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ee. tocoa, and Chicory. Sugar. Total Ad Valorem Goods. Year. Population (including Jlaoris). Per Head. Eate of Duty. Duty. Per Head. Per Head. : Eate of Duty. Duty. i Per Head. Duty. Per Head. Eate of Duty. Lb. Lb. 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 584,975 608,401 626,517 631,214 645,330 649,349 662,248 672,750 675,775 692,426 714,258 728,121 740,699 754,016 571,568 684, 8S0 684.400 604,016 622,176 608,176 495,120 583,792 567,954 544,800 561,360 490,864 481,800 524,408 lb. 0 98 1-13 109 096 096 0 94 075 0-87 0-84 079 0-79 067 065 0-70 070 067 080 0-57 044 0-49 0-54 13,16 3, 5 3, 5 /3, /5 3, 5 :l. 5 13,16 13.15 /3, ,/5 3, 5 A/5 /3, 15 /2, /3, /5 12, IS, /5 : /2,/3,/5 12, IS, /5 /2, /3, /5 /2,/3, /5 /3 /3 _/8 |_ £ 7,181 8,589 8,579 7,559 7,790 7,605 6,207 7,299 7,108 6,820 7,021 6,145 5,677 5,495 5,722 5,463 6,968 5,285 4,647 5,287 5,951 s. d. 0 3 . 0 31 0 3J 0 2| 0 23 0 2} 0 21 0 2i 0 2,', 0 2| 0 2J 0 2 0 lj 0 If 0 If 0 If 0 2 0 14 0 IJ 0 14 0 If 43,956,480 53,014,560 45,298,280 45,257,760 51,363,360 50,192,400 48,875,040 54,660,480 54,508,838 58,062,240 59,508,480 63,515,040 65,508,960 67,395,840 70,799,040 73,296,960 77,255,040 80,119,200 81,882,720 87,508,006 91,075,200 lb. 751 871 723 717 795 773 738 81-3 807 838 833 87-2 885 894 92-0 93-6 97-0 98-8 98-5 102-8 104-0 I _ s. d. 0 0J 0 01 0 0| 0 01 0 O.i o ol 0 0i 0 01 0 01 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J 0 01 0 0J o 04 0 OJ 0 01 0 OJ 0 Oj £ I 91,576 110,447 94,361 94,287 107,007 101,797 102,454 113,876 113,560 120,963 123,976 132,323 136,602 140,408 147,498 152,702 160,948 166,915 170,589 182,308 189,740 s. d. 3 2 3 7 3 0 3 0 3 3 3 2| 3 1 3 4J 3 4 ± 3 6 3 51 3 71 3 8J 3 8} 3 10 3 lOf 4 0J 4 1 4 1 4 4 £ 397,621 358, 3S3 388,941 338,374 291,901 327,203 418,909 427,834 448.905 4 99,506 492,236 429,594 447,749 562,961 £ s. d. 0 13 7 0 11 9 0 12 5 0 10 9 0 9 0 0 10 1 0 12 7j 0 12 S.i 0 13 3.1 0 14 51 0 13 94 0 11 91 0 12 1 0 14 11 Per cent. 15. 25 15, 25 15. 25 15, 25 .15. 25 5, 10, 15, 20,25 5, 10, 15. 20.25 5, 10, 15. 20,25 5, 20. 15. 20,25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15. 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 224 25, 40 5, 10, 15, 20, 224 25, 40 5,10,15, 20,221 25, 40 5,10, 15,20,224 25. 40 5, 10.15.20,224 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 224 25. 40 5, 10, 15, 20, 224 25, 40 5,10,15,20,224. 25, 40 Vaiious. 1897 768,910 544,288 634,043 0 16 5f 1898 783,317 523,392 637,506 0 16 3J 1899 796,359 640,152 682,722 0 17 If 1900 810,536 467,00S* 775,649 0 19 14 1901 830,800 371,760 808,532 0 19 54 1902 851,072 422,962 867,209 1 0 4J 1903 875,648 476,080 982,800 1 2 54 . N ™- T ° W reven " e fr0m Customs : 1882, £1,515,917, equal to £2 13s. lljd. per head ; 1902, £2,289 782, equal to £2 l:is. 9|d. per head. Decrease equal to 031 per cent * This does not include coffee, raw, admitted free under 1900 tariff, and coffee, roasted, and cocoa, entered free between pacing of first and second resolutions/from 18th to 28th Au, :ust, inc] iusive.

Year. Male and Female Population over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Total Gallons consumed. Per Head. Excise Duty per Gallon. Duty. ! Per Head. 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1S89 1890 1891 1392 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 342,113 357,104 364,959 374,586 382,797 385,157 392,735 398.905 407,590 417,673 430,885 439,198 444,298 479,015 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 4,758,000 4,456,240 4,402,720 4,243,760 4,264,160 4,050,560 4,402,480 4,676,240 4,567,955 4,752,720 4,873,600 4,807,360 4,936,400 5,382,960 5,741,200 6,013,120 6,261,200 6,811,280 7,134,800 7,179,360 7,555,200 Gallons. 13-9 125 120 11-3 11-1 105 11-2 11-7 11-2 11-4 11-3 109 11-1 11-2 11-7 12-1 12-3 13-2 12-9 12-7 12-9 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 8 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 £ 59,475 55,703 55,034 53,047 53,302 50,632 55,031 58,453 57,099 59,409 60,920 60,092 61,705 67,287 71,765 75,164 78,265 85,141 89,185 89,742 94,440 s. d. 3 5f 3 14 3 0 2 10 2 94 2 74 2 94 2 11 2 94 2 10 2 10 2 9 2 9J 2 9f 2 11J 3 0| 3 11 3 34 3 2f 3 2 3 3