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Male and Female -„.,, Population eai - over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Wine. Ale and Beei r-„n„„„ Pear Rates of Gallons. Head Duty Ale and Beer. ir. Duty. Total T .„. Population Ppr ' (including Head. Maoris '- Lb. PeiHead. Tea. Hates of n . Duty. Uuty - Per Head. Gallon s. Head. Rates of Duty.* Duty. Per | Head. 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 651,559 665,777 676,447 702,379 715,908 734,236 752,934 774,939 774,837 774,918 776,932 758,748 757,824 793,967 I 111,049 ' 116,188 123,591 126,447 122,490 120,120 113,185 128,120 146,175 149,107 138,699 153,435 143,136 153,611 147,131 156,509 ' 163,244 138,758 142,858 126,122 174,333 Gal. 0-22 0-22 0-22 0-22 0-21 0-20 0-18 0-19 0-22 0-22 0-20 0-21 019 0-20 019 0-20 0-21 0-18 019 017 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 32,045 5/, 6/, 9/ 33,614 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,864 5/, 6/, 9/ 36,744 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,710 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,018 5/, 6/, 9/ 33,071 5/, 6/, 9/ 37,532 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42,736 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42,797 2/,5/, 6/, 9/ 38,749 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ ■ 40,887 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 38,606 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 41,251 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 39,198 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/! 41,795 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42,258 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 34,950 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/, 35,812 15/ 2/, 5/, 6/, 15/ 31,698 2/, 5/, 6/, 15/ 38,839 s. d. 1 3 I 175,940 1 3J 175,620 1 3f 188,490 1 3| 201,523 1 2} 204,130 1 2J 203,510 1 Of 218,270 1 If < 251,570 1 3£ 279,108 1 3J 271, 780 1 1| . 252,320 1 If 271,594 1 0J 273,650 1 if : 296,362 1 0J j 299,220 1 1 ! 292,850 1 1 i 260,050 0 lOf ! 229,320 0 ll| 80,630 Gah 0-35 0-34 0-34 0-36 0-35 0-34 0-35 0-38 0-42 0-40 0-36 0-38 0-37 0-39 0-39 0-38 0-34 0-30 0-11 004 0-04 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2' 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ £ I s. d. lb. I s. d. 17,594 0 8£ 1899 796,359 j 4,798,500 ! 603 0 4 17,562 j 0 8 1900 810,536 5,174,640 638 /4and/2 18,849 | 0 8 1901 830,800 5,508,600 6-63 0 2 20,152 j 0 SJ 1902 851,072 5,088,581 , 5'98 0 2 20,413 0 8* 1903 875,648 5,232,720 ; 5-98 0 2 20,351 0 8 1904 900,682 5,225,668+ i 5-80 0 2 21,827 i 0 84 1905 925,605 5,898,391+, 637 0 2 25,157 ! 0 9| 1906 956,457 6,132,962+ 6-41 0 2 27,911 0 10 1907 977,215 6,771,169+ 6-93 0 2 27,178 , 0 9* 1908 1,008,373 6,470,552+, 6-41 2&/2J 25,232 ! 0 8i 1909 1,030,657 7,302,310+ 7'08 /2 & /2f 27,159 : 0 9 1910 1,050,410 7,582,530+ 7-22 /2 &/2i 27,365 i 0 9 1911 1,075,250 8,066,151+ 7-50 /2 & /2f 29,636 ; 0 9J 1912 1,102,471 7,680,283+ 6-97 /2&/2§ 29,922 : 0 91. 1913 1,134,506 7,070,430+ 6-23 /2 & /2§ 29,285 i 0 9 1914 1,140,172 9,938,617f 872 /2 &/2f 26,005 0 8 1915 1,149,254 9,148,578f 7-96 /2 & /2i 22,932 0 7 1916 1,148,888 7,977,963+ 6-94 /2 & /2f 8,063 0 24 1917 1.148,S80 8,763,057+ 763 /7,/5, /3. /a, im 3,237 , 0 1J 1918 1,152,798 9,403,207 8-16 /7,/5. /3 2,997 0 1 1919 1,186,166 8,648,653 7-29 i/7,/5, /3 £ £ s. d. 79,975 0 2 0 68,960 0 1 8i 45,905 0 1 if 42,405 0 1 0 43,606 0 10 4,838 0 0 1} 534 548 1,017 715 636 636 703 613 472 794 574 623 36,651 0 0 7f 1 0 10 32,370 0 llf j 29,975 I 129,145 0 2 0 116,432 0 1 114 * Alterations :— In 1907 : Wine, South Afrit can (sparkling) (other kinds) ... increased from 5/ 2/ .. 9/ to 15/ I t Includes all tea free ol uuij ; The folluwing rates were imposed on tea from 2nd August, 1917 :— Tea in packages of 51b. and over, net weight; British, 3d. per lb.; Foreign, 5d. per lb. Tea in packages under 51b., net weight; British, 5d. per lb.; Foreign, 7d. per lb. Iu 1917: Wine (sparkling), | Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory. Sugar. Ad Valorem Goods. Total Year. .population (including Maoris). Per Head, Duty ' ' Per Head - Lb. Per Head. «££ Duty. I Per Head. ; Duty. I Per Head. Kates of Duty. Lb. 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 796,359 810,536 830,800 851,072 875,648 900,682 925,605 956,457 977,215 1,008,373 1,030,657 1,050,410 1,075,250 1,102,471 1,134,506 1,140,172 1,149,254 1,148,888 1,148,880 1,152,798 1,186,166 640,152 467,008* 371,760+ 422,962+ 476,080+ 550,720+ 490,960+. 494,320+ 607,650+ 553,798+ 453,690+ 564,302+ 556,876+ 611,499t 599,656+ 556,000+ 775,112+ 685,786+ 235,330+ 557,406t 992,397+ lb. 0-80 0-57 0-44 0-49 0-54 0-61 0-53 0-51 0-62 0-55 0-44 0-54 0-52 0-55 0-53 0-49 0-67 0-60 0-20 0-48 0-84 £ /2, /3, /5 6,968 /2,/3, /5 5,285 /3 4,647 /3 5,287 /3 5,951 /3 6,884 /3 6,137 /3 6,179 /3 7,596 /3and/3g 7,370 3and/3f 6,370 /3and/3f 7,854 /3and/3f 7,793 /3and/3| 8,469 /3and/3| 8,197 /3and/3i 7,641 /3 and /3§ 10,217 I /3and/3| 9,064 /3and/3§ 3,263 /3and/3fi 8,013 /3and/3|' 13,098 s. d. 0 2 77,255,040 0 14 80,119,200 0 if , 81,882,720 0 l| 87,508,006 0 If 91,075,200 : 0 If ' 94,522,080 ! 0 14 : 92,792,640 1 0 l| 101,023,680 0 1J 104,173,440 0 If 105,006,496 0 14 118,274,912 0 If 113,337,875 0 If 124,122,629 0 If 135,239,888 0 If ; 138,964,448 0 14 108,447,489 : 0 2J : 143,410,512 I 0 If ! 127,472,464 0 Of 139,298,208 0 If 108,568,432 | 0 2f 121,553,600 lb. 97-0 98-8 98-5 102-8 104-0 104-9 100-2 105-6 106-6 103-9 114-7 107-9 115-4 122-7 122-5 95-1 124-8 110-9 121-2 94-2 1025 s. d. 0 0J 0 0* 0 0J 0 04 0 Oi 0 0i 0 0i 0 04 id. & free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free I 3160,948 166,915 170,589 182,308 189,740 196,921 193,318 210,466 217,028* \ s. d. 4 04 4 1 4 1 4 34 4 4 4 44 4 2 4 4f 4 5J & 682,722 775,649 808,532 867,209 982,800 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 1,559,647 1,526,773 1,315,611 1.854,262 1,498,805 1,613,908 2,215,101 £ s. d. I Per Gent. 0 17 If 5, 10.15. 20, 224, 25, 40 0 19 l| 5,10, 15, 20, 22J, 25, 40 0 19 5| 5,10, 15, 20, 22|, 25, 40 1 0 4| : 5,10, 15, 20, 22|, 25, 40 1 2 5| I Various. 1 4 4f Various. 1 3 8| Various. 1 5 3f Various. 17 0 Various. 1 5 OJ 1 Various. 1 1 lj j Various. 13 4 1 Various. 16 1 Various. 1 7 3J Various. 1 7 6 j Various. 1 6 9J Various. 1 2 lOf Various. 1 12 3| j Various, 16 1 Various. 18 0 Various. 1 17 4j; Various. * This 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. + This doi not include raw coffee. J Estimated. Note.— Total revenue from Customs: 1899, £2,042,002, equal to £2 lis. Sid. per head; 1919, £4,530,094, equal to £3 16s. 4*d. per head. Increase per head equal to 48-9 per cent. Total increase equal to 121-8 per cent.