91 15,946 : 0 8| 17,120 ! 0 9} 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 I 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 i 1905 479,015 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 99,473 105,060 107,595 111,049 116,188 123,591 126,447 122,490 ! 120,120 I 113,185 0-21 021 0-22 0-22 0-22 0-22 0-22 0-21 0-20 0-18 51, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 51, 61, 9/ 5/, 61, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6j, 9/ 5/. 6/, 9/ 28,846 30,518 31,138 32,045 33,614 35,864 36,744 35,710 35,018 33,071 1 2J 1 2| 1 3 1 3 1 3f 1 34 1 2f 1 2} 1 Of 182,080 190,350 191,580 175,940 175,620 188,490 201,523 204,130 203,510 218,270 0-38 0-39 0-39 0-35 0-34 0-34 0-36 0-35 0-34 0-35 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 18,208 i 0 9 19,035 ! 0 9} 19,158 | 0 9} 17,594 ! 0 8} 17,562 0 8 18,849 ! 0 8 20,152 I 0 81 20,413 j 0 81 20,351 0 8 21,827 ! 0 81 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 * Alterations, — Wine (Australian) (Sparkling) Other kinds) 1885. 4/6 6/6 S/6 1888. 5/ 9 6/ t Alterations, — Ale and Beer (Wood)... (Bottle) I Includes all tea free of duty. 1888. 1/6 1/6 1895. 2/ 2/