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

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I Tobacco. » Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. Adult Male Spirits. Venr Population — lear - (including Maoris). Gallons. Per ! Head. Kates of Duty.i I PeiHead. Hates of Duty. > Duty. PerHead. Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Head. Kates of ! Duty.* ' Duty. Per Head. Lb. '"-""" -■ i I .... 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 ; 1913 j 1914 - i I 196,005 197,521 208,518 212,551 216,431 219,858 223,454 241,078 247,526 255,122 263,023 270,403 295,122 301,550 306,717 317,774 323,340 335,853 343,905 353,396 349,591 439,153 435,431 451,679 478,136 491,846 515,384 549,932 596,073 602,021 619,649 647,155 634,829 692,324 740,936 751,605 719,138 767.620 792,794 863,797 876,751 887,116 Gal. i 2-24 ! 2-20 2-17 2-25 2-27 2-34 2-46 2-47 2-43 2-43 2-46 2-34 2-34 2-46 2-45 2-26 2-37 2-36 2-51 2-48 2-53 15/, 16/ 15/, 16, 16/ 16/ 16. 16 16 16 16 16. 16 16/ 16 10 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ £ £ s. d. 337,247 i 1 14 5 339,795 1 14 5 361,343 : . 1 14 8 382.509 ' 1 16 0 393,478 I 1 16 4 412,307 - 1 17 6 439,946 1 19 5 476.858 i 1 19 7 481,617 1 18 11 495,719 ; 1 18 10 517,724 | 1 19 4 507,863 : 1 17 6 553.859 ' 1 17 6 : 592,749 , 1 19 4 601,284 1 19 2 575,310 1 16 2 614,096 1 18 0 634,235 1 17 9 691,037 2 0 2 701,401 1 19 8 709,693 2 0 1\ 1,261,826 1,343,420 | I 1,378,814 ; 1,418,205 1,491.543 1,526,505 1,617,920 1,713,590 1,699,143 1,852,426 1,955,563 2,000,640 2,085,026 2,156,945 2,247,101 2,278,035 2,295,777 2,303,448 2,406.097 2,365,844 2,437,035 Lb. j 6-44 : 6-80 6-61 6-67 6-89 6-94 7-28 7-11 6-86 7-26 7-43 7-39 7-06 7-15 7-33 7-17 7-10 6-86 7-00 669 697 3/6, 1. 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1, 3/6, 1 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ £ £ s. d. 215,222 1 1 llj 231,521 1 3 5 237.135 1 2 9 242,291 1 2 9j 259,798 1 4 0 265,380 14 2 277. 190 1 4 9| 293,389 114 4* 292,110 1 3 7| 320,047 15 1 339,571 1 5 10 347,837 1 5 8§ 362,057 14 6} 375,005 1 4 10J 390,590 1 5 5J 395,794 1 4 10§ 401,271 1 4 10 402,780 1 3 11} 420,826 1 4 5 J 413,818 13 5 425,942 1 4 4J Lb. 143,820 0-73 71, 1/6 li ! II 1 £ £ s. d. 44,676 0 4 6J 50,453 0 5 li 59,704 0 5 8J 65,538 0 6 2 71,582 0 6 7 77,810 0 7 1 82,357 0 7 41 90,664 0 7 6 95,181 0 7 8J 108,209 0 8 6 110,617 0 8 5 I 121.43S 0 8 11| 139,408 0 9 5§ 159,389 0 10 6§ 169,027 0 11 0| 163,110 0 10 3J 176,517 0 10 11 190,877 0 11 44 216.904 0 12 7J 229,547 0 13 0 247,442 0 14 1} * Alterations in 1888— Spirits in bottle, 16/; in bulk, 15 : in 1895— Spirits in bulk and bottle 16/. The 1/ rate is for Xew-Zealand-rnanufaetured tobacco. The 2/ rate is tor tobacco, unmanufactured, entered to be manufactured in anv licensed tobacco-factorv. The 2 6 rate is for tobacco, manufactured, the produce of British South Africa. t The 1/6 rate is for >~ew-Zealand-nianutactured cigars and cigarettes. 8 oigais ana snuff, 7/ and 16 per pound; cigarettes, 1 0 per pound, and from 1st January to 20th September 7. per pound, and from 21st September to 31st December 17 6 per 1.000 of 2ilb. and under and bd. per ounce tor weight over -.410. per 1,000. I! Cigars and snuff, II 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 weight over 2i lb. per 1,000. 1 Cigars and snuft, 7/ and 1/b per pounci 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 are for New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarettes.