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PART III. RETURN showing the Kind and Quantity of the Materials used in the Manufacture of New Zealand Distilled Spirits, the Quantity of Spirits made, and the Quantity upon which Duty has been paid during each of the Years ended 31st December, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, and during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1874.

Quantities of the several Materials used in taking Spirits paid Duty Tear ending 31st December, Spirits made. Malt. Barley. Oats. Wheat. Eye. Molasse3. Sugar. Beer. upon. Lbs. Bushels. 3,948 18,361 21,935 26,360 21,636 Bushels. 52 1,479 14,100 1,004 2,153 Bushela. Bushela. 62 406 Bushels. Lbs. Gallons. Proof Gals. 6,8140 46,233-8 68,075-1 78,175-7 67,059-4 Gals, for Duty. 500-0 12,845-0 35,9230 51,602-0 69,165-2 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 368 1,269 1,024 585 1,265 3,114 29,736 246,269 8,210 2,888 8,233 4,079 830 4,363 19,524 Totals to end of 1873 Totals, March Quarter, 1874 92,240 18,788 2,467 4,831 5,988 284,215 19,524 15,200 266,358-0 170,035-2 8,922 405 477 848 55,150 28,102-1 14,3330 totals to the end of March, 1874 101,162 19,193 2,467 5,308 6,836 339,365 19,524 15,200 294,460-1 184,368-2 Note.— There an luckland, in Decemb( tnd most of April, 18^ Fanuary, February, ar 3 two distilleries in operation: the first commenced in Dunedin, in Octob sr, 1870. Operations at the former were suspended during the months of Ja ?3, and at the latter during January, February, and March, and part of Dec( id part of March, 1873. in operati ons at tin sr during 1873. ion: the first commenced in e former were suspended durii January, February, and Man Dunedin, ng the me 3h, and pi ber, 1869; the second in anuary, February, March, ;ember, 1872, also during ?rice 9£1 By Authority: Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—1874.