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

Adult Male Spirits. Tobacco. Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. Year. Population p I j ; : j T ; 'Maoris).® Gallons. Head. Duty - Per Head. Lb. 1 H^®' d E Duty.f Duty ' Per Head. B p u e t s y ° f Duty. Per Heart. ! I 1 ' J I '; ' j _J M I Gal. | £ £ s. d. lb. £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. 1904 263,023 647,155 j 2-46 j 16/ 517,724 1 19 4 1 1,955,563 7-43 3/6,1/ 339,571 1 5 10 } 110,617 0 8 5 1905 270,403 j 634,829 ; 2'34 16/ 507,863 1 17 6 2,000,640 7'39 3/6, 1/ 347,837 1 5 8} } 121,438 0 8 11} 1906 295,122 i 692,324 j 2'34 16/ 553,859 1 17 6 2,085,026 7'06 3/6,1/ 362,057 1 4 6} | 139,408 0 9 5} 1907 301,550 I 740,936 j 246 16/ 592,749 1 19 4 2,156,945 7'15 3/6,1/ 375,005 1 4 10} § 159,389 0 10 6J 1908 306,717 I 751,605 I 2-45 16/ 601,284 .1 19 2 2,247,101 7 33 3/6,2/6,1/ 390,590 1 5 5} § 169,027 0 11 o| 1909 317,774 J 719,138 ! 2-26 16/ 575,310 1 16 2 2,278,035 7-17 3/6,2/6,1/ 395,794 1 4 10} § 163,110 0 10 31 1910 323,340 767,620 2'37 16/ 614,096 1 18 0 2,295,777 7'10 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 401,271 1 4 10 § 176,517 0 10 11 1911 335,853 792,794 236 16/ 634,235 1 17 9 2,303,448 6'86 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 402,780 1 3 11} § 190,877 0 11 4} 1912 343,905 I 863,797 2-51 16/ 691,037 2 0 2 2,406,097 7-00 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 420,826 1 4 5} § 216,904 0 12 71 1913 353,396 1 876,751 2-48 16/ 701,401 1 19 8 2,365,844 6 69 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 413,818 1 3 5 § 229,547 0 13 0 1914 349,591 j 887,116 j 2-53 16/ 709,693 2 0 !J 2,437,035 6'97 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 425,942 1 4 4J § 247,442 0 14 1} 1915 341,806 I 940,611 ! 2'75 16/, 17/ 760,372 2 4 6 2,430,159 7'11 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 14 9} § 258,825 0 15 1} 1916 332,759 779,698 1 2-34 17/ 662,743 1 19 10 2,319,852 6'97 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 403,050 1 4 2} § 263,094 0 15 9} 1917 316,203 ! 759,118 ! 2-40 17/, 18/ 657,464 2 1 7 2,364, 5:. 6 7'48 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 407,069 1 5 9 || 288,320 0 18 2} 1918 310,103 [ 578,177 ; 1*86 18/ 520,357 1 13 6} 2,387,559 7'70 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 414,971 1 6 9 jj 370,683 1 3 11 1919 334,024 688,632 2-06 18/ 619,769 1 17 1£ 2 785,116 8 34 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 492,061 1 9 5} 486,923 1 9 1} 1920 360,697 947,660 263 18/ 852,894 2 7 3| 3,070,930 851 3/6,2/6,2/ 1/ 556,457 1 10 10J 660,004 1 16 7 1921 391,853 j 1,000,875 2-55 * 910,482 2 6 5} 2,678,891 6'84 t 494,394 1 5 2} || 502,456 1 5 7} 1922 386,706 [ 371,857 096 * 643,646 1 13 3} 2,606,469 6'74 t 723,776 1 17 5J |j 532,864 1 7 6} 1923 393,994 j 618,142 - 1-57 * 1,070,219 2 14 4 2,611,049 663 f 735,398 1 17 4 j| 596,701 1 10 34 1924 402,200 ! 641,236 : 1'59 * 1,121,649 | 2 15 9 2,621,157 6'52 { 721,462 1 15 11 I! 663,326 1 12 11} * From 1st January to 3rd November, 1921, 18/; from 4th November, 1921, 36/, 18/ (imported), 36/, 30/, 16/, 4/6, free (excise). + From 1st January to 3rd November, 1921, 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/; from 4th November, 1921, 10/, 4/10, 4/8, 2/6. 2/ (imported), 6/3, 2/4, 2/2, 1/ (excise). The 1/ rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured 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, up to and including 31st July, 1922. 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, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2£ lb. per 1,000. § Cigars and snuff, 7 1 and 1/6 per pound ; cigarettes. 71, 2/6, and 1/ per pound, and 17/6' per 1,000 of 2£lb. and under. (The 1/6, 2/6, and 1/ rates are for New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarettes ) || The rate for cigars and snuff was increased from 7/ to 12/per pound (imported), and from 1/6 to 4/ per pound (excise), from 2nd August, 1917. The rates for imported cigarettes were increased from 17/6 and 7/ to 20/6 and 9/6 from 2nd August, 1917, and from 5th September, 1917, the rates were further increased to 25/6 and 10/6 respectively. The rates for New-Zealand-manufactured cigarettes were increased from 1/ and 2/6 per pound to 4/ and 5/6 per pound from 2nd August, 1917.