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CONSUMPTION OF ARTICLES IN COMMON USE (TABLE SHOWING RATE OF) PER HEAD OF POPULATION.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

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

Adult Male Spirits. I Tobacco. [ Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. Year. Population — j : — ; j ' Gallons. Duty."' Duty " Per Head. , Lb. He»d. E Duty.+ f Duty - Per Head. E Q® t s y ° f Duty. Per Head. Gal. £ £ s. d. lb. £ & s. d. £ £ s. d. 1905 270,403 634,829 2-34 16/ 507,863 1 17 6 2,000,640 7'39 3/6, 1/ 347,837 1 5 8f J 121,438 0 8 llf 1906 295,122 692,324 2'34 16/ 553,859 1 17 6 2,085,026 7'06 3/6,1/ 362,057 1 4 6} J 139,408 0 9 5J 1907 301,550 740,936 246 16/ 592,749 1 19 4 2,156,945 1 7*15 3/6,1/ 375,005 1 4 10} § 159,389 0 10 6§ 1908 306,717 751,605 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 Oj 1909 317,774 719,138 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 3£ ! 1910 323,340 767,620 237 16/ 614,096 1 18 0 2,295,777 7'10 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 401,271 1 4 10 § 176,517 I 0 10 11 ; 1911 335,853 792,794 2'36 16/ 634,235 1 17 9 2,303,448 6-86 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 402,780 1 3 llf § 190,877 0 11 4J ; 1912 343,905 863,797 2-51 16/ 691,037 2 0 2 2,406,097 7'00 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 420,826 1 4 5f § 216,904 0 12 7J 1913 353,396 876,751 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 349,591 887,116 2'53 16/ 709,693 2 0 7J 2,437,035 6'97 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 425,942 1 4 4J § 247,442 0 14 If 1915 341,806 940,611 2-75 16/, 17/ 760,372 2 4 6 2,430,159 7'11 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 424,018 1 4 9| § 258,825 i 0 15 If 1916 332,759 779,698 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 I 0 15 9f | 1917 316,203 759,118 2-40 17/, 18/ 657,464 2 1 7 2,364,556 7'48 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 407,069 1 5 9 || 288,320 | 0 18 2f ; 1918 310,103 578,177 1-86 18/ 520,357 1 13 6f 2,387,559 7'70 I 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 414,971 1 6 9 || 370,683 1 3 11 1919 334,024 688,632 2-06 18/ 619,769 1 17 if 2,785,116 8'34 -3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 492,061 1 9 5} || 486,923 1 9 If 1920 360,697 947,660 2-63 18/ 852,894 2 7 3J 3,070,930 8-51 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 556,457 1 10 loj || 660,004 1 16 7 1921 391,853 1,000,875 2-55 * 910,482 2 6 5| 2,678,891 6'84 I t 494,394 1 5 2f || 502,456 1 5 7| 1922 386,706 371,857 0-96 * 643,646 1 13 3J 2,606,469 6'74 I f 723,776 1 17 5J || 532,864 1 7 6| 1923 393,994 618,142 1-57 * 1,070,219 2 14 4 2,611,049 6'63 I t 735,398 1 17 4 || 596,701 1 10 3f 1924 402,200 641,236 1'59 * 1,121,649 2 15 9 2,621,157 6-52 j t 721,462 1 15 11 i| 663,326 1 12 llf i 1925 413,735 717,119 1-73 * 1,248,260 3 0 4 3,043,025 7'35 | t 727,074 1 15 If || 747,777 1 16 1} * 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); from 17th January, 1925, 10/, 4/2, 4/, 2/ (imported), 6/3, 1/8, 1/6 excise). The 1/ rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured tobacco up to and including 31st December, 1922. 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 weights over 2£ lb. per 1,000. § Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound ; cigarettes, 7/, 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 ar« for New-Zealand-manu-factured cigars and cigarettes.) II 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.

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Femafe 3 Wine " Ale and Beer. Tota , Tea Year Population ; —; : j Y ear Population , j Gall0nS ' H E D | Dnty. Gallons. *« | Duty. j Lb. j Per ~j Gah j 1 j s. d. GaE i 2 I s. d. " j IE I s. d. 2 £ a. d. I 1905 615,187 113,185 0-18 5/, 6/, 9/ 33,071 1 Of 218,270 0-35 2/ 21,827 0 8J 1905 925,605 5,898,391f ! 6 37 0 2 534 j 1906 651,559 ! 128,120 0-19 5/, 6/, 9/ | 37,532 1 If 251,570 0'38 2/ 25,157 | 0 9| 1906 956,457 6,132,962+1 6 41 0 2 548 1907 665,777 j 146,175 0-22 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ j 42,736 ; 1 3J 279,108 0'42 2/ 27,911 j 0 10 1907 977,215 6,771,169f 6'93 0 2 1,017 j I 1908 676,447 : 149,107 0-22 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 1 42,797 j 1 3£ 271,780 0-40 2/ 27,178 | 0 9J 1908 1,008,373 6,470,552f 6-41 /2 &/2| 715 J 1909 702,379 138,699 0-20 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 38,749 ! 1 l| 252,320 0-36 2/ 25,232 ! 0 8J 1909 1,030,657 7,302,310f 7'08 /2 &/2f 636 | j 1910 715,908 153,435 0-21 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 40,887 1 If 271,594 0'38 i 2/ 27,159 | 0 9 1910 1,050,410 7,582,530f 7'22 /2 & /2f 636 ! j 1911 734,236 , 143,136 j 0*19 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 38,606 1 o| 273,650 0'37 ! 2/ 27,365 0 9 1911 1,075,250 8,066,151f 7'50 /2 & /2f 703 ! 1912 752,934 i 153,611 | 0'20 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 41,251 j 1 l| 296,362 0'39 I 2/ 29,636 | 0 9J 1912 1,102,471 7,680,283f 6-97 12 & /2f 613 j | 1913 774,939 ! 147,131 | 0-19 21,5/, 6/, 9/ 39,198 ! 1 oj 299,220 0-39 J 2/ 29,922 j 0 9§ 1913 1,134,506 7,070,430f 6'23 /2 & /2§ 472 ! t 1914 774,837 : 156,509 ! 0-20 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 41,795 ; 1 1 292,850 0'38 ! 2/ 29,285 ! 0 9 1914 1,140,172 9,938,617+ 8'72 /2 & /2§ 7S4 j 1915 774,918 163,244 j 0-21 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42,258 ! 1 1 260,050 0'34 | 2/ 26,005 1 0 8 1915 1,149,254 9,148,578f 7-96 I/2 &/2§ 574 I j 1916 776,932 138,758 | 0-18 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 34,950 | 0 lOf 229,320 0'30 j 2/ 22,932 i 0 7 1916 1,148,888 7,977,963f 6'94 I /2 & /2§ 623 | 1917 758,748 142,858 | 0-19 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/, 35,812 | 0 111 80,630 0-11 ! 2/ 8,063 | 0 2J 1917 1,148,880 8,763,057f 7'63 |/7, /5, /3. 36,651 0 0 7f 15/ 1 . ; /2, 12ft 1918 757,824 126,122 j 0'17 2/, 5/, 6/, 15/ 31,698 0 10 32,370 0 04 ! 2/ 3,237 ] 0 1£ 1918 1,152,798 9,403,207 8-16 /7, /5, /3 129,145 i 0 2 0 { 1919 793,967 174,333 j 0 22 2/, 5/, 6/, 15/ 38,839 | 0 llf 29,975 0'04 ! 2/ 2,997 0 1 1919 1,186,166 8,648,653 7-29 /7, /5, /3 116,432 j 0 1 11£ J 1920 836,762 239,880 | 0'29 2/, 5/, 6/, 15/ 56,080 j 1 4 55,931 0-07 J 2/ 5,593 0 1J 1920 1,229,395 10,127,244 8-24 /7, /5, /8 138,829 I 0 2 3 1921 873,655 225,987 j 0-26 2/,5/, 6/, 15/ 56,023 | 1 31 37,848 0-04 ! 2/ 3,785 0 1 1921 1,276,652 8,046,779 6*30 j/7,/5,/3 107,135 | 0 1 8£ i 1922 893,888 115,180 | 0'13 * 23,651 | 0 6J 19,361 0'02 ! 2/ 1,936 0 0J 1922 1,305,126 9,026,385 6'92 /7,/5, 3/ 121,406 0 1 10J I 1923 913,198 157,774 0'17 » 38,436 ! 0 10 40,080 0-04 ; 2/ ; 4,008 j d 1 1923 1,328,193 10,010,217f j 7'54 I § 53,758 0 0 9J | 1924 934,596 194,928 0'21 » 48,935 | 1 0J i 50,540 0'05 , 2/ j 5,054 j 0 1J 1924 1,3-52,618 10,829,017+ J 8'01 | § 4,543 0 0 Of ) 1925 1 961,768 225,136 0-23 * 56,882 I 1 2| 58,204 Q-Q6 | 2/ 5,820 [ 0 l| 1925 1,384,437 10,815,085f i 7-81 | § 3,867 \ 0 0 Of ♦Alterations: —In 1907: Wine, South African (sparkling), 5/; (other kinds) 2/. In 1917: Wine (sparkling), increased from 9/ to 15/. In 1922: South African (sparkling), 9/6 ; (other kinds), 3/6. Australian (sparkling), 10/; (other kinds), 4/. Other (sparkling), 16/; (other kinds), 6/. + Includes all tea free of duty. t The following rates were imposed on tea from 2nd August, 1917: Tea in packages of 51b. and over net weight: British, 3d. per lb.; foreign, 5d. per lb. Tea in packages under 51b., net weight: British, 5d. per lb.; foreign, 7d. per lb. § From 3rd July, 1923, the rates on tea were reduced to : Tea in packages of 5 lb. and over net weight: British, free foreign, 2d. per lb. Tea in packages under 5 lb. net weight: British, 2d. per lb.; foreign, 4d. per lb

I I Total Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory. Sugar. Ad Valorem Goods. Vonr ' Population ; ; r— : ; i (including ,, , , | D , , Maoris). Lb. Per Head. "uty ! Duty - ' Per Head. Lb. Per Head, j j Duty. Per Head. Duty. J Per Head, i Bates ol Duty. j lb. [ £ s. d. lb. s. d. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. | Per Cent; 1905 925,605 490,960* 053 j /3 6,137 0 1$ 92,792,640 1002 0 0J 193,318 4 2 1,097,968 1 3 8J Various. 1906 956,457 494,320* 0-51 /3 6,179 0 l| 101,023,680 105-6 0 0J 210,466 4' 4| | 1,210,617 15 3} Various. 1907 977,215 I 607,650* 062 /3 7,596 0 if 104,173,440 106-6 Jd. & free 217,028f 4 5£ 11,317,206 1 7 0 ! Various. 1908 1,008,373 I 553,798* 0-55 /8 and /3§ 7,370 0 1} 105,006,496 103-9 Free I .. j .. 1,262,656 1 5 0£ Various. 1909 1,030,657 j 453,690* 0-44 /3 and /3f 6,370 0 1J 118,274,912 114-7 Free .. j .. 1,088,757 j 1 1 1} Various. 1910 1,050,410 564,302* 0-54 /3 and /3§ 7,854 0 1} 113,337,875 107-9 Free .. | .. 1,226,073 1 3 4 Various. 1911 1,075,250 ! 556,876* 0-52 /3 and /3§ 7,793 0 If 124,122,629 115-4 Free .. ' .. 1,402,799 1 6 1 Various. 1912 1,102,471 611,499* 0-55 /3 and /3§ 8,469 0 If 135,239,888 122-7 Free .. .. 1,503,000 1 7 3J Various. 1913 1,134,506 ! 599,656* 0-53 /3 and /3| 8,197 0 1} 138,964,448 122-5 Free .. .. 1,559,647 | 17 6 Various. 1914 1,140,172 556,000* 0-49 /3 and /3§ 7,641 0 1J 108,447,489 95-1 Free .. j .. 1,526,773 1 6 9§ Various. 1915 | 1,149,254 775,112* 0-67 /3 and /3f 10,217 0 2§ 143,410,512 124-8 Free .. ! .. j 1,315,611 1 2 10J Various. 1916 | 1,148,888 685,786* 0-60 /3 and /3| 9,064 0 if 127,472,464 110-9 Free .. j .. 1,854,262 1 12 3J Various. 1917 1,148,880 235,330* 0-20 /3 and /3f 3,263 0 Of 139,298,208 121-2 Free .. .. 1,498,805 1 6 1 Various. 1918 1,152,798 j 557,406* 0-48 /3 and /3§ 8,013 0 If 108,568,432 94-2 Free .. .. 1,613,908 1 8 0 Various. 1919 1,186,166 j 992,397* 0-84 /3 and /3£ 13,098 0 2f 121,553,600 102-5 Free .. | .. 2,215,101 117 4J 1 Various. 1920 1,229,395 [ 1,177,343* 0-96 /3 and /3f 15,466 0 3 123,792,368 100-7 Free .. i .. ,4,707,450 3 16 7 j Various. 1921 1,276,652 234,548* 0-18 /3,/3f,/5+ 3,327 0 Of 137,027,072 107-3 Free&Jd.§ .. | .. ! 2,944,066 2 6 lj Various. 1922 1,305,126 527,829* 0-40 /3 and /5J 7,776 0 l| 143,768,464 110-2 Free&Jd.§ .. ! .. 2,826,931 2 3 3}! Various. 1923 1,328,193 i 501,247* 0-38 /3 and /5f 7,291 0 l| 142,032,800 106-9 Free, id.,£d.| 3,480 j 0 Of 3,392,624 2 18 l\ Various. 1924 1,352,618 606,709* 0-45 /3 and/5j 8,331 0 1J 137,371,136 101-6 Free, &d.,|d.| 563 | .. ! 3,962,186 2 18 7 Various. 192 1,384,437 1 710,359* Q-51 /3 and /5{ 9,693 0 1} 155,251,264 112-1 Free, ■ 3,973 0 0| 1 4,486,227 3 4 9} Various. * This does not include raw coffee. t Estimated. t From 4th November, 1921: British, 3d. per lb.; foreign. 5d. per lb. § From 4th November, 1921: British, free; foreign, Jd.per lb. Note. —Total revenue from Customs : 1905, £2,656,134, equal to £2 17s. 4£d. per head ; 1925, £8,404,294, equal to £6 Is. 5d. per hea Increase per head equal to 111*6 per cent. Total increase equal to 216 per cent.

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NEW-ZEALAND-BREWED BEER.

Geo. Ckaig, Customs Department, Comptroller of Customs Wellington, 2nd July, 1926.

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Male and Female Population over Total Gallons Excise Duty Year. Fifteen Years on Per Head. per Duty. Per Head, (including which Duty paid. Gallon. Maoris). Gallons. s. d. £ s. d. 1905 615,187 7,796,160 12 6 0 3 97,452 3 2 1906 651,559 8,318,880 12-7 0 3 103,986 3 2f 1907 665,777 9,049,567 13'6 I 0 3 113,120 3 4f 1908 676,447 9,347,567 13*8 I 0 3 116,845 3 5J 1909 702,379 9,183,920 13-1 j 0 3 114,799 3 3J 1910 715,908 9,399,440 13-1 I 0 3 117,493 3 3J 1911 734,236 9,526,960 130 I 0 3 119,087 3 3 1912 752,934 9,787,102 13-0 | 0 3 122,339 3 3 1913 774,939 10,001,200 130 0 3 125,015 3 2j 1914 774,837 10,356,240 13 4 j 0 3 129,453 3 4 1915 774,918 10,605,714 13-7 3d. & 3fd.* 137,225 3 6J 1916 776,932 11,247,725 14-5 0 3f* 189,671 4 104 1917 758,748 11,335,845 14-9 j See belowf 219,594 5 9J 1918 757,824 10,588,859 14-0 I See belowf 261,536 6 11 1919 793,967 13,852,311 17'4 See belowf 337,811 8 6 1920 836,762 15,050,782 18-0 | See belowf 363,597 8 8| 1921 873,655 14,309,263 16-4 See below J 393,953 9 oj 1922 893,888 12,504,830 14-0 See below j: 604,612 13 6| 1923 913,198 12,954,163 14-2 See below} 626,020 13 84 1924 934,596 13,514,531 14'5 See below; 651,201 13 11J 1925 961,768 13,176,714 13-7 See below} 634,513 13 2£ * 3Jd. increasing by ,V1. and por unit of S.G. of the worts. t Minimum rate to 1st August, 1917, was 3Jd. per gallon; from 2nd August to 14th September, 4|d. per gallon; from 15th September, 1917, per gallon, with a maximum rate of 6d. per gallon. {To 3rd November, 1921, 5fd. per gallon, with a maximum rate of 6d. per gallon ; from 4th November, 1921, minimum rate llAd., increasing by for every unit of specific gravity above 1047.