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

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Spirits. Tobacco. Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. I Adult Male T3 1„4.: Year. (including Maoris). Gallons. Per Head. Rates of Duty. * Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Head. Rates of Duty.t Duty. Per Head, j »**»<>' ' 1 1 Duty. Per Head. 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 208,518 212,551 216,431 219,858 223,454 241,078 247,526 255,122 263,023 270,403 295,122 301,550 306,717 317,774 323,340 335,853 343,905 353,396 349,591 341,806 332,759 451,679 478,136 491,846 515,384 549,932 596,073 602,021 619,649 647,155 634,829 692,324 740,936 751,605 719,138 767,620 792,794 863,797 876,751 887,116 940,611 779,698 Gal. 2-17 2-25 2-27 2-34 2-46 2-47 2-43 2-43 2-46 2-34 2-34 2-46 2-45 2-26 2-37 2-36 2-51 2-48 2-53 2-75 2-34 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/, 17/ 17/ 361,343 382,509 393,478 412,307 439,946 476,858 481,617 495,719 517,724 507,863 553,859 592,749 601, 284 575,310 614,096 634,235 691,037 701,401 709,693 760,372 662,743 £ s. d. 1 14 8 1,378,814 1 16 0 1,418,205 1 16 4 , 1,491,543 1 17 6 ' 1,526,505 1 19 5 ; 1,617,920 1 19 7 1,713,590 1 18 11 1,699,143 1 18 10 1,852,426 1 19 4 1,955,563 1 17 6 : 2,000,640 1 17 6 : 2,085,026 1 19 4 2,156,945 1 19 2 ' 2,247,101 1 16 2 : 2,278,035 1 18 0 ! 2,295,777 1 17 9 j 2,303,448 2 0 2 ; 2,406,097 1 19 8 i 2,365,844 2 0 7J | 2,437,035 2 4 6 ; 2,430,159 1 19 10 ' 2,319,852 6b. 6-61 6-67 6-89 7-94 7-28 611 7-86 7-26 7-43 7-39 7-06 7-15 7-33 717 7-10 6-86 7-00 6-69 6-97 7-11 6-97 £ 3/6,1/ 237,135 3/6, 1/ 242,291 3/6, 1/ 259,798 3/6, 1/ 265.380 3/6, 1/ 277,196 3/6, 1/ 293,389 3/6, 1/ 292,110 3/6, 1/ 320,047 3/6, 1/ 339,571 3/6, 1/ ( 347,837 3/6, 1/ 362,057 3/6, 1/ 375,005 3/6, 2/6, 1/ ' 390,590 3/6, 2/6. 1/ 395,794 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 401,271 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 402,780 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 420,826 3/6, 2/6, 21, 1/ 413,818 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 425,942 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 424,018 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 403,050 j £ s. d. 1 2 9 1 2 94 14 0 14 2 1 4 9f 1 4 44 1 3 71 15 1 1 5 10 1 5 8| 1 4 6J 1 4 104 1 5 5t| 1 4 105 1 4 10 1 3 11| 1 i 5| 13 5 1 4 4J 1 4 9| 1 4 2| + + + + + + + + + + + § § § £ 59,704 65,538 71,582 77,810 82,357 90,664 95,181 108,209 110,617 121,438 139,408 159,389 169,027 163,110 176,517 190,877 216,904 229,547 247,442 258,825 263,094 £ s. d. 0 5 8| 0 6 2 0 6 7 0 7 1 0 7 44 0 7 6 0 7 81 0 8 6 0 8 5 0 8 11| 0 9 51 0 10 6J 0 11 01 0 10 3| 0 10 11 0 11 44 0 12 71 0 13 0 0 14 1| 0 15 lj 0 15 9| * Alteration in 1915 —17/. t The 1/ rate is for New-Zealand-nranufactured tobacco. The 2/ rate is for tobacco, unmanufactured, entered to be manufactured in any licensed tobacco-factory The 2 6 rate is for tobacco, manufactured, the produce of British South Africa. J Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound; cigarettes, 2/6 and 1/ per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 2£ lb. and under, anc 6d. per ounce for weight over 2cjlb. per 1,000. § Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound ; cigarettes, li, 2/6, and 1/ per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 2Jlb. and under. (The 1/6, 2/6, and 1/ rates are foi New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarettes.)