lii the advance sheets of tlie Year Book, it ie stated that the quantity of tea imported in 1912 was 7,653,504!b. representing a value of £320,239. Supposing Maoi is to ”so, on an average, 11b per head per ennuni, the consumption of tea per head of the population, exclusive of Macro, would be about 7 l-3!b. Thp total sukut import was 1,256,706 cwt, which, after deducting 30lb per head for Maoris, represents an average consumption of 1341 b per head.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3111, 29 October 1913, Page 3
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