4

H.—9.

NEW ZEALAND BREWED BEER.

W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 11th May, 1907.

Approximate Coat of Paper .-Preparation, not given ; printing (1,500 copies), £3 8». Bd.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o7.

Price 3d.]

Ad Valorem OO! .s. ■•-'■ „■;?: Coffee, locoa, and C] Sugar. icory. Year. Population (including Maoris). f Rate of Duty. Per Head. Bate of Duty. Duty. j Per Head. Duty. Per Head. Bate of Duty. Lb. Per Head. Duty. Per Head. Lb. 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 631,214 645,330 649,349 662,248 672,750 675,775 692,426 714,258 728,121 740,699 754,016 768,910 604,016 622,176 608,176 495,120 583,792 567,954 544,800 561,300 490,864 481,800 524,408 544,288 Lb. 096 096 0-94 075 0-87 0-84 0-79 0-79 067 065 0-70 070 /3, /5 I3J5 13, /5 /3, /5 13, 15 12, 13, 15 /2, It, \5 1% It 15 £ 7,559 7,790 7,605 6,207 7,299 7,108 6,820 7,021 6,145 5,677 5,495 5,722 s. d. 0 2| 0 2| 0 2§ 0 2| 0 24 0 24 0 2| 0 21 0 2 0 1| 0 1| 0 If 45,257,760 51,363,360 50,192,400 48,875,040 54,660,480 54,508,838 58,062,240 59,508,480 63,515,040 65,568,960 67,395,840 70,799,040 Lb. 71-7 79-5 77-3 73-8 81-3 80-7 83-8 83-3 87-2 88-5 89-4 92-0 s. d. 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 £ 94,287 107,007 104,797 102,454 113,876 113,560 120,963 123,976 132,323 136,602 140,408 147,498 s. d. 3 0 3 3 3 24 3 1 3 44 3 4J 3 6 3 54 3 74 3 81 3 81 3 10 £ 338,374 291,901 327,203 418,969 427,834 448,905 499,506 492,236 429,594 447,749 562,961 634,043 £ a. d. 0 10 9 0 9 0 0 10 1 0 12 71 0 12 84 0 13 34 0 14 51 0 13 94 0 11 94 0 12 1 0 14 11 0 16 5| Per cent. 15, 25 15, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10,15, 20, 22J, 25, 40 5, 10,15, 20, 224, 25 40 5,10, 15, 20, 224, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 224, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 224, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 224, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 224, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 224, 25, 40 Various. Various. Various. Various. 1898 783,317 523,392 067 I-, /3, /5 5,463 0 11 73,296,960 93-6 0 04 152,702 3 101 637,506 0 16 3J 1899 796,359 640,152 080 /2, /3, /5 6,968 0 2 77,255,040 97-0 0 04 160,948 4 04 682,722 0 17 If 1900 810,536 467,008* 0-57 12,13, /5 5,285 0 14 80,119,200 98-8 0 04 166,915 4 1 775,649 0 19 14 1901 830,800 371,760 0-44 /3 4,647 0 14 81,882,720 98-5 0 04 170,589 4 1 808,532 0 19 54 1902 851,072 422,962 0-49 /3 5,287 0 14 .87,508,006 102-8 0 04 182,308 4 34 867,209 1 0 44 1903 1904 1905 1906 875,648 900,682 925,605 956,457 476,080 550,720 490,960 494,320 0-54 0-61 0-53 0-51 /3 /3 _/3 5,951 6,884 6,137 6,179 0 11 0 11 0 14 0 14 91,075,200 94,522,080 92,792,640 101,023,680 104-0 104-9 100 2 1056 0 04 0 04 0 04 189,740 196,921 193,318 210,466 4 4 i 44 4 2 4 41 982,800 1,098,387 1,097,968 1,210,617 1 2 54 1 4 41 1 3 84 1 5 31 Note -Total revenue from Customs: 1886, £1,312,754 9s. Id., equal to £2 Is. 7d. per head ; 1906, £2,903,130 18s. 9d., equal to £3 0s. 8Jd. per bead. Increase equal to 45-9 per cent. * Tbis does not include coffee, raw, admitted free under 1900 tariff, and coffee, roasted, and cocoa, entered free between passing of first and second resolutions, from 18th to 28th August, inclusive.

Year. Male and Female Population over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Total Gallons consumed. Per Head. Excise Duty per Gallon. Duty. Per Head. 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 374,586 382,797 385,157 392,735 398,905 407,590 417,673 430,885 439,198 444,298 479,015 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 651,559 4,243,760 4,264,160 4,050,560 4,402,480 4,676,240 4,567,955 4,752,720 4,873,600 4,807,360 4,936,400 5,382,960 5,741,200 6,013,120 6,261,200 6,811,280 7,134,800 7,179,360 7,555,200 7,786,480 7,796,160 8,318,880 Gallons. 11-3 111 10-5 11-2 11-7 11-2 11-4 11-3 10-9 11-1 11-2 11-7 12-1 12-3 13-2 12-9 12-7 12-9 130 12-6 12-7 s. d. 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 £ 53,047 53,302 50,632 55,031 58,453 57,099 59,409 60,920 60,092 61,705 67,287 71,765 75,164 78,265 85,141 89,185 89,742 94,440 97,331 97,452 103,986 s. d. 2 10 2 94 2 74 2 94 2 11 2 94 2 10 2 10 2 9 2 91 2 9| 2 11J 3 OJ 3 1J 3 34 3 2§ 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2jr .