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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1928 Session I, H-09

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

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command oj 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. Tear. Population I ; " , — — — j ■ - - j 'Maoris?. 8 Gallons. j ! Duty ' Per Head. Lb. r a ' Daty ' j Per Head ' B Duty? f Duty " ! Per Head. Gal. £ £ s. a. lb. £ £ s. a. £ £ s. a. 1907 301,550 740,936 2 46 16/ 592,749 1 19 4 2,156,945 7-15 3/6, 1/ 375,005 1 4 10} § 159,389 0 10 6} 1908 306,717 751,605 2-45 16/ 601,284 1 19 2 2,247,101 7-33 3/6,2/6,1/ 390,590 1 5 5} § 169,027 0 11 0| 1909 317,774 719,138 2'26 16/ 575,310 1 16 2 2,278,035 7-17 3/6,2/6,1/ 395,794 1 4 lOf § 163,110 0 10 3J 1910 323,340 767,620 2'37 16/ 614,096 1 18 0 2,295,777 7-10 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 401,271 I 4 10 § 176,517 0 10 11 1911 335,853 792,794 2-36 16/ 634,235 1 17 9 2,303,448 6'86 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 402,780 1 3 11} § 190,877 0 11 4} 1912 343,905 863,797 2*51 16/ 691,037 2 0 2 2,406,097 7 00 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 420,826 1 4 5} § 216,904 0 12 7J 1913 353,396 876,751 2-48 16/ 701,401 1 19 8 2,365,844 6 69 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 413,818 1 3 5 § 229,547 0 13 0 1914 349,591 887,116 2'53 16/ 709,693 2 0 7J 2,437,035 6'97 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 425,942 1 4 4} § 247,442 0 14 1} 1915 341,806 940,611 2-75 16/, 17/ 760,372 2 4 6 2,430,159 7'11 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 424,018 1 4 9f § 258,825 0 15 If 1916 332,759 779,698 2-34 17/ 662,743 1 19 10 2,319,852 6'97 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 403,050 1 4 2f § 263,094 0 15 9| 1917 316,203 759,118 2-40 17/, 18/ 657,464 2 1 7 2,364,556 7'48 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 407,069 1 5 9 || 288,320 0 18 2f 1918 310,103 578,177 1-86 18/ 520,357 1 13 6f 2,387,559 7'70 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 414,971 1 6 9 |] 370,683 1 3 11 1919 334,024 688,632 2-06 18/ 619,769 1 17 if 2,785,116 8'34 3/6, 2/6, 2/, 1/ 492,061 1 9 5} || 486,923 1 9 1} 1920 360,697 947,660 2-63 18/ 852,894 2 7 3} 3,070,930 8-51 3/6,2/6,2/ 1/ 556,457 1 10 10J il 660,004 1 16 7 1921 391,853 1,000,875 2'55 * 910,482 2 6 5f 2,678,891 6'84 t 494,394 1 5 2| II 502,456 1 5 7| 1922 386,706 371,857 0-96 * 643,646 1 13 3} 2,606,469 6'74 t 723,776 1 17 5J || 532,864 1 7 6| 1923 393,994 618,142 1'57 * 1,070,219 2 14 4 2,611,049 663 t 735,398 1 17 4 || 596,701 1 10 3} 1924 402,200 641,236 1-59 * 1,121,649 2 15 9 2,621,157 6'52 f 721,462 1 15 11 il 663,326 1 12 11J 1925 413,735 717,119 1*73 * 1,248,260 3 0 4 3,043,025 7'35 t 727,074 1 15 1} || 747,777 1 16 1| 1926 423,884 699,835 1-65 * 1,223,504 2 17 8| 2,928,489 6-91 t 674,369 1 11 9§ || 806,527 1 18 0| 1927 446,671 785,427 1-76 * 1,393,485 3 2 4j 3,051,066 6'83 f 660,265 1 9 6} II 846,656 1 17 11 * 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 4tb November, 1921, 10/, 4/10, 4/8, 2/6, 2/ (imported), 6/3, 2/4, 2/2, 1/ (excise); from 17th January, 1925, 10/, 4/2, 4/, 2/ (imported), 6/3, 1/8, 1/6 (excise). The 1/ rate is for New-Zealand-manufactured tobacco up to and including 31st December, 1922. 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, up to and including 31st July, 1922. § Cigars and snuff, 7/ and 1/6 per pound ; cigarettes, 7/, 2/6, and 1/ per pound, and 17/6 per 1,000 of 2} lb. and under. (The 1/6, 2/6, and 1/ rates are for New-Zealand-manufactured cigars and cigarettes.) II The rate for cigars and snuff was increased from 7/ to 12/ per pound (imported), and from 1/6 to 4/ per pound (excise), from 2nd August, 1917. The rates for imported cigarettes were increased frc»; 17/6 and 7/ to 20/6 and 9/6 from 2nd August, 1917. and from 5th September, 1917, the rates were further increased to 25/6 and 10/6 respectively. The rates for New-Zealand-manufactured cigarettes were increased from 1/ and 2/6 per pound to 4/ and 5/6 per pound from 2nd August, 1917.

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Male and ! Wine. Ale and Beer. T,„ tol Tea. TTAmnlfi I J-Oiai v Population i j i Year. Population over Fifteen I Per i Rates of r. * p er n«n„„- ! Per I Bates of Per T,h Per Bates of n t p H Years (includ- Gallons. H d Duty. I Duty. Head. Gallons. Head s Duty. Duty. Head. Maoris). Lb. Head. Duty. Duty. Per Head I ing Maoris), j ' I I ' \ — Gil I £ i s. cL Gal. 1 dTlj j j IE s. d~ £ £ sTX 1907 665 777 146 175 0-22 2/,5/, 6/, 9/ 42,736 1 3| 279,108 0-42 2/ 27,911 0 10 1907 977,215' 6,771,169f 6*93 0 2 1,017 1908 676'447 149,107 0-22 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 42,797 1 3£ 271,780 0-40 2/ 27,178 0 9J ; 1908 1,008,373 6,470,552f 6-41 /2 & /2| 715 1909 702' 379 138,699 0*20 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 38,749 1 1 l| 252,320 0'36 2/ 25,232 0 8J ! 1909 1,030,657 7,302,310f I 7*08 /2 &/2f 636 1910 715 908 153 435 0-21 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 40,887 i 1 If 271,594 0'38 2/ 27,159 0 9 1 1910 1,050,410! 7,582,530f 7*22 /2 &/2f 636 1911 734' 236 143 136 0*19 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 38,606 I 1 0J 273,650 0*37 2/ 27,365 0 9 1911 1,075,250 8,066, 151f 7*50 /2 & /2f 703 1912 752*934 i 153,611 0*20 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 41,251 I 1 1£ 296,362 0 39 2/ 29,636 0 9J i 1912 1,102,471: 7,680, 283f 6*97 /2 & /2f 613 1913 774 939 147 131 0-19 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/ 39,198 ! 1 0| 299,220 0*39 2/ 29,922 0 9J n 1913 1,134,506; 7,070,430f 6*23 /2 &/2| 472 1914 774'837 1 156'509 0-20 2/, 51, 61, 9/ 41,795 i 1 1 292,850 0-38 2/ 29,285 0 9 1914 1,140,172 9,938,617f 8*72 /2 & /2§ 7S4 1915 774*918 ! 163 244 0-21 2/, 5/, 6/, 9/42,258 1 1 260,050 0'34 2/ 26,005 0 8 [I 1915 1,149,254; 9,148,578f 7*96 /2 &/2§ 574 1916 776'932 ' 138'758 0-18 21,51, 61, 9/ 34,950 0 10| 229,320 0'30 2/ 22,932 0 7 I 1916 1,148,888 7,977,963f 6-94 /2 & /2f 623 1917 758', 748 ! 142', 858 0-19 2/, 5/, 6/,9/, 35,812 0 11J 80,630 0*11 2/ 8,063 0 2J 1917 1,148,880 8,763,057f 7 63 /7, /5,/3, 36,651 0 0 7f 15 1 ! ! /2, /2f| 1918 757 824 126 122 0 17 2/, 5/, 6/, 15/ 31,698 0 10 32,370 0*04 2/ 3,237 0 1£ ! 1918 1,152,798 1 9,403,207 8'16 /7,/5./3 129,145 0 2 0 1919 793 967 i 174'333 0 22 2/, 5/, 6/, 15/ 38,839 0 llf 29,975 0*04 2/ 2,997 0 1 ; 1919 1,186,166' 8,648,653 7-29 /7, /5, /3 116,432 0 1 Hi 1920 836 '762 239' 880 0 29 2/,5/, 6/,15/ 56,080 1 4 55,931 007 2/ 5,593 0 1£ 1920 1,229,395 10,127,244 824 /7,/5,/3 138,829 0 2 3 1921 873'655 j 225', 987 0*26 2/,5/, 6/,15/ 56,023 1 3J 37,848 0*04 2/ 3,785 0 1 ! 1921 1,276,652 8,046,779 6-30 /7,/5,/3 107,135 0 1 8J 1922 893'888 115 180 0*13 * 23,651 0 -6J 19,361 0*02 2/ 1,936 0 0£ 1922 1,305,126 9,026,385 6'92 /7,/5,/3 121,406 0 1 10J 1923 913' 198 1 157'774 0*17 * 38,436 0 10 40,080 0*04 2/ 4,008 0 1 ! , 1923 1,328,193 | 10,010,217f 7'54 § 53,758 0 0 9| 1924 934' 596 : 194'928 0*21 * 48,935 1 OJ 50,540 0-05 2/ 5,054 0 1924 1,352,618 : 10,829,0l7f 8'01 § 4,543 0 0 0J 1925 961 768 i 225'l36 0*23 * 56,882 1 2J 58,204 0*06 2/ 5,820 0 1J ij 1925 1,384,437 i 10,815,085f 7 81 § 3,867 0 0 0| 1926 986'958 ' 233'679 0'24 * 58,803 1 2J 59,211 0 06 2/ 5,921 0 l| " 1926 1,413,700 ; 10,862,080f 7 68 § 5,600 0 0 1 1927 1,009', 405 | 246,'l39 0-24 62,277 1 2j 65,368 0*06 2/ 6,537 0 lj 1] 1927 1,438,814 | 10,777,297f 1 7*49 §_ 3,101_ 0 0 0| * Alterations III 1917 1 Wine (sparkling), increased from 9 1 to 15/. In 1932: South African (sparkling), 9/6; (other kinds), 3/6. Australian (sparkling), 10/- other kinds), 4/. Other (sparkling), 15/ ; (other kinds), 6/. t Includes all tea free of duty 1 The following rates were imposed on tea from 2nd August, 1917: Tea in packages of 51b. and over net weight: British, 3d. per lb.; foreign, 5d. per lb. Tea in packages under 51b., net weight: British, 5d. per lb.; "foreign, 7d. per lb. § From 3rd July, 1933, the rates on tea were reduced to : Tea in packages of 5 lb. and over net weight: British, free ; foreign, 2d. per lb. Tea in packages under 51b. net weight: British, 2d. per lb.; foreign, 4d. per lb. T t j Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory. Sugar. Ad Valorem Goods. Year. Population j j < j ' Maoris'? 8 Lb. Per Head. ! Duty. Per Head. Lb. Per Head. Duty. Per Head. Duty. Per Head. Bates of Duty. lK £ dT lb. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. Per Gent. 1907 977,215 607,650* 0'62 /3 7,596 0 1$ 104,173,440 106*6 Jd. & Free 217,028f 4 5J 1,317,206 1 7 0 Various. 1908 1,008,373 553,798* 0'55 /3 and /3| 7,370 0 lj 105,006,496 103-9 Free .. .. j 1,262,656 1 5 0£ Various. 1909 1,030,657 453,690* 0*44 /3 and /3§ 6,370 0 lj 118,274,912 114*7 Free .. .. 1,088,757 1 1 lj Various. 1910 1,050,410 564,302* 0*54 /3 and /3f 7,854 0 If 113,337,875 107*9 Free .. .. 1,226,073 1 3 4 Various. 1911 1,075,250 556,876* 0*52 /3 and /3§ 7,793 0 lj 124,122,629 115*4 Free .. .. 1,402,799 1 6 1 Various. 1912 1,102,471 611,499* 0*55 /3 and /3§ 8,469 0 If 135,239,888 122*7 Free .. .. 1,503,000 1 7 3J Various. 1913 1,134,506 599,656* 0*53 /3 and /3§ 8,197 0 lj 138,964,448 122*5 Free .. .. 1,559,647 1 7 6 Various. 1914 1,140,172 556,000* 0*49 /3 and /3f 7,641 0 lj 108,447,489 95*1 Free .. .. 1,526,773 1 6 9j Various. 1915 1,149,254 775,112* 0*67 /3 and /3§ 10,217 0 2J 143,410,512 124*8 Free .. .. 1,315,611 1 2 10J Various. 1916 1,148,888 685,786* 0*60 /3 and /3§ 9,064 0 lj 127,472,464 110*9 Free .. .. 1,854,262 1 12 3J Various. 1917 1,148,880 235,330* 0*20 /3 and /3§ 3,26-3 0 Of 139,298,208 121*2 Free .. .. 1,498,805 1 6 1 Various. 1918 1,152,798 557,406* 0*48 /3 and /3| 8,013 0 If 108,568,432 94*2 Free .. .. 1,613,908 1 8 0 Various. 1919 1,186,166 992,397* 0*84 /3 and /3f 13,098 0 2f 121,553,600 102'5 Free .. .. 2,215,101 1 17 4J Various. 1920 1,229,395 1,177,343* 0*96 /8 and /3g 15,466 0 3 123,792,368 100*7 Freg .. .. 4,707,450 3 16 7 Various. 1921 1,276,652 234,548* 0*18 /3, /3£, /5{ 3,327 0 Of 137,027,072 107*3 Free&Jd.§ .. .. 2,944,066 2 6 lj Various. 1922 1,305,126 5*27,829* 0*40 /3 and /5J 7,776 0 l| 143,768,464 110*2 Free&Jd.§ .. .. 2,826,931 2 3 3| Various. 1923 1,328,193 501,247* 0*38 /3 and /5{ 7,291 0 1£ 142,032,800 106*9 Free, id.,£d. 3,480 0 Of 3,S92,624 2 18 7J Various. 1924 1,352,618 606,709* 0*45 /3 and /5J 8,331 0 14 137,371,136 101*6 , Jd. 563 .. 3,962,186 2 18 7 Various. 1925 1,384,437 710,359* 0*51 /3 and /5J 9,693 0 If 155,251,264 112*1 Free, Jd. 3,973 0 Of 4,486,227 3 4 9| Various. 1926 1,413,700 639,931* 0*45 /3 and /5{ 8,582 0 lj 172,546,752 122*0 Free, Jd. 674 .. 4,553,715 3 4 5 Various. 1927 1,438,814 681,072* 0*47 /3 and /5J 9,081 0 lj 136,564,288 94*9 Free,|d. 1,048 .. 4,313,458 2 19 llj Various. * 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, free; foreign, per lb. Note. —Total revenue from Customs : 1907, £3,085,276, equal to £3 3s. l|d. per head ; 1927, £3,251,31], equal to £5 14s. 8§d. per head. Increase per head equal to 81*6 per cent. Total increase equal to 167 per cent.

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Male and Female Population over ! Total Gallons Excise Duty Year. Fifteen Years | on j Per Head. per Duty. Per Head, (including which Duty paid. Gallon. Maoris). Gallons. s. d. £ s. d. 1907 665,777 9,049,567 13'6 0 3 113,120 3 4f 1908 676,447 9,347,567 13 8 0 3 116,845 3 5£ 1909 702,379 9,183,920 13-1 0 3 114,799 3 3J 1910 715,908 9,399,440 13'1 0 3 117,493 3 3J 1911 734,236 9,526,960 130 0 3 119,087 3 3 1912 752,934 9,787,102 13-0 0 3 122,339 3 3 1913 774,939 10,001,200 13'0 0 3 125,015 3 2J 1914 774,837 10,356,240 13'4 0 3 129,453 3 4 1915 774,918 10,605,714 13'7 3d.&3fd.* 137,225 3 6J 1916 776,932 11,247,725 14-5 0 3f* 189,671 4 10J 1917 758,748 11,335,845 14-9 See btlowf 219,594 5 9J 1918 757,824 10,588,859 14-0 See belowf 261,536 6 11 1919 793,967 13,852,311 17-4 See belowf 337,811 8 6 1920 836,762 15,050,782 18-0 See belowf 363,597 8 81 1921 873,655 14,309,263 16-4 See below J 393,953 9 o| 1922 893,888 12,504,830 14-0 See below} 604,612 13 6| 1923 913,198 12,954,163 14-2 See below} 626,020 13 8f 1924 934,596 13,514,531 14-5 See below} 651,201 13 llj 1925 961,768 13,176,714 13-7 See below} 634,513 13 2| 1926 986,958 12,890,273 13 1 See below} 624,768 12 8 1927 1,009,405 12,718,469 12 6 See below} 611,501 12 1J * 3Jd. increasing by and /<•<}, per unit of S.G. of the worts. t Minimum rate to 1st August, 1917, was 3§d. per gallon; from 2nd August to 14th September, 4id. per gallon; from 15th September, 1917, 5|d. per gallon, with a maximum rate of 6d. per gallon. JTo 3rd November, 1921, 5fd. per gallon, with a maximum rate of 6d. per gallon ; from 4th November, 1921, minimum rate lljd., increasing by T^d . for every unit of specific gravity above 1047.