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

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Adult Male Vb«v Population e "• (including Maoris). Gallons. Per Head. Spirits. Kates of Duty. * Duty. Tobacco. Kates of Duty.t Duty. Per Head. Lb. Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. Per Kates of n t Head. Duty.: Dut y- : Per Head. Per Head. Lb. Per Head. Gal. ! £ £ s. d. Lb. £ I £ s. d. Lb. £ s. d. 18U3 193,170 161,195 2-40 ; 15/, 16/ 356,602 116 11 1,278,754 659 3/6,1 218,637 1 2 7| 161,133 0-83 7/, 1/6 49,331 0 5 1J 1894 196,005 439,168 2-24 15/, 16/ 337,247 1 14 0 1,261,820 644 3 0,1 215,222 1 1 ll.J 143,820 0-73 7/, 1/6 44,076 0 4 6§ 1895 197,521 435,1:11 2-20 15/, 16/ 839,795 1 14 5 > 1,343,420 680 3/6,1 231,521 13 5 .. .. § 50,453 0 5 lj 18% 208,518 451,679 2-17 16/ 301.343 114 8 1,378,814 661 .1 237,135 12 9 .. .. 59,764 0 5 8j 1897 212,551 478,130 225 16/ 382,5(19 116 0 1,418,205 067 3/6,1/ 242,291 1 2 9J .. .. 05,538 0 6 2 1898 216,431 491,846 227 16/ 393,478 1 16 4 1,491,543 6-89 3/6,1/ 259,798 14 0 .. .. 71,582 0 0 7 1899 219,858 515,384 2-34 16 412,307 117 6 1,526,505 6'94 3/6,1 -205,380 1 1 2 .. .. 77,810 0 7 1 1900 223,454 549,932 246 10 439,940 119 5 1,017,920 728 3 0,1 277,190 1 1 9j .. .. 82,357 0 7 1.', 1901 241,078 596,073 2-47 10 476,858 1 19 7 1,713,590 7-11 3/6,1/ 293,389 1 4 I- .. .. 90,664 0 7 6 1902 247,520 002,021 243 16/ 181,017 118 11 1.699,143 686 6,1/ 292,110 1 3 7} .. .. 95,181 0 7 8J 1903 255,122 619,649 2-43 10 495,719 1 18 10 1,852,420 726 3/0,1/ 320,047 15 1 .. .. 108,209 0 s 6 1904 263,023 017,155 210 16 517,724 1 19 4 1.955,503 743 3/6,1 339,571 1 5 10 .. .. 110,617 0 - 1905 270,40-. 034. -2. 1 234 10 507,863 1 17 (i 2.000,04(1 739 3/6,1 347,837 1 5 8j .. .. 121,438 0 8 llf 1906 295,122 £92,324 234 10 553,859 I 17 0 2,085,020 700 3 0.1 362,057 1 I 0| .. .. 139,408 0 8 5) 1907 301,550 740,936 240 10 592,749 1 19 4 2,166,945 7-15 8/6,1/ 375,005 1 4 10£ .. .. 1 159,389 0 10 6A 1908 300,717 751,605 2-45 16 601.284 1 19 2 2,247,101 7-33 3 0,2,0,1/ 390,590 1 5 5* .. .. 1 109.027 '111 0| 1909 317.774 719,138 226 16/ 575.310 110 2 2,278,035 717 3/6,2/6,1/ 395,794 1 4 10| .. .. ' 163,110 0 10 3j 1910 323.340 767,620 2-37 16 614,0% 118 0 2,295,777 710 3 0. 2 0, 2/, 1/ 401,271 1 4 10 .. .. 1 170,517 0 10 11 1911 335,853 7'.I2.794 230 II! 034,235 117 9 2,303,448 080 3/6,2/6, 2/, 1/ 402,780 1 3 llj .. .. " 190,877 0 11 4} 1912 343,905 863,797 25] 16/ 091,037 2 0 2 2,400,097 700 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 420,820 14 5} .. .. " 210,904 0 12 7| 1913 353,396 876,751 2-48 16/ 701,401 1 19 8 2,365,844 0 69 3/0, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 413,818 13 5 .. .. " 229,547 0 13 0 •Alterations in 1888— Spirits in bottle, 16/; in bulk, 15 : in 1895— Spirits in bulk and bottle, 16/. t The I rate is for N'ow-Zealand-nianufactured tobacco. The 2 rate is for tobacco, unmanufactured, entered to be manufactured in any licensed tobacco-factory. The 2 G rate is for tobacco, mannfactured, the produce of Britieb South Africa. J The 1/G rate is for New-Zealand-inannfaetured cigars and cigarettes. 3 Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1 6 per pound ; cigarettes, 1 0 per pound, and from 1st January to 20th September 7 per pound, and from 21st September to 31st December 17 0 per 1.IKK) of 2.Jlb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2£lb. per l.iKXi. Clears and snuff, 7/ and 1 G pur pound; cigarettes, 2:6 and 1/ per pound, and 17/0 per 1,000 of 2J lb. and under, and 6d. pur ounce for weight over 2J lb. per 1,000. ' Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/G per pound; cigarettes, 7 , 20, and 1/ per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 2Jlb. aud under. The 1/0, 2/6, and l< rates are for New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarettes.