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

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Adult Male v Population * ear - (including Maoris). Spirits. Tobacco. Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. Gallons. Per Head. Hate of Duty. + ; Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Bate of Head. Duty.§ Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Head. Bate of Duty.ll Duty. Per Head. 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 ; 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 139,354 147,313 152,564 154,073 157,686 162,834 167,938 170,206 172,180 174,907 174,355 176,988 182,310 182,280 659,233 624,503 553,404 571,830 5S6,322 576,058 551,763 507,812 473,369 463,087 499,084 369,080 435,075 442,360 Gal. 4-73 4-24 3-63 3-71 3-72 3-54 3-29 2-98 2-75 2 65 2-86* 209 2-39 2-43 ( 6/, 12/ 6/, 7/, 12/, 14/ 7/, 12/, 14/ 7/, 12/, 14/ j 7/, 12/, 14/ 12/, 14/ 12/, 14/ 12/, 14/, 14/6 14/6 14/6 14/6, 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 392,108 378,754 394,136 400,284 410,856 402,981 385,735 361,692 343,192 335,738 377,599 281,835 333,848 339,758 £ s. a. 2 16 3 2 11 5 2 11 8 2 12 0 2 12 1 2 9 6 2 5 11 2 2 6 1 19 10 1 IS 5 2 3 4* 1 11 10 1 16 7 . 1 17 3 1,064,520 1,054,730 1,027,280 1,063,651 1,080,515 1,069,307 1,163,774 1,198,410 1,144,897 1,138,655 1,149,734 1.157,340 1,173,831 1,257,082 lb. 7-64 7-16 673 6-90 685 6-57 6-93 7-04 665 6-51 659 6-54 644 6-90 2/6 2/6, 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ £ £ s. a. 133,065 0 19 1 135,539 0 18 5 179,774 13 7 186,137 14 2 189,090 j 1 4 0 187,129 1 3 0 203,063 1 4 2 208,161 14 6 197,378 1 2 11 198,152 12 8 198,856 1 2 10 199,617 J 1 2 7 203,593 12 4 214,789 13 7 87,396 71,025 66,750 75,636 91,543 92,400 99,777 106,266 94,305 99,290 100,785 103,258 112,640 127,438 lb. 063 0-48 044 0-49 0-58 0-57 0-59 0-62 0-55 0-57 0'58 0-58 062 070 £ 5/ ! 21,849 5/, 6/ : 17,535 6/ ' : 20,025 6/ : 22,691 6/ 27,463 6/ '• 27,720 6/, 1/ I 29,233 6/, 1/ j 30,455 6/, 1/ j 28,292 6/, 1/ ! 28,067 6/,7/, 1/: 30,126 7/, 1/6 34,637 7/, 1/6 38,430 7/, 1/6 41,745 £ s. a. j 0 3 2 0 2 5 0 2 8 0 2 11 0 3 6 0 3 5 0 3 6 0 3 7 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 5! 0 3 11 i 0 4 3 0 4 7 .. I * Includes heavy clearances in view of case spirits being taken at 2, 3, and 4 gallons, instead of actual quantities, on the 1st December, 1888. t Alteration in 1888: Spirits in bottle, 16/; in bulk, 15/. I The 6/ and 7/ rate is for New-Zealand -distilled spirits. § The 1/ rate is for Now-Zealand-manufactured tobacco. ]| The 1/ and 1/0 rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarebtes. Male and Female Wine. Ale and Beer. Tea. Year. β-tak H P e e ad. SS&f Duty. Per Head. Year. Total Population (including Maoris). Lb. Per Head. over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Gallons. Per Head. Bate of Duty.*l Duty. Per Head. Rate of Duty. Duty. Per Head. 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 278,321 296,110 308,079 316,439 327,387 342,113 357,104 364,959 374,586 382,797 385,157 392,735 194,892 198,657 152,002 '■ 165,460 i 179,048 166,638 I 150,221 149,788 I 123,355 117,991 101,170 I 107,818 Gal. 0-70 0-67 0-49 052 0-54 0-49 0-42 0-41 0-33 0-31 026 4/. 6/ 4/, 5/, 6/ 4/, 5/, 6/ 4/, 5/, 6/ 4/, 5/, 6/ 4/, 5/, 6/ 4/, 5/, 6/ 4/6, 5/6, 6/6 4/6, 5/6, 6/6 4/6, 5/6, 6/6 4/6, 5/, 5/6, 6/, 6/6, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ £ 39,635 37,748 37,332 40,521 43,780 40,345 36,353 37,978 32,884 31,469 28,497 s. a. : ! Gal. 2 10 ; 488,252 ; 1-75 1/3, 1/ j 2 7 i 492,704 1-66 1/3, 1/ I 2 5 : 430,990 1-40 1/6,1/3,1/ 2 7 ! 437,784 | 1-38 1/6,1/3 ! 2 8 422,946 1-29 1/6,1/3 2 4 397,648 ' 1-16 1/6,1/3 2 0 ; 390,234 ' 1-09 1/6,1/3 2 1 : 422,788 ! 1-16 1/6,1/3 1 9 : 334,158 ! 089 1/6,1/3 1 8 300,093 ; 0-78 | 1/6,1/3 1 6 i 268,117 j 0-70 j 1/6,1/3 j 1 7 : 274,427 0-70 '■ 1/6 1 8 : 266,147 . 0-67 ' 1/6 1 7 i 248,039 0-61 ', 1/6 £ I b. a. 29,315 2 1 29,852 : 2 0 30,024 ! 1 11 32,036 i 2 0 30,974 : 1 11 27,291 ! 1 7 28,724 i 1 7 31,210 i 1 9 24,606 1 4 22,151 I 1 2 19,946 ' 1 0 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 lb. 476,114 2,896,720 6-08 507,324 4,808,100 9-48 528,459 3,070,980 580 545,007 3,887,362 7-13 561,703 3,919,860 I 6-98 584,975 3,763,080 I 643 60S, 401 4,391,940 7'22 626,517 ' 4,081,920 651 631,214 : 4,045,500 6-40 645,330 4,815,120 7-40 649,349 4,036,980 6-22 s. a. 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 £ 72,418 80,135 51,183 64,789 65,331 62,718 73,199 68,032 67,425 80,252 78,125 £ s. a. 0 3 0 0 3 2 0 1 11 0 2 5 0 2 4 0 2 2 0 2 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 6 0 2 1 ' 1889 0-27 31,643 ! 20,582 \ 1 1 1889 662,248 3,696,280 : 5-58 0 6 92,407 0 2 9J 1890 1891 398,905 407,590 115,091 108,066 0-29 0-27 33,518 31,513 19,961 1 1 0 18,603 I 0 11 1890 1891 672,750 3,951,480 j 5'87 675,775 J 4,055,193 j 600 0 6 0 6 98,787 101, 380 0 2 11J 0 3 0 • Alterations,— "Wine (Australian) . (Sparkling) , (Other kinds) 1877. 6/ 1880. 5/ 1886. 4/G 6/6 5/6 1888. 5/ 9/ 6/ i t Alterations, — Ale and Beer (Wood)... (Bottle) 1877. 1/ 1/3 1880. 1/3 16 1888. 1/6 1/6