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NEW-ZEALAND-BREWED BEER.

W. B. MONTGOMBBY, Customs Department, Comptroller of Customs. Wellington, 12th May, 1917.

Approximate Cost of Paper .—Preparation, not given; printing (900 copies), £'6 10s.

By Authority : MAacirs F. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9l7.

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Year. Male and Female Population over T t , f , nl1nn , nn F ilS^ B wiirC™. '-Head. Maoris). Excise Duty per Duty. Per Head. Gallon. 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 Gallons. 479,015 5,382,960 11-2 488,472 5,741,200 11-7 497,619 6,013,120 12-1 505.899 6,261,200 12-3 514.900 6,811,280 13-2 552,028 . 7,134,800 12'9 565,533 7,179,360 12-7 581,906 7,555,200 12-9 598,583 7,786,480 13-0 615,187 7,796,160 126 651,559 8,318,880 12-7 665,777 9,049,567 13-6 676,447 9,347,567 13-8 702,379 9,183,920 13-1 715,908 9,399,440 13-1 734,236 9,526,960 13-0 752,934 9,787,102 13-0 774,939 10,001,200 13-0 774,837 10,356,240 134 774,918 10,605,714 13-7 776,932 11,247,725 14-5 s. d. £ s. d. 0 3 67,287 2 9j 0 3 71,765 2 111 0 3 75,164 3 01 0 3 78,265 3 l| 0 3 8b, 141 3 34 0 3 89,185 3 2f 0 3 89,742 3 2 0 3 94,440 3 3 0 3 97,331 3 3 0 3 97,452 3 2 0 3 103,986 3 21 0 3 113,120 3 4| 0 3 116,845 3 54 0 3 114,799 3 31 0 3 117,493 3 34 0 3 119,087 3 3 0 3 122,339 3 3 0 3 125,015 3 2| 0 3 129,458 3 4 3d. &3|d." 137,225 3 64 0 3f* 189,671 4 104 3|d.increa tsing by jfod. and &d, por unit of S.G. of the worts in aci sordance with section 46 of the Finance Act, 1915.