STATISTICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9610, 7 September 1894, Page 2 (Supplement)

STATISTICS.

THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE. The following was the consolidated revenue for the quarter ended Jane, 1894 ;—

THE RAINFALL. . The following is the rainfall at) the principal places for July

> An .interesting table showing the eon siiiription pot head of population of wfi in common use has just been compiled and laid on the table of the House. According to this table it appears that from the *3 1878 to 1893 the consumption of spirit* decreased from 659,233 gallons to 464 ]qgallons, or from 4-73 to 2*40 gallons 'tZ head or population. In 1892 the consul! tion was 2*47 gallons per head. The low«h on record in 2,09 in ;; 1889, The total amount of duty has not- varied verv considerably, being, £392,108 in ]«-« and £356,602 in 1893. The consumption 3 wine for ' the same psriod (1878-93) baa d* creased from 194,892 gallons to 112 lis gallons, or from 70 to 026 gallons 'per head, the, consumption in 1892 boim? o-2* The duty paid was £39,635 in 1878 and £32,641 in 1893. There has been a e ah falling away in the consumption of ale and boer. In 1878. the figures were 488 252 gallons, or 1*75 gallons per head, as again** 229,960 gallons, or 0 53 gallons per head in 1893. The duty in the former year from this source was £29,315, and in the latter £17,247. . Coming to New Zealand brewed beer, the, total amount consumed has ra mained very stationary, the figures bein» 4,624,160 gallons in 1881, and 4,873 600 gallons in 1893. The consumption per bead has, however, fallen away from 14 6 in mi to 11-3 in 1893. While the duty has de creased from 33 7.fd per head to 2s 10d per bead, the total amount of duty has only increased from £57,802 in 1881 to £60 920 in 1893. The statistics relating to tobacco are also most instructive. The consumption in 187& was 1,064,5201b, or 7 641b per head, a against 1,273, in 1893. or 6's9lb'peg head, showing a decrease of 1 -951b per head The duty in 1878 amounted to £133 065anri in 1893 to £218,637. 4 As to tea, the consumption was 2,896,7201k in 1878, or 6'oßlb per head, as against 4,083,8401b in 1893, or 5*721b per head The total duty has risen from £72,418 in the former year to £102,096 in the latter. In connection with the above, it must be borne in mind that in the case of spirits and tobacco the figures only apply to the adult male population ; wine, ale, and beer to the male and female population over 15 years ■ and tea to the total population. ' The following return of amounts paid to the Union S.S. Company of New Zealand for the year ended March 31 ; 1894, has been laid upon the table:—On account of the San Francisco service, £16,287 18s Sri; less recoveries from Great Britain and the

Australian colonies, £10,278 0s Id : balance £6009 18s 7d. Interprovincial service, distributing and collecting San Francisco mails, £2999 19s 4d ; other mails within New Zealand by unsubsidised steamers £4373 3s : total, £13,383 Os lid. ' 5 A most interesting return has been prepared, showing the proportion of police to r.he population, and the cost per inhabitant iin each of the Australasian Colonies. In New Zealand, the proportion to population is 1 to every 1472 inhabitants ; in Victoria, Ito 791; in New South Wales, Ito 687 : in South Australia, Ito 898: in Queensland, Ito 575.' The cost of police per inhabitant) is shown to be as follows New Zealand 28 7£d ; Victoria, 4a shd ; New South

►Vales, 5a 2£d ; South Australia, 4s 10k; Queensland, 7s. The return of the approximate numbei )f sheep in the colony on April 30, 1894, shows that Auckland baa 859,017; Napier, 1,261,991 ; Wellington and West Coast-,, 1,009,706 ; Marlborough and Nelson, 385,138 ; Canterbury and Kaikoura, 5,680,694 ; Otago, 4,426,010 : total, 20,122,556. The increase on last year was 742,187, made up as follows : North Island, 445,353 ; South Island, 296,834. The number of totalisator permits granted for the year ending March, 1894, was 247, and the aggregate number of days covered by these permits was 318, the total revenue received by the Government being £10,375 2s sd. The arrivals for July 1894 were 1220. Of these 735 were men and 341 women. The departures were 1619. Of these 1043 were men and 393 women. Auckland received 597 persons and lost 886. The largest number of arrivals came from New South Wales, and for that colony tho greatest number left, the figures being respectively 729 and 1195— Chinese 34. arrived and six departed during the month. In 1886 there were 4542 Chinamen in the colony as against 4444 in 1891, Of the latter total 1008 live in Westland, 2157 in Otago, 598 in Nelson, 308 in Wellington, 169 in Auckland, and 140 in Canterbury. Between 1886 and 1894 the arrival!) of Chinese were 1196, the departures 1420, and deaths 251. Of the arrivals during this period 663 paid poll tax, and 533 were exempt. For the year ended March 1894, the Colonial Secretary granted 56 permits under the Gaming and Lotteries Act to persons connected with religious denominations. The greatest number granted to any one place was three, Auckland, Christchurch, and Gore each receiving that number.

The number of members row on the roll of the New Zealand Institute is 702. The Auckland Institute heads the list with 170 members. Then comes the Wellington Philosophical Society, with 137; Otago Institute, 111; Hawke's Bay Philosophic"! Society, 94; Westland ...Institute, 67; Institute, Canterbury, 66 ; and the Nelson Philosophical Society, 21. The accounts show a balanco in band, current account, of £97 12s 6d. There are 76,199 bachelors over 20 years of age and 67,000 spinsters over 15 iu this colony. _

RECEIPTS. Balance at the beginning of the quaiter.. .. u M £299,238 6 6 Ordinary revenue— Customs .. .. .. — .. 534,004 0 2 Stamps .. .. 143,567 17 0 Postal and telegraphs cash receipts 12,106 6 5 Land tax.. ........ 688 2 7 Income tax . d _ „ ' 1,016 2 0 Property tax a ». » „ 4 8 0 Keer duty .. .. - « 13,573 8 6 Railways.. .. .. .. .. 269,414 14 & Registration and other fees.. „ 5,624 17 2 Marine » .. ' 4,479 4 0 Miscellaneous .. M _ 2,642 9 7 Territorial revenue .. _ .. 41,620 17 10 Receipts in aid.. .. .. .. 117,800 0 0 Sinking fund set free.. .. .. 231,900 0 0 Naval and Military Settlers and Volunteers Land Act, 1892— ~ Debentures issued in exchange for remission certificates .. .. '820 0 0 Recoupment from Cheviot estate account in respect of interest paid last year M „ .. 4,500 0 0 Balance « - M „ «, 80,047 7 2 Total „ .. .. £1,553,837 12~*S expenditure.1 PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS. Civil List.. M £5,815 3 6 Interest and Sinking Fund .. .. 827,349 7 7 Under Special Acts of the Legi.ua. ture .. .. 41,504 19 7 Subsidies paid to local bodies .. 698 4 5 Rent* under Lands Acts .. .. 7,221 11 8 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment .. .. .. 2,600 14 1 Greymouth Harbour Board Endow. ment 2,050 13 3 Westport Harbour Board Endowment „ , .. .. .. 3,902 5 11

> ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS. Legislative .. .. .. M 1,572 6 6 Colonial Secretary „. .. „ 14,529 15 1 Colonial Treasurer «. .. « 4,164 15 2 Minister of Justice .. *. „ 27,858 10 6 Postmaster-General .. .. .. 52,402 1 2 Commissioner of Trade and Customs ' 10,132 6 4 Commissioner of Stamps ... 3,665 oil Education Department .. .. 103,282 o 0 Lunacy and Charitable Department 12,676 8 2 Department of Labour .. „ 900 19 8 Minister of Mines .. „ „ 8,730 16 3 Agricultural Department _ .. „ 5,474 15 5 Working Railways .. „ ... 127,862 18 2 Minister for Public Works _ .. 0,183 6 1 Defence Department .. „ ,. ' 9,550 17 8 Police Department .. .. -.. 5,62111 2 Minister of Lands .. .. „ 28,650 19 5 Rates on Crown Lands ., .. 39 5 2 Services unprovided for , ... ..... 6,716 9 10 DEBENTURES REDEEMED. Consolidated Stock Act, 1884, (co. lonialissae .. .. .. .. 231,900 0 0 Naval and Military Settlers and • Volunteers Land Act, 1S02— Remission certificates exchanged for debentures per contra,. .. 829 9 0 Total*. - « - , £1,553,887 12 3

Fall in inches. Days of rain. Auckland ... ... 435 ■ 19 - Napier... ... ... 2*35 '15 ' Mew Plymouth ... 5*60 17 "" Wantjanui ..V" * 4*91 '■ 16 , Wellington ... ... 6 49 •. 21 • Nelson... * C*06 1 -12 Dhriatchurch... . ... 2'00 - 9 r . < Oamaru v. ... ... 091 . 4: „r Dunedin .... ... 1*42 • - 12, Invercartjill ... ... 4 68 12 , . Hokitiki ... 12*40 15 : Greymouth ... 13 06 ; v V -11