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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1916 Session I, H-09

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1916. 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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TABLE showing Consumption, per Head of Population, of Articles in Common Use.

I Adult Male ! Spirits. Tobacco. Cigars. Cigarettes, and Snuff. Year. (including Maoris). Gallons. Per Head. Rates of Duty. * Duty. Per Head. | Lb. Per Head. Rates of Duty.t Duty. Per Head. Uj*--Duty. Per Head. I 1895 1S96 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 197,521 208,518 212,551 216,431 219,858 223,454 241,078 247,526 255,122 263,023 270,403 295,122 301,550 306,717 317,774 323,340 335,853 343,905 353,396 349,591 341,806 435,431 451,679 478,136 491,846 515,384 549,932 596,073 602,021 619,649 647,155 634,829 692,324 740,936 751,605 719,138 767,620 792,794 863,797 876,751 887,116 940,611 Gal. 2-20 217 2-25 2-27 2-34 2-46 2-47 2-43 2-43 2-46 2-34 2-34 246 2-45 2-26 i 2-37 2-36 ; 2-51 ; 2-48 2-53 : 2-75 15/, 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/, 17/ £ 339,795 361,343 382,509 393,478 412,307 439,946 476,858 481,617 495,719 517,724 507,863 553,859 592,749 601,284 575,310 614,096 634,235 691,037 701,401 709,693 760,372 £ s. d. 1 14 5 1,343,420 1 14 8 1,378,814 1 16 0 1,418,205 1 16 4 1,491,543 1 17 6 1,526,505 1 19 5 1,617,920 1 19 7 1,713,590 1 18 11 . 1,699,143 1 18 10 j 1,852,426 1 19 4 1,955,563 1 17 6 ! 2,000,640 1 17 6 2,085,026 1 19 4 | 2,156,945 1 19 2 2,247,101 1 16 2 ! 2,278,035 1 18 0 ! 2,295,777 1 17 9 ' 2,303,448 2 0 2 ! 2,406,097 1 19 8 I 2,365,844 2 0 7} 2,437,035 2 4 6 j 2,430,159 Lb. 6-80 6-61 6-67 6-89 6-94 7-28 711 6-86 7-26 7-43 7-39 7-06 715 7-33 7-17 7-10 6-86 7-00 6-69 6-97 7-11 £ 3/6, 1/ 231,521 3/6,1/ 237,135 3/6,1/ 242,291 3/6, 1/ 259,798 3/6, 1/ 265,380 3/6, 1/ 277,196 3/6, 1/ 293,389 3/6,1/ 292,110 3/6, 1/ 320,047 3/6, 1/ 339,571 3/6,1/ 347,837 3/6, 1/ 362,057 3/6, 1/ 375,005 3/6, 2/6, 1/ 390,590 3/6, 2/6, 1/ 395,794 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 401,271 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 402,780 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 420,826 3/6,2/6, 2/, 1/ 413,818 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 425,942 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 424,018 I £ a. d. 13 5 12 9 1 2 9J 14 0 14 2 1 4 9§ 1 4 4J 1 3 7} 15 1 1 5 10 1 5 8§ 14 6} 1 4 10J 1 5 5J 1 4 10} 1 4 10 1 3 11| 1 4 5} 13 5 1 4 4£ 1 4 9j II II II 11 If § I! II II : i !! II II 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, 389 169,027 163,110 176,517 190,877 216,904 229,547 247,442 258,825 £ a. d. 0 5 1} 0 5 8| 0 6 2 0 6 7 0 7 1 0 7 4| 0 7 6 0 7 8} 0 8 6 0 8 5 0 8 11| 0 9 5} 0 10 6* 0 11 0| 0 10 3} 0 10 11 0 11 44 0 12 7} 0 13 0 0 14 lj 0 15 If * Alterations in 1888— Spirits in bottle, 16/; in bulk, 15/: in 1895— Spirits in bulk and bottle, 16/; in 1915—17/. t The 1/ rate is lor New-Zealand-ruauufactured tobacco. Tbe 2/ rate is for tobacco, unmanufactured, entered to be manufactured in any licensed tobacco-factory. The 2 6 rate is for tobacco, manufactured, the produce of British South Africa. * The 1/6 rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarettes. S Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound; cigarettes, 16 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 L'.jlb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2Jlb. per 1,000. !| Cigars and snuff, 7/ aDd 1/6 per pound; cigarettes. 2 6 and 1/per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 2ilb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2Alb. per 1,000. T Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound ; cigarettes, 71, 2/6, and 1/ per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 2Jlb. and under. The 1/6. 2/6, and'l/ rates are for New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarettes.

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Male and Female Pnnnlotinn — Wine. Wine. Ale and Beer. Total Vaa.. Population Iear - (including Maoris). Tea. Year. Population — ; over Fifteen Years (includ- : ing Maoris). Gallons. Per Head. Rates of Duty.* Duty. Per Head. ,-,„., Per Rates of Gallons. Head Dut f »»<*• Held. Lb. i I Per Rates of Head. t Duty. Duty. Per Head. I 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 444,298 479,015 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 651,559 665,777 676,447 702,379 715,908 734,236 752,934 774,939 774,837 774,918 93,138 | Gal. £ s. d. 0-21 5/, 6/, 9/ | 27,102 i 2f 201,770 Gal. 0-45 £ s. d. 1/6, 2/ 17,120 0 9} 2/ 18,208 0 9 2/ 19,035 0 9} 2/ 19,158 0 9} 2/ 17,594 0 8} 2/ 17,562 0 8 2/ 18,849 0 8 2/ 20,152 0 8J 2/ 20,413 0 8 J 2/ 20,351 0 8 2/ 21,827 0 8* 2/ 25,157 0 9} 2/ 27,911 0 10 2/ 27,178 0 9J 2/ 25,232 ' 0 8J 2/ 27,159 0 9 2/ 27,365 0 9 2/ 29,636 0 9 J 2/ 29,922 0 9} 2/ 29,285 ! 0 9 2/ 26,005 ! 0 8 1895 740,699 1896 754,016 1897 768,910 1898 783,317 1899 796,359 1900 810,536 1901 830,800 1902 851,072 1903 875,648 1904 900,682 1905 925,605 1906 956,457 1907 977,215 1908 1,008,373 1909 1,030,657 1910 1,050.410 1911 1,075,250 1912 1,102,471 1913 1,134,506 1914 1,140,172 1915 1,149,254 Lb. s. d. £ £ s. d. 4,472,528 6-04 /6, /5, /4, 94,716 0 2 6f and/3 4,431,480 5-88 0 4 73,858 0 1 11J 4,564,860 i 5-93 0 4 76,081 0 1 11| 4,720,560 I 6-03 0 4 78,676 0 2 0 4,798,500 6-03 0 4 79,975 0 2 0 5,174,640 6-38 /4and/2 68,960 0 18* 5,508,600 6-63 0 2 45,905 0 11} 5,088,581 i 5-98 0 2 42,405 0 10 5,232,720 5-98 0 2 43,606 0 10 5,225,668} ' 5-80 0 2 4,838 0 0 1} 5,898,391+ I 637 0 2 534 6,132,962; I 6-41 0 2 548 6,771,169+ I 6-93 0 2 1,017 ! 6,470,552+ j 6-41 /2 &/2| 715 7,302,310} 7-08 /2 & /2§ 636 7,582,530}! 7-22 /2 &/2i 636 8,066,151}! 7-50 /2 & /24 703 7,680,283} 6-97 12 & /2* 613 7,070,430} 6-23 /2 &/2§ 472 9,938,617}! 8-72 /2 & j2i 794 I 9,148,578}! 7-96 /2 & /2a 574 99,473 105,060 107,595 111,049 116,188 123,591 126,447 122,490 120,120 113,185 128,120 • 146,175 149,107 138,699 153,435 143,136 153,611 147,131 156,509 163,244 0-21 5/, 6/, 9/ 28,846 ! 1 2J 182,080 021 5/, 6/, 9/ 30,518 , 1 2| 190,350 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 31,138 j 1 3 191,580 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 32,045 I 1 3 175,940 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 33,614 1 3J 175,620 022 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,864 1 3} 188,490 022 5/, 6/, 9/ 36,744 1 3£ 201,523 0-21 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,710 1 2§ 204,130 0-20 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,018 1 2} 203,510 0-18 5/, 6/, 9/ : 33,071 1 0| 218,270 0-19 5/, 6/, 9/ 37,532 1 if 251,570 0-22 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42,736 1 3£ 279,108 0-22 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 12,797 1 3} 271,780 0-20 2,1, 5/, 6/, 9/ j 38,749 1 1} 252,320 0-21 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 40,887 1 1} 271,594 0-19 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 38,606 1 0J 273,650 0-20 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 41,251 1 if 296,362 0-19 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 39,198 1 0} 299,220 0-20 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 41,795 1 1 292,850 0-21 .2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42,258 1 1 260,050 0-38 0-39 0-39 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 * Alterations, — Wine (Australian) (Sparkling) (Other kinds) South African (Sparkling) ... ,, (other kinds) 1885. 4/6 6/6 5/6 1888. 5/ 9/ 6/ 1907. 5/ 21 1 Alterations, — Ale and Beer (Wood) (Bottle) ; Includes all tea free of duty. 1888. 1/6 1/6 1895. 2/ 2/

Year. | Total Population (including Maoris). Lb. Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory. Per Head. E Q„t° f | Duty. Per Head. Per Head. E^ y oi Sugar. Duty. Per Head. Duty. Per Head. Ad Valorem Goods. Rates of Duty. Lb. 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 740,699 754,016 768,910 783,317 796,359 810,536 830,800 851,072 875,648 900,682 925,605 956,457 977,215 1,008,373 1,030,657 1,050,410 1,075,250 1,102,471 1,134,506 1.140,172 1,149,254 481,800 524,408 544,288 523,392 640,152 467,008* 371,760t 422,962f 476,080f 550,720f 490,960f 494,320f 607,650f 553,798f 453,690t 564,302f 556,876t 611,499t 599,656f 556,0001 775,1121 Lb. 0-65 0-70 0-70 0-67 0-80 057 0-44 0-49 054 0-61 0-53 0-51 0-62 0-55 0-44 0-54 0-52 0-55 0-53 0-49 0-67 /2,/3, /5 12, IS, 15 12,13.15 1% IS, /5 12, IS, It 12. IS, It IS IS /3 /3 /3 /3 and /3| /3 and /3f /3 and /3§ /3 and /3f /3 and /3§ /3 and /3f /3 and /3| /3 and /3f £ 5,677 5,495 5,722 5,463 6,968 5,285 4,647 5,287 5,951 6,884 6,137 6,179 7,596 ; 7,370 j 6,370 7,854 7,793 8,469 8,197 7,641 10,217 s. d. 0 1} 0 If 0 1} 0 lj 0 2 0 lj 0 l| 0 l| 0 1| 0 1| 0 1J 0 li 0 l| 0 li 0 1J 0 1| 0 1J 0 1| 0 lj 0 li 0 2| 65,568,960 67,395,840 70,799,040 73,296,960 77,255,040 80,119,200 81,882,720 87,508,006 91,075,200 94,522,080 92,792,640 101,023,680 104,173,440 105,006,496 118,274,912 113,337,875 124,122,629 135,239,888 138,964,448 108,447,489 143,410,512 Lb. s. d. 88-5 0 0i 89-4 0 0* 92-0 0 0| 93-6 0 Oj 97-0 0 0i 98-8 0 0J 98-5 0 0i 102-8 0 0| 104-0 0 oi 104-9 0 0i 100-2 0 oi 105-6 0 0| 106-6 id. & free 103-9 Free 114-7 Free 107-9 Free 115-4 . Free 122-7 Free 122-5 Free 95-1 Free 124-8 Free ' £ 136,602 140,408 147,498 152,702 160,948 166,915 170,589 182,308 189,740 196,921 193,318 210,466 217,028} s. d. £ 3 8} 447,749 3 8| 562.961 3 10 634,043 3 10 j 637,506 4 0J 682,722 4 1 775,649 4 1 808,532 4 3i 867,209 4 4 982,800 4 4| 1,098,387 4 2 1,097,968 4 4| 1,210,617 4 5} 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 £ s. d. I Per Cent. 0 12 1 5, 10,15, 20, 22i, 25, 40 0 14 11 : 5, 10,15, 20, 22J, 25, 40 0 16 5| 5,10, 15, 20, 22|, 25, 40 0 16 3} 5,10, 15, 20, 22i, 25, 40; 0 17 1| 5,10, 15, 20, 22i,25, 401 0 19 l| 5,10, 15, 20, 22i, 25, 40 0 19 5J 5, 10,15, 20, 22i, 25, 40; 1 0 4} 5,10, 15, 20, 22J, 25, 40 1 2 5| Various. 1 4 4J Various. 1 3 8i Various. 1 5 3§ Various. 17 0 Various. 1 5 0J Various. 1 1 l| Various. . 13 4; Various. 16 1 Various. 17 3}; Various. 17 6: Various. 1 6 9i Various. 1 2 lOf I Various. Note.— Total revenue from Customs: 1895, £1,622,333, equal to £2 3s. 9|d, per head: 1915, £3,199,612, equal to £2 15s. 8Jd. per head. Increase per head equal to 27'1 per cent. Total increase equal to 97-2 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 This does not include raw coffee. I Estimated.

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NEW-ZEALAND-BREWED BEER.

W. B. Montgomery, Customs Department, Comptroller of Customs, Wellington, 11th April, 1916.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; prinfcing( 900 copies), £3 10s.

Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington. -1916.

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Year. Malo and Female Population over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Total Gallons consumed. Excise Duty Per Head. tier Gallon. Duty. Per Head. 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 444,298 479,015 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 651,559 665,777 676,447 702,379 715,908 734,236 752,934 774,939 774,837 774,918 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 9,183,920 9,399,440 9,520,960 9,787,102 10,001,200 10,356,240 10,605,714 Gallons. s. d. 11-1 0 3 11-2 0 3 11-7 0 3 12-1 0 3 12-3 0 3 13-2 0 3 12-9 0 3 12-7 0 3 12-9 0 3 13-0 0 3 126 0 3 12-7 0 3 13-6 0 3 13-8 0 3 131 0 3 13-1 0 3 13-0 0 3 13-0 0 3 130 0 3 13-4 0 3 13-7 3d. &3jd.* £ 61,705 67,287 71,765 75,164 78,265 85,141 89,185 89,742 94,440 97,331 97,452 103,986 113,120 116,845 114,799 117,493 119,087 122,339 125,015 129,453 137,225 s. d. 2 9i 2 9j 2 111 3 0i 3 li 3 34 3 2j 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2i 3 4j 3 54 3 3i 3 34 3 3 3 3 3 2| 3 4 3 6J Ujd. inerei ,siug by fed. anil per unit of S.G. of the worts in accordance with section 46 of the Finance Act, 1915.