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Note.— Total revenue from Customs: 1892, £1,656,672, equal to £2 7s. 10£ d. per head; 1912, £3,342,275, equal to £3 Os. 7£d. per bead. Increase per bead equal to 267 per cent. Total increase equal to 101*7 per cent * Tbis does not include coffee, raw, admitted free under 1900 tariff, and coffee, roasted, and cocoa, entered free between passing of first and second resolutions, from 18th to 28th August inclusive. t This does not include raw coffee. I Estimated.

NEW-ZEALAND-BREWED BEER.

W. B. MONTGOMEKY, Department of Trade and Customs, Secretary of Customs Wellington, 9th May, 1913. Approximate Gost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (1,700 copies), £3 10a.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9l3. Price 3d.}

Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory. Sugar. Ad Valorem iods. Year. ' Total Population (including Maoris). Per Henri Rates of fei Head. D u ty. Duty. —. 1 Per Head, j Pel-Head ! Eates of rei Head. j Duty Duty. i Per Head. Duty. Per Head. Lb. Lb. Bates ol Duty. 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 692,426 714,258 728,121 740,699 754,016 768,910 783,317 796,359 I 544,800 561,360 490,864 481,800 524,408 544,288 523,392 640,152 Lb. 0-79 0-79 0-67 0-65 0-70 0-70 0-67 0-80 /3,/5 13,15 /2, /3, /5 J /2, 13, /5 1 /a, 13, /5 /2, IS, IB /2, IB, /5 6,820 7,021 6,145 5,677 5,495 5,722 5,463 6,968 s. d. 0 2| 0 2§ 0 2 0 If 0 If 0 If 0 If 0 2 58,062,240 59,508,480 63,515,040 65,568,960 67,395,840 70,799,040 73,296,960 77,255,040 Lb. 83-8 83-3 87-2 88-5 89-4 92-0 93-6 97-0 s. d. 0 0J 0 0J 0 Of o oj I 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J £ 120,963 123,976 132,323 136,602 140,408 147,498 152,702 160,948 s. d. 3 6 3 5J 3 7J 3 8£ 3 8| 3 10 3 10f 4 OJ £ 499,506 492,236 429,594 447,749 562,961 £ s. d. 0 14 5£ 0 13 9J 0 11 9J 0 12 1 0 14 11 Per Cent. 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, 22J, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20^224, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 22J, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 22J, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 22*, 25,40 5, 10, 15, 20, 224, 25, 40 Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. 1897 634,043 0 16 5f 1898 637,506 0 16 3J 1899 682,722 0 17 If 1900 810,536 830,800 851,072 875,648 900,682 925,605 956,457 977,215 1,008,373 1,030,657 1,050,410 1,075,250 1,102,471 l_ 467,008* 371,760+ 422,962f 476,080f 550,720f 490,960f 494,320f 607,650f 553,798f 453,690f 564,302f 556,876f 611,499f 0-57 044 0-49 0-54 0-61 0-53 0-51 0-62 0-55 0-44 0-54 0-52 0-55 12, 13, jb 13 ,3 /3 /3 /3 /3 13 /3 and /3f /3 and /3f /3 and /3f /3 and m /3 and /3| 5,285 4,647 5,287 5,951 6,884 6,137 6,179 7,596 7,370 6,370 7,854 7,793 8,469 0 1J 0 1J 0 14 0 If 0 If 0 lj 0 1J 0 1J 0 If 0 1J 0 If 0 If 80,119,200 81,882,720 87,508,006 91,075,200 94,522,080 92,792,640 101,023,680 104,173,440 105,006,496 118,274,912 113,337,875 124,122,629 135,239,888 98-8 98-5 102 -8 104-0 104-9 100 2 105-6 106-6 103-9 114-7 107-9 115-4 122-7 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J ; 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J 0 0J Jd. & free Free Free Free Free Free 166,915 170,589 182,308 189,740 196,921 193,318 210,466 217,028+ 4 1 4 1 4 3J 4 4 4 4J 4 2 4 4| 4 5J 775,649 0 19 1J 1901 808,532 0 19 5J 1902 867,209 1 0 4J 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 982,800 1,098,387 1,097,968 1,210,617 1,317,206 1,262,656 1,088,757 1,226,073 1,402,799 1,503,000 1 2 5J 1 4 4f 1 3 8J 1 5 3f 17 0 1 5 0J 1 1 lj 13 4 16 1 1 7 31

Year. Male and Female Population over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Total Gallons consumed. Excise Duty Per Head. per Gallon. : Duty. Per Head. 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 417,673 430,885 439,198 444,298 479,015 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 651,559 665,777 676,447 702,379 715,908 734,236 752,934 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 7,786,480 7,796,160 8,318,880 9,049,567 9,347,567 9,183, 920 9,399,440 9,526,960 9,787,102 I Gallons. 11-4 11-3 10-9 111 11-2 11-7 12-1 12-3 13-2 12-9 12-7 12-9 13-0 12-6 12-7 13-6 13-8 131 13-1 130 13-0 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 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 £ 59,409 60,920 60,092 61,705 67,287 71,765 75,164 78,265 85,141 89,185 89,742 94,440 97,331 97,452 103,986 113,120 116,845 114,799 117,493 119,087 122,339 s. d. 2 10 2 10 2 9 2 9 : - 2 gj: 2 1113 Or 3 1;3 3i3 2} 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2£ 3 4| 3 5J 3 3| 3 3J 3 3 3 3