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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1917 Session I, H-09

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1917. 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.

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Spirits. Tobacco. Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. I Adult Male T3 1„4.: Year. (including Maoris). Gallons. Per Head. Rates of Duty. * Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Head. Rates of Duty.t Duty. Per Head, j »**»<>' ' 1 1 Duty. Per Head. 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 208,518 212,551 216,431 219,858 223,454 241,078 247,526 255,122 263,023 270,403 295,122 301,550 306,717 317,774 323,340 335,853 343,905 353,396 349,591 341,806 332,759 451,679 478,136 491,846 515,384 549,932 596,073 602,021 619,649 647,155 634,829 692,324 740,936 751,605 719,138 767,620 792,794 863,797 876,751 887,116 940,611 779,698 Gal. 2-17 2-25 2-27 2-34 2-46 2-47 2-43 2-43 2-46 2-34 2-34 2-46 2-45 2-26 2-37 2-36 2-51 2-48 2-53 2-75 2-34 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/, 17/ 17/ 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, 284 575,310 614,096 634,235 691,037 701,401 709,693 760,372 662,743 £ s. d. 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 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 j 2,303,448 2 0 2 ; 2,406,097 1 19 8 i 2,365,844 2 0 7J | 2,437,035 2 4 6 ; 2,430,159 1 19 10 ' 2,319,852 6b. 6-61 6-67 6-89 7-94 7-28 611 7-86 7-26 7-43 7-39 7-06 7-15 7-33 717 7-10 6-86 7-00 6-69 6-97 7-11 6-97 £ 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, 21, 1/ 413,818 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 425,942 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 424,018 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 403,050 j £ s. d. 1 2 9 1 2 94 14 0 14 2 1 4 9f 1 4 44 1 3 71 15 1 1 5 10 1 5 8| 1 4 6J 1 4 104 1 5 5t| 1 4 105 1 4 10 1 3 11| 1 i 5| 13 5 1 4 4J 1 4 9| 1 4 2| + + + + + + + + + + + § § § £ 59,704 65,538 71,582 77,810 82,357 90,664 95,181 108,209 110,617 121,438 139,408 159,389 169,027 163,110 176,517 190,877 216,904 229,547 247,442 258,825 263,094 £ s. d. 0 5 8| 0 6 2 0 6 7 0 7 1 0 7 44 0 7 6 0 7 81 0 8 6 0 8 5 0 8 11| 0 9 51 0 10 6J 0 11 01 0 10 3| 0 10 11 0 11 44 0 12 71 0 13 0 0 14 1| 0 15 lj 0 15 9| * Alteration in 1915 —17/. t The 1/ rate is for New-Zealand-nranufactured tobacco. The 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. J Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound; cigarettes, 2/6 and 1/ per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 2£ lb. and under, anc 6d. per ounce for weight over 2cjlb. per 1,000. § Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound ; cigarettes, li, 2/6, and 1/ per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 2Jlb. and under. (The 1/6, 2/6, and 1/ rates are foi New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarettes.)

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Male and Female Year. Population over Fifteen Years (includ- | ing Maoris). Gallons. Wine. Per Head. |EatesofDuty.Wine. Duty. Per Head. Per j Rates of Head. Duty. Ale and Beer. Du *y- j Held. !f Year. Total Population (including Maoris). Lb. Tea. Per Kates of Head, j Duty. Tea. Duty. Gallons. Per Head. 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 479,015 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 651, 559 665,777 676,447 702,379 715,908 734,236 752,934 774,939 774,837 774,918 776,932 99,473 105,060 107,595 111,049 116,188 123,591 126,447 122,490 120,120 113,185 128,120 146,175 149,107 138,699 153,435 143,136 153,611 147,131 156,509 163,244 138,758 . Gal. £ i s. d. 0-21 5/, 6/, 9/ 28,846 j 1 24 182,080 021 5/, 6/, 9/ 30,518 1 2} 190,350 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 31,138 ! 1 3 191,580 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 32.045 1 3 | 175,940 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 33,614 1 3J I 175,620 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,864 , 1 3| j 188,490 0-22 5/, 6/, 9/ 36,744 I 1 3} 201,523 0-21 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,710 1 2| 204,130 0-20 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,018 i 1 2\ j 203,510 0-18 5/, 6/, 9/ 33,071 1 0} 218,270 0-19 5/, 6/, 9/ 37,532 1 If I 251,570 0-22 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42.736 1 3| 279,108 0-22 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 12,797 1 3J 271,780 0-20 2/,5/, 6/, 9/ 38,749 1 lj 252,320 0-21 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 40,887 i 1 If j 271,594 0-19 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 38,606 1 0J : 273,650 0-20 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 41,251 1 1\ 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 0-18 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 34,950 0 10} 229,320 Gal. 0-38 0-39 0-39 035 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 j 0-34 0-30 ' 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ £ ' s. d. ,1 18,208 0 9 19,035 0 9J 19.158 0 9J 17,594 0 S| 17,562 0 8 18,849 0 8 20,152 ! 0 84 20,413 0 84 20,351 0 8 21,827 0 84 25,157 0 9| 27,911 0 10 27,178 0 94 25,232 0 84 27.159 0 9 27,365 0 9 29,636 0 94 29,922 0 9| 29,285 0 9 26,005 0 8 1 22,932 0 7 . Lb. 1896 754,016 I 4,431,480 5 SS 1897 768,910 I 4,564,860 593 1898 783,317 I 4,720,560 603 1899 796,359 ! 4,798,500 603 1900 810,536 j 5,174,640 6-38 1901 830,800 I 5,508,600 6'63 1902 851,072 5,088,581 5'98 1903 ! 875,648 5,232,720 i 5-98 1904 : 900,682 5,225,668f I 5-80-1905 925,605 5,898,391+ j 6-37 1906 956,457 6,132,962+ I 6-41 1907 977,215 6,771,169+ ; 6-93 1908 1,008,373 6,470,552+ 641 1909 1,030,657 7,302,310+ 7'08 1910 1,050.410 . 7,582,530+ 7-22 1911 1,075,250 8,066, 151t 7-50 1912 1,102,471 7,680,283+ 6-97 1913 1,134,506 7,070, 430f 6-23 1914 1,140,172 j 9,938,617f 8-72 1915 1,149,254 ' 9,148,578f 7-96 1916 1,148,888 ; 7,977, 963 t 6-94 s. d. ; £ 0 4 ; 73,858 0 4 76,081 0 4 : 78,676 0 4 ! 79,975 /4and/2 ! 68,960 0 2 45,905 0 2 42,405 0 2 43,606 0 2 4,838 0 2 534 0 2 548 0 2 1,017 /2 & m 715 /2 & /2f ; 636 \2 & /2f 636 /2 & /2§ I 703 12 & /2f 613 /2 & /2| : 472 /3 & /2f 794 /2 & /2* 574 /2 & 12% . 623 £ s. d. 0 1 114 0 1 11| 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 84 0 1 lj 0 10 0 10 0 0 lj * Alterations in 1907— Wine— South African (sparkling) (other kinds) 5/ 2/ + Includes all tea free of duty. Year. Total Population (including Maoris). Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory. Per Head. B Dut° f Duty ' Per Head. Per Head. ! *|*»°' Sugar. Per Head. Ad Valorem Goods. Eates of Duty. i Lb. Lb. Duty. Per Head. Duty. 1 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 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 1,148,888 524,408 544,288 523,392 640,152 467,003* 371,7601 422,962-j-476,080f 550,720t 490,960f 494,320f 607,650f 553,7981 453,6901 564,302f 556,876f 611,499f 599,656f 556,000f 775,112+685,786f Lb. 0-70 0-70 0-67 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 , /2, /3, /5 /2,/3, /5 I2J3, /5 ! /2, /3, /5 12,13,15 IS IS IS IS IS /3 and /3| /3 and ,'3f /3 and /3f /3 and /3| 13 and /3§ /3 and /3f /3 and /3i /3 and /3§ /3 and /38 £ 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 6,370 7,854 7,793 8,469 8,197 7,641 10,217 9,064 s. d. 0 1| 0 1| 0 1} 0 2 o 14 o i| 0 1J 0 If 0 1} 0 14 o 14 0 11 0 ii 0 14 0 if 0 ij 0 if 0 ij 0 14 0 21 0 ij 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 92,792,640 101,023,680 104,173,440 105,006,496 118,274,912 113,337,875 124,122,629 135,239,888 138,964,448 108,447,489 143,410,512 127,472,464 Lb. 89-4 92-0 93-6 970 98-8 98-5 102-8 104-0 104-9 1002 105-6 106-6 103-9 114-7 107-9 115-4 122-7 122-5 95-1 124-8 110-9 s. d. 0 0* 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 Oi 0 Oi 0 04 0 04 0 0i 0 0i 0 04 4d. & free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free £ 140,408 147,498 152,702 160,948 166,915 170,589 1S2,308 189,740 196,921 193,318 210,466 217,0281 s. d. £ 3 8} 562,961 3 10 ! 634,043 3 10} 637,506 4 04 682,722 j 4 l" 775,649 4 1 808,532 4 34 867,209 4 4 982,800 4 44 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 ll, 526, 773 11,315,611 .. 1,854,262 £ s. d. 0 14 11 0 16 5| 0 16 3| 0 17 1} 0 19 l| 0 19 54 1 0 44 1 2 54 1 4 4| 1 3 84 1 5 3} 17 0 1 5 04 1 1 14 13 4 1 6 1 1 7 3£ 17 6 1 6 94 1 2 10} 1 12 3j Per Cent. 5, 10,15,20,224,25, 40 5,10,15, 20,22j,25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 224, 25,' 40 5, 10. 15, 20, 22|, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 22J, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 22|, 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 224, 25, 40 Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. 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, not include raw coffee. 1 Estimated. Note.— Total revenue from Customs: 1896, £1,767,852, equal to £2 6s. 10}d. per head; 1916, £3,833,419, equal to £3 6s. 8§d. per head. Increase per head equal to 4-2-3 per cent. Total increase equal to 116-8 t This does ter cent.

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NEW-ZEALAND-BREWED BEER.

W. B. MONTGOMBBY, Customs Department, Comptroller of Customs. Wellington, 12th May, 1917.

Approximate Cost of Paper .—Preparation, not given; printing (900 copies), £'6 10s.

By Authority : MAacirs F. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9l7.

Price 3d.]

Year. Male and Female Population over T t , f , nl1nn , nn F ilS^ B wiirC™. '-Head. Maoris). Excise Duty per Duty. Per Head. Gallon. 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 Gallons. 479,015 5,382,960 11-2 488,472 5,741,200 11-7 497,619 6,013,120 12-1 505.899 6,261,200 12-3 514.900 6,811,280 13-2 552,028 . 7,134,800 12'9 565,533 7,179,360 12-7 581,906 7,555,200 12-9 598,583 7,786,480 13-0 615,187 7,796,160 126 651,559 8,318,880 12-7 665,777 9,049,567 13-6 676,447 9,347,567 13-8 702,379 9,183,920 13-1 715,908 9,399,440 13-1 734,236 9,526,960 13-0 752,934 9,787,102 13-0 774,939 10,001,200 13-0 774,837 10,356,240 134 774,918 10,605,714 13-7 776,932 11,247,725 14-5 s. d. £ s. d. 0 3 67,287 2 9j 0 3 71,765 2 111 0 3 75,164 3 01 0 3 78,265 3 l| 0 3 8b, 141 3 34 0 3 89,185 3 2f 0 3 89,742 3 2 0 3 94,440 3 3 0 3 97,331 3 3 0 3 97,452 3 2 0 3 103,986 3 21 0 3 113,120 3 4| 0 3 116,845 3 54 0 3 114,799 3 31 0 3 117,493 3 34 0 3 119,087 3 3 0 3 122,339 3 3 0 3 125,015 3 2| 0 3 129,458 3 4 3d. &3|d." 137,225 3 64 0 3f* 189,671 4 104 3|d.increa tsing by jfod. and &d, por unit of S.G. of the worts in aci sordance with section 46 of the Finance Act, 1915.