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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1924 Session I, H-09

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1924. 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, peb Head op Population, op Articles in Common Use.

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Adult Male v Population leal - (including Maoris). Gallons. I I Per Head. Spirits Bates of Duty. * Spirits. 5. Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Head. Tobacco. Per Head. *»*•* j Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff. Duty. Per Head. Hates of Duty.t Duty. 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 255,122 263,023 270,403 295,122 301,550 306,717 317,774 323,340 335,853 343,905 353,396 349,591 341,806 332,759 316,203 310,103 334.024 360,697 391,853 386,706 393,994 619,649 647,155 634,829 692,324 740,936 751,605 719,138 767,620 792,794 863,797 876,751 887,116 940,611 779,698 759,118 578,177 688,632 947,660 1,000,870 371,857 618,142 Gal. 2-43 2-46 I 2-34 2-34 2'46 245 2-26 2-37 2-36 ' 251 2-48 2-53 2-75 2-34 2-40 1-86 2-06 2-63 2-55 096 1-57 16/ 16/ 16: 16/ 16/ 16 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/, 17/ 17/ 17/, 18/ 18/ 18/ 18/ * £ 495,719 517,724 507,863 553, S59 592,749 601,284 575,310 614,096 634,235 691,037 701,401 709,693 760,372 662,743 657,464 520,357 619,769 852,894 910,482 643,646 1,070,219 £ s. d. lb. 1 18 10 1,852,426 7-26 1 19 4 ! 1,955,563 7'43 1 17 6 2,000,640 739 1 17 6 j 2,0S5,026 7-06 1 19 4 j 2,156,945 7-15 1 19 2 ; 2,247,101 7-33 1 16 2 2,278,035 717 1 18 0 2,295,777 7-10 1 17 y 2,303,448 6-86 2 0 2 2,406,097 7-00 1 19 8 2,365.844 669 2 0 74; 2,437,035 6-97 2 4 6 2,430,159 7-11 1 19 10 2,319,852 6'97 2 17 2,364,556 7'48 1 13 6| ! 2,387,559 7-70 1 17 1| 2 785,116 j 8-34 2 7 3J 3,070,930 8-51 2 6 5f 2,678,891 j 6-84 1 13 3J 2,606,469 j 6-74 2 14 4 ; 2,611,049 I 663 £ 3/6, 1/ 320,047 3/6, 1/ 339,571 3/6, I 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 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 403,050 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 407,069 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 414,971 3/6, 2/6, '21, 1/ 492,061 3/6. 2/6, 2/ 1/ 556,457 f 494,394 f 723,776 f , 735,398 £ s. d. 15 1 1 5 10 1 5 8| 1 4 6J 1 4 10§ 1 5 5J 1 4 10| 1 4 10 1 3 11| 1 4 of 13 5 1 4 4J 1 4 9f 1 4 2f 15 9 16 9 19 5$ 1 10 io| 1 5 2f 1 17 5J 1 17 4 + + + + + § § I! II II II li II £ £ s. d. j 108,209 0 8 6 ! 110,617 0 8 5 i 121,438 0 S 11 j 139,408 0 9 5J 159,389 , 0 10 6| 169,027 '. 0 11 o| 163,110 | 0 10 3f 176,517 0 10 11 190,877 \ 0 11 4J 216,904 : 0 12 7J 229,547 | 0 13 0 247,442 ! 0 14 If 258,825 0 15 If 263,094 0 15 9| 288,320 0 18 2j 370,683 1 3 11 486,923 1 9 If 660,004 1 16 7 502,456 1 5 71 532,864 1 7 6f j 596,701 1 10 3J i * From 1st January to 3rd November, 1921, 18 ; from 4th November, 1921, 36'. 18/ (imported), 36,', 30,', 16;, 4/6, free (excise), t From 1st January to 3rd November. 1921. 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/; from 4th November, 1921 LO/, 4/10, 4.8, 2/6, 2/ (imported!, 6/3. 2/4, 2/2, 1/ (excisel. The 1/ rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured tobacco. The 2/ rate is for tobacco, unmanufactured, entered to be manufactured in any licensed iobacco-factorv. The-2,6 rate is for tobacco, manufactured, the produce of British South Africa, up to and including 31st July, 1922. J Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound; cigarettes, 2/6 md 1/ per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 2J lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2£ lb. per 1,000. § Cigars and snuff, 11 and 1/6 per pound ; cigarettes, 71, 2/6, and 1/ per pound, and 17/6' per 1,000 of and under. (The 1/6, 2/6, and 1/ rates are for New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarettes.) || The rate for cigars and snuff was increased from 7, to 12/ per pound (imported), md from 1/6 to 4/ per pound (excise), from 2nd August, 1917. The rates for imported cigarettes were increased from 17/6 and II to 20/6 and 9/6 from 2nd August, 1917, and from 5th September. 1917', ;he rates were further increased to 25/6 and 10/6 respectively. The rates for New-Zealand-minufactured cigarettes were increased from XI and 2/6 per pound to 4/ and 5/6 per pound from 2nd August, 1917.'

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Male and Female Ve»r Population lear - over Fifteen i Years (including Maoris). t Gallons. Wine. Per Rates of Head. Duty.* Duty. Per Head. r--.ii™., JPe r Rates of Gallons. Head Dut I Ale and Bi ser. Total v .„ Population leal - (including Maoris). Tea. T l Per Bates of UD - Head. ; Duty. Duty. Per Head. Duty. Per Head. 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 192 L 1922 1923 , 581,906 598,583 015,187 651, 559 665,777 676,447 702,379 715,908 734,236 752,934 774,939 774,837 774,918 776,932 758,748 757,824 793.967 335,762 873,655 893, 888 913,198 I Gal. £ i 122,490 I 021 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,710 ! 120,120 I 020 5/, 6/, 9/ 35,018 113,185 I 018 5/, 6/, 9/ 33,071 128,120 : 019 5/, 6/, 9/ 37,532 146,175 022 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42,736 149,107 022 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42,797 138,699 020 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 38,749 153,435 ' 021 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 40,887 143,136 ; 019 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 38,606 153,611 0-20 2/, 51, 61, 9/1 41,251 147,131 0 19 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/! 39,198 156,509 i 0-20 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 41,795 163,244 ' 0-21 2/,'5/, 6/, 9/ 42,258 138,758 018 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/| 34,950 142,858 0-19 2/,5/,6/,9/, 35,812 15/ ! 126,122 017 2/, 5/, 6/, 15/ 31,698 174,333 0 22 2/, 5/, 6/, 15/ 38,839 239,880 : 0 29 2/. 5/, 6/, 15/ 56,080 i 225,987 ! 026 2/,5/, 6/, 15/ 56,023 115,180 0-13 • 23.051 157,774 017 * , 38,436 s. d. | Gal. ; 1 2f 204,130 0-35 1 2| 203,510 \ 0-34 1 Of i 218,270 I 0-35 1 If 251,570 I 038 1 3 J 279,108 j 0-42 1 31 271,780 I 0-40 1 l] 252,320 , 0-36 1 If I 271,594 I 0-38 1 0J 273,650 0-37 : 1 lj 296,362 0-39 1 o| 299.220 0-39 1 1 292,850 I 0-38 1 1 j 260,050 ! 0-34 0 10} 229,320 0-30 0 ll| 80,030 I 0-11 0 10 i 32,370 ; 004 0 llf 29,975 I 0-04 ! 1 4 55,931 - 007 1 3£ j 37,848 1 004 0 6J I 19,361 I 0-02 0 10 40,080 ' 0-04 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ £ s. d. 20,413 0 8 J 20,351 0 S 21,827 0 8£ 25,157 0 9f 27,911 0 10 27,178 0 9£ 25,232 0 84 27,159 0 9 27,365 0 9 29,636 0 9 i 29,922 0 9J 29,285 0 9 26,005 0 8 22,932 0 7 8,063 0 2£ 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 875,648 5,232,720 900,682 5,225,668f 925,605 5,898,391f 956,457 6,132,962f 977,215 i 6,771,169f 1,008,373 6,470,552f 1,030,657 7,302,310f 1,050,410 7,582,530+ 1,075,250 : 8,066,151f 1,102,471 7,680,283f 1,134,506 7,070, 430f 1,140,172 9,938,617f 1,149,254 9,148,578f 1,148,888 7,977,963f 1,148,880 8,763,057f lb. I s. d. 5-98 ! 0 2 5-80" 0 2 637 0 2 6-41 0 2 6-93 0 2 6-41 /2 & m 7-08 /2 & /2f 7-22 /2 & /2f 7-50 /2 & /2§ 6-97 /2 & /2| 6-23 /2 & /2S 8-72 /2 & /2i 7-96 /2 & /2i 6-94 /2 & /2f 763 /7, /5, /3. /2, im 8-16 /7, 15, IS 7-29 /7, /5, /3 8-24 /7, /5, /3 6-30 /7, /5, /3 6-92 17, J5,I3 7-54 § £ £ s. d. 43,606 0 10 4,838 0 0 1J 534 548 1,017 715 : 636 636 703 613 472 1 794 : 574 623 36,651 0 0 7f 3,237 0 1J 2,997 0 1* 5,593 0 U 3,785 ! 0 l" 1,936 ! 0 0£ 4,008 ' 0 1 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1,152,798 9,403,207 1,186,166 8,648,653 1,229,395 10,127,244 1,276,652 8,046,779 1,305,126 I 9,026,385 1,328,193 10,010,217+ 129,145 0 2 0 116,432 0 1 11J 138,829 0 2 3 107,135 0 1 8J 121,406 0 1 104; 53,758 0 0 9f * Alterations ;— In 1907 : Wine, South African (sparkling), 5/; (other kinds) 21. In 1917 : Wine (sparkling), increased from 9/ to 15/. In 1922 : South African (sparkling), 9/6 ; (other kinds), 3/6. Australian (sparklins), 10 ;other kinds), 4/. Other (sparkling), 15/ ; (other kinds), 6/. t Includes all tea free of duty. : The following rates were imposed on tea from 2nd August, 1917 : Tea in packages of 5 lb. and over net weight: British, 3< per lb.; foreign, 5d. per lb. Tea in packages under 51b., net weight: British, 5d. per lb.; foreign, 7d. per lb. § From 3rd July, 1923, the rates on tea were reduced to : Tea in packages of 5 lb. and over net weight: British, frei foreign, 2d. per lb. Tea in packages under 5 lb. net weight: British, 2d. per lb.; foreign, 4d. per lb Year. Total Population (including Maoris). Coffee, Coc< ,, and Chicory. Sugar. Ad Valorem Goods. Lb. Per Head. Bates of tw v Duty. Lmt5 • Per Head. Lb. Per Head. Brtajof Duty. Per Head. Duty. Per Head. Kates of Duty. 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 S75,648 900,682 925,605 956,457 977,215 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 1,148,880 1,152,798 1,186,166 1,229,395 1,276,652 1,305,126 ' 1,328,193 476,080* 550,720" 490,960* 494,320* 607,650* 553,798* 453,690* 564,302* 556,876* 611,499* 599,656* 556,000* 775,112* 685,786* 235,330* ; 557,406* 992,397* 1,177,343* 234,548* 527,829* 501,247* lb. 0-54 061 0-53 051 062 0-55 0-44 0-54 0-52 0-55 053 0-49 0-67 060 0-20 048 0-84 0-96 018 0-40 0-38 ! £ /3 5,951 '3 6,884 /3 , 6,137 /3 6,179 /3 7,596 /3 and /3S 7,370 /3and/3§ 6,370 /3 and /3f , 7,854 /3aad/3| 7,793 /3and/3§ 8,469 /3 and/3§ ! 8,197 /3and/3fi 7,641 ,3 and /34 10,217 /3and/3|| 9,064 /3 and /3| 3,263 /3and/3§ 8,013 /3 and /3| 13,098 /3and/3'a 15,466 /3,/3|,/5J 3,327 /3and/5J 7,776 13 and/of 7,291 s. d. 0 If 91,075,200 0 If 94,522,080 0 l-i 92,792,640 0 if 101,023,680 0 1J 104,173,440 0 If 105,006,496 0 1J 118,274,912 0 If 113,337,875 0 If 124,122,629 0 If 135,239,888 0 If : 138,964,448 0 Ij 1 108,447,489 0 2J 143,410,512 0 1| , 127,472,464 0 Of ' 139,298,208 0 if 108,568,432 0 2| ! 121,553,600 0 3 123,792,368 0 0| 137,027,072 0 l| ! 143,768,464 0 if 142,032,800 lb. 104-0 104-9 1002 1056 106-6 103-9 114-7 107-9 115-4 122-7 122-5 95-1 124-S 110-9 121-2 94-2 102' 5 100-7 107-3 110-2 1069 ! s. d. 0 Oi 0 0J 0 0k 0 of & free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free & Jd. § Free, jd.,-^d. £ I 189,740 196,921 193,318 210,466 217,028f s. d. 4 4 4 4J 4 2 4 4f 4 5J £ 982,800 1,098,387 1,097,968 1,210,617 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 1,854,262 1,493,805 1,613,908 2,215,101 4,707,450 2,944,066 2,826,931 3,S92,624 £ s. d. 1 Per Gent. 1 2 aj Various. 1 4 If Various. 1 3 8J Various. 1 5 3f Various. 17 0 Various. 1 a 0} Various. 1 1 l| Various. 13 4 Various. 16 1 Various. 1 7 3J; Various. 17 6 Various. 1 6 9J Various. 1 2 lOf Various. 1 12 31 Various 16 1 Various. 18 0 Various. 1 17 4J- Various. 3 16 7 Various. 2 6 1J Various. 2 3 3f Various. 2 18 7$ Various. '.'. •• 3 480 ! o"of * This does not include raw coffee. t Estimated. t From 4th November, 1921; British, 3d. per lb.; foreign. 5d. per lb. § From 4th November, 1921: British, fret Note.— Total revenue from Customs 1903, £2,507,478, equal to £2 17s. 3|d. per head ; 1923, £7,272,775, equal to £5 9s. 6d. per head. Increase per head equal to 91-2 per cent. To1 ; foreign, Jd.per lb. al increase equal to 190 ier cent.

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Year. Male and Female Population over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Total Gallons on which Duty paid. Per Head. Excise Duty per Gallon. Duty. Per Head. 1903 1904 1905 1900 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1910 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 581,906 598,583 615,187 651,559 665,777 676,447 702,379 715,908 734,236 752,934 774,939 774,837 774,918 776,932 758,748 757,824 793,967 836,762 873,655 893,888 913,198 7,555,200 7,786,480 7,796,160 8,318,880 9,049,567 9,347,567 9,183,920 9,399,440 9,526,960 9,787,102 10,001,200 10,356,240 10,605,714 11,247,725 11,335,845 10,588,859 13,352,311 15,050,782 14,309,263 12,504,830 12,954,163 Gallons. 12-9 13-0 126 12-7 13-6 13-8 131 13-1 130 13-0 13-0 134 13-7 14-5 14-9 14-0 17-4 180 16-4 14-0 14-2 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 3d. & 3fd.* 0 3f* See belowf See belowf See belowf See belowf See below J See below j See belowj £ 94,440 97,331 97,452 103,986 113,120 110,845 114,799 117,493 119,087 122,339 125,015 129,453 137,225 189,671 219,594 261,536 337,811 363,597 393,953 604,612 626,020 s. d. 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2J 3 4f 3 5J 3 3f 3 3J 3 3 3 3 3 2f 3 4 3 6J 4 10J 5 9J 6 11 8 6 8 8| 9 04; 13 6} 13 8j * increasing by and per unit of S.G. of the worts. t Minimum rate to 1st August, 1917, was 3!fd jer gallon ; from 2nd August to 14th September, 4£d. per gallon; from 15th September, 1917, per gallon, with 1 naximum rate of (id. per gallon. ±To 3rd November, 1921, 5JJd. per gallon, with a maximum rate of 6d. pe: [allon ; from 4th November, 1921, minimum rate increasing by for every unit of specific gravity above 1047. Geo. Craig, Custom's Department, Comptroller of Customs. Wellington, 30th June, 1924.