CONSUMPTION OF ARTICLES IN COMMON USE (TABLE SHOWING RATE OF) PER HEAD OF POPULATION.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1909 Session I, H-09

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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

CONSUMPTION OF ARTICLES IN COMMON USE (TABLE SHOWING RATE OF) PER HEAD OF POPULATION.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

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+ Include? heavy clearances in view of case spirits being taken at 2, 3, and 4 gallons, instead of actual quantities, on the 1st December, 1888. § The 1/ rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured tobacco. t Alterations in 1888— Spirits in bottle, 16/; in bulk, 15/: in 1895— Spirits in bulk and bottle, 16/. || The 1/ and 1/6 rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarettes. f Cigars and snuff 7/ and 1/6 per pound; cigarettes, 1/6 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 lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2£ lb. per 1,000. ** Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound; cigarettes, 2/6 and 1/ per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 24 lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2£ lb. per 1,000. H Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound; cigarettes, 7/, 2/6, and 1/ per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 2Jlb. and under.

* Alterations — 1885. 1888. 1907. t Alterations,— 1888. 1895. Wine (Australian) 4/6 ... 5/ Ale and Beer (Wood)... 1/6 ... 2/ (Sparkling) 6/6 ... 9/ „ (Bottle) 1/6 ... 2/ (Other kinds) 5/6 ... 6/ J Includes all tea free of duty. South African (Sparkling) ... ... ... 5/ „ (other kinds) ... ... ... ... ... 2/

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

' Spirits. Tobacco. Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. • Adult Male T .„ Population Iear - (including Maoris). Per Rate of Head. Duty.§ Gallons. Per Head. Rate of Duty, t Duty. Per Head. Lb. Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Head. Rate of Duty.il Duty. Per Head. 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 i 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 174,355 176,988 182,310 182,280 185,070 193,176 196,005 197,521 208,518 212,551 216,431 219,858 223,454 241,078 247,526 255,122 263,023 270,403 295,122 301,550 306,717 499,084 369,086 435,075 442,360 456,995 464,195 439,153 435,431 451,679 478,136 491,846 515,384 549,932 596,073 602,021 619,649 647,155 634,829 692,324 740,936 751,605 Gal. 2-86* 2 09 2-39 243 2-47 2-40 2-24 2-20 2-17 2-25 2-27 2-34 2-46 2-47 2-43 2-43 2-46 2-34 2-34 246 2-45 14/6, 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 15/, 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ £ 377,599 281,835 333,848 339,758 351,154 356,602 337,247 339,795 361,343 382,509 393,478 412,307 439,946 476,858 481,617 495,719 517,724 507,863 553,859 592,749 601, 284 £ s. d. 2 3 4 1 11 10 1 16 7* 1 17 3 1 17 11 1 16 11 1 14 5 1 14 5 1 14 8 1 16 0 1 16 4 1 17 6 1 19 5 1 19 7 1 18 11 1 18 10 1 19 4 1 17 6 1 17 6 1 19 4 1 19 2 1,149,734 1,157,340 1,173,831 1,257,082 1,244,089 1,273,754 1,261,826 1,343,420 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 bb. 6-59 6-54 6-44 6-90 6-72 6-59 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 i 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, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6, 1/ 3/6,2/6,1/ £ 198,856 199,617 203,593 214,789 212,998 218,637 215,222 231,521 237,135 242,291 259,798 265,380 277,196 293,389 292,110 320,047 339,571 347,837 362,057 375,005 390,590 £ s. d. 1 2 10 12 7 12 4 13 7 13 0 1 2 7| i i Hi 13 5 12 9 1 2 9j 14 0 14 2 1 4 9| 1 4 4i 1 3 7J 15 1 1 5 10 1 5 8| 1 4 6| 1 4 104 1 5 5} 100,785 103,258 112,640 127,438 134,670 161,133 143,820 Lb. 0-58 0-58 0'62 070 0-73 0-83 0-73 6/.7/.1/ 7/, 1/6 7/, 1/6 lj, 1/6 7/, 1/6 7/, 1/6 II, 1/6 ** ** ** £ 30,126 34,637 38,430 41,745 44,491 49,331 44,676 50,453 59,704 65,538 71,582 77,810 82,357 90,664 95,181 108,209 110,617 121,438 139,408 159,389 169,027 £ s. d. 0 3 5 0 3 11 0 4 3 0 4 7 0 4 94 0 5 1J 0 4 6f 0 5 lj 0 5 8J 0 6 2 0 6 7 0 7 1 0 7 4J 0 7 6 0 7 8£ 0 8 6 0 8 5 0 8 11| 0 9 5| 0 10 6§ 0 11 Oj ** ** ** ** ** ** a * ** tt ft

Male and Female Voov Population Iear - over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Eate of Duty.* Wine. Duty. Per Head. ~ „ Per Rate of Gallons. Head Duty t Ale and Bi ier. H^d. (including Maoris). Total Tea. Gallons. ' Lb. Per Head. Rate of Duty. Duty. Per Head. 1888 385,157 101,170 Gal. 0-26 4/6, 5/, 5/6, 6/, 6/6, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ £ 28,497 s. d. 1 6 268,117 Gal. 0-70 1/6, 1/3 19,946 s. d. ' 1 0 1888 649,349 Lb. 6-22 s. d. M./6 £ 78,125 £ a. d. 0 2 1 4,036,980 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 392,735 398,905 407,590 417,673 430,885 439,198 444,298 107,818 115,091 108,066 111,704 112,116 97,934 93,138 0-27 0-29 0-27 027 0-26 0-22 0-21 31,643 33,518 31,513 32,607 32,641 28,412 27,102 1 7 1 8 1 7 1 6| 1 6J 1 3J 1 2| 274,427 266,147 248,039 261,867 229,960 212,613 201,770 0-70 0-67 061 0-62 0-53 048 0-45 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6, 2/ 20,582 19,961 18,603 19,640 17,247 15,946 17,120 1 1 1 0 0 11 0 11J 0 9J 0 8| 0 9J 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 662,248 672,750 675,775 692,426 714,258 728,121 740,699 3,696,280 3,951,480 4,055,193 4,088,360 4,083,840 4,126,440 4,472,528 5-58 5-87 600 5-90 5-72 5.67 6-04 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 /6, /5, li, and /3 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 /4 and /2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 /2 & m 92,407 98,787 101,380 102,209 102,096 103,161 94,716 0 2 9J 0 2 11 0 2 111 0 2 10J 0 2 10 0 2 6| 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 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 99,473 105,060 107,595 111,049 116,188 123,591 126,447 122,490 120,120 113,185 128,120 146,175 149,107 0-21 021 022 022 0-22 0-22 022 021 0-20 0-18 0-19 0-22 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 5/, 6/, 9/ 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 28,846 30,518 31,138 32,045 33,614 35,864 36,744 35,710 35,018 33,071 37,532 42,736 42,797 1 2| 1 3 1 3 1 3J 1 3| 1 3* 1 2f 1 2| 1 Of 1 If 1 3£ 182,080 190,350 191,580 175,940 175,620 188,490 201,523 204,130 203,510 218,270 251,570 279,108 271,780 0-38 0-39 0-39 035 0-34 0-34 0-36 0-35 0-34 0-35 0-38 042 0-40 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 18,208 19,035 19,158 17,594 17,562 18,849 20,152 20,413 20,351 21,827 25,157 27,911 27,178 0 9 0 9J 0 9J 0 8J 0 8 0 8 0 8J 0 8§ 0 8 0 8J 0 9J 0 10 0_9| 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 754,016 768,910 783,317 796,359 810,536 830,800 851,072 875,648 900,682 925,605 956,457 977,215 1,008,373 4,431,480 4,564,860 4,720,560 4,798,500 5,174,640 5,508,600 5,088,581 5,232,720 5,225, 668 J 5,898,391} 6,132,9621 6,771,169} 6,470,552} 5-88 5-93 603 603 6-38 6-63 5-98 5-98 5-80 637 6-41 6-93 641 73,858 76,081 78,676 79,975 68,960 45,905 42,405 43,606 4,838 534 548 1,017 715 0 1 11J 0 1 11| 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 8J 0 1 1J 0 10 0 10 0 0 1J

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Note.— Total revenue from Customs: 1888, £1,397,834, equal to £2 3s. OJd. per head ; 1908, £2,907,150 16s. 6d., equal to £2 17s. 8d. per head. Increase equal to 51-9 per cent. * 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. t Estimated, tt This does not include raw coffee.

NEW-ZEALAND-BREWED BEER.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 17th May, 1909.

Eichd. Cabtbb, Secretary and Inspector.

Approximate Coat of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,500 copies), £3 9s.

Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o9.

Price 3d.]

Year Total Population (including Maoris). Coffee, !ocoa, and Chicory. Rate of i Duty. Duty. Per Head. Sugar. Bate of Duty. Duty. Per Head. Duty. Per Head. Ad Valorem Goods. Lb. Per Head. Lb. Per Head. Eate of Duty. 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 649,349 662,248 672,750 675,775 692,426 714,258 728,121 740,699 608,176 495,120 583,792 567,954 544,800 561,360 490,864 481,800 Lb. 0-94 0-75 0-87 0-84 0-79 0-79 0-67 0-65 /3,/5 /3,/5 13,15 13,15 13,15 I3J5 13,15 1% 13, 15 £ 7,605 6,207 7,299 7,108 6,820 7,021 6,145 5,677 s. d. 0 2| 0 2J 0 24 0 24 0 2| 0 2£ 0 2 0 1J 50,192,400 48,875,040 54,660,480 54,508,838 58,062,240 59,508,480 63,515,040 65,568,960 Lb. 77-3 73-8 81-3 80-7 838 83-3 87-2 88-5 s. d. 0 04 o 04 o 04 o 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 £ 104,797 102,454 113,876 113,560 120,963 123,976 132,323 136,602 s. d. 3 24 3 1 3 44 3 4J 3 6 3 54 3 74 3 8J £ 327,203 418,969 427,834 448,905 499,506 492,236 429,594 447,749 £ s. d. 0 10 i 0 12 7f 0 12 84 0 13 34 0 14 5J 0 13 94 0 11 94 0 12 1 Per cent. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 4 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 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, 224 25,40 5,10, 15, 20,224 25,40 5, 10,15, 20, 224 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 224 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 224 25,40 5,10, 15, 20, 224 25,40 Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. 1896 754,016 524,408 0-70 1% /3, /5 5,495 0 If 67,395,840 894 0 04 140,408 3 8| 562,961 0 14 11 1897 768,910 544,288 0-70 /2, 13. /5 5,722 0 1| 70,799,040 92-0 0 04 147,498 3 10 634,043 0 16 5| 1898 783,317 523,392 0-67 /2, /3, /5 5,463 0 1| 73,296,960 93-6 0 04 152,702 3 10| 637,506 0 16 3£ 1899 796,359 640,152 0-80 /a, 19, /s 6,968 0 2 77,255,040 97-0 0 04 160,948 4 04 682,722 0 17 1| 1900 810,536 467,008* 0-57 /2 /3, 15 5,285 0 14 80,119,200 98-8 0 04 166,915 4 1 775,649 0 19 IJ 1901 830,800 371,760ft 0-44 /3 4,647 0 1J 81,882,720 98-5 0 04 170,589 4 1 808,532 0 19 54 1902 851,072 422,962ft 0-49 /3 5,287 0 14 87,508,006 1028 0 04 182,308 4 34 867,209 1 0 44 I 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 875,648 900,682 925,605 956,457 977,215 1,008.373 476,080ft 550,720ft 490,960ft 494,320ft 607,650ft 553,798ft 0-bi 0-61 0-53 0-51 0-62 0-55 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 and /3f 5,951 6,884 6,137 6,179 7,596 7,370 0 1| 0 1| 0 14 0 14 0 1J 0 Ij 91,075,200 94,522,080 92,792,640 101,023,680 I 104,173,440 105,006,496 104-0 104-9 100-2 105-6 106-6 103-9 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 4d. & free Free 189,740 196,921 193,318 210,466 217,028f 4 4 4 44 4 2 4 4| 4 5| 982,800 1,098,387 1,097,968 1,210,617 1,317,206 1,262,656 1 2 54 1 4 4| 1 3 84 1 5 3| 17 0 1 5 04

Year. Male and Female Population over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Total Gallons consumed. Excise Duty Per Head. per Gallon. Duty. Per Head. 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 385,157 392,735 398.905 407,590 417,673 430,885 439,198 444,298 479,015 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 651,559 665,777 676,447 4,050,560 4,402,480 4,676,240 4,567,955 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 Gallons. 105 11-2 11-7 11-2 11-4 11-3 10-9 11-1 11-2 11-7 12-1 12-3 13-2 12-9 12-7 12-9 130 12-6 12-7 136 13-8 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 £ 50,632 55,031 58,453 57,099 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 s. d. 2 74 2 94 2 11 2 94 2 10 2 10 2 9 2 9J 2 9| 2 ll| 3 0| 3 li 3 34 3 2| 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2J 3 4| 3 54