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NEW-ZEALAND-BREWED BEER.

W. B. Montgomery, Customs Department, Comptroller of Customs. Wellington, 10th August, 1918.

Approximate Cort of Paper. —Preparation not j>-ivon; printing (900 copies), £5 10s.

Authority : Mabctjs F, Mabks, (Government Printer, Wellington.—l9lB.

Price 3d.'\

Year. Male and B'emale (iScUng 19 which Duty paid. Maoris). Per Head. Excise Duty per Gallon. Duty. Per Head. 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 552,028 505,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 651,559 665,777 676,447 702,379 715,908 734,236 752,934 774,939 774,837 774,918 776,932 758,748 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 9,049,567 9,347,567 9,183,920 9,399,440 9,526,960 9,787,102 10,001,200 10,356,'240 10,605,714 11,247,725 11,335,845 Gallons. 11-7 12-1 12-3 13-2 12-9 12-7 12-9 13-0 126 12-7 13-6 13-8 13-1 13-1 130 13-0 13'0 13-4 13-7 14-5 14-9 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 3d. & 3Jd.* 0 3f* See belowf £ 71,765 75,164 78,265 85,141 89,185 89,742 94,440 97,331 97,452 103,986 113,120 116,845 114,799 117,493 119,087 122,339 125,015 129,453 137,225 189,671 219,594 s. d. 2 11J 3 0| 3 1J 3 3£ 3 2| 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2J 3 4f 3 5J 3 3| 3 3J 3 3 3 3 3 2| 3 4 3 6| 4 10| 5 9| * Hid. incr< (allon ; froin naximum ra easing by and 4 i 2nd August to 14 ite of 6d. per gallon. fljd. por unit of S.G. o [th September, ] the worts. >or gallon; fn t Minimum rate to 1st Aiigusl im 15th September, I917, Eijd. ; :, 1M7, was :s:(d. p. per gallon, with a