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Note.— Total revenue from Customs: 1878, £1,344,944, equal to £2.16s. 6d. per head; 1898, £1,965,018, equal to £2 10s. 2d. per head. Decrease equal to 11.21 per cent. NEW-ZEALAND-BREWED BEER.

W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, Secretary and Inspector. Wellington, 29th May, 1899. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,425 copies), £3 9s. 6d. By Authority: John Maokay, Government Printer, Wellington.- 1899. Price ,f(t]

Year. Total Population (including Maoris). Lb. r, tt ,* Kate of j I PerHeaa. Duty _ Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory. Duty. Per Head. Per Head, j *%*« Sugar. Duty. Per Head. Ad Valorem ■oods. Lb. Duty. Per Head. Bate of Duty. 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 476,114 507,324 528,459 545,007 561,763 584,975 608,401 626,517 631,214 645,330 649,349 662,248 672,750 675,775 692,426 714,258 728,121 740,699 678,736 657,232 622,016 722,752 720,528 571,568 684,880 684,400 604,016 622,176 608,176 495,120 583,792 567,954 544,800 561,360 490,864 481,800 lb. 1-43 1-30 1-18 1-32 1-28 098 1-13 109 096 0-96 094 075 0-87 0-84 079 0-79 067 065 IS, 15 13,15 I3J5 I3J5 /3, /5 13,15 I3J5 I3J5 13,15 /3, /5 13, 15 l3,/5 I3J5 13,15 IB, /5 1% IS, 15 £ 8,501 8,239 7,802 9,062 9,133 7,181 8,589 8,579 7,559 7,790 7,605 6,207 7,299 7,108 6,820 7,021 6,145 5,677 s. d. 0 4£ 0 4 0 3J 0 4 0 3| 0 3 0 3J 0 3J j 0 2§ I 0 2J 0 2| 0 2£ 0 2J 0 2J 0 2| 0 2} 0 2 0 1| 30,768,720 41,772,000 36,840,960 37,709,280 40,072,320 43,956,480 53,014,560 45,293,280 45,257,760 51,363,360 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. 64-6 82-3 69-7 69-2 713 75-1 87-1 72-3 717 795 77-3 73-8 81-3 80-7 83-8 83-3 87-2 88-5 s. d. 0 1 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 . £ 128,203 87,025 76,752 78,568 83,484 91,576 110,447 94,361 94,287 107,007 104,797 102,454 113,876 113,560 120,963 123,976 132,323 136,602 s. d. 5 5 3 5 2 11 2 10 3 0 3 2 3 7 3 0 3 0 3 3 3 24 3 1 3 44 3 4J 3 6 3 54 3 74 3 8J £ I 364,678 325,115 301,704 386,728 445,612 397,621 358,383 388,941 338,374 291,901 327,203 418,969 427,834 448,905 499,506 492,236 429,594 447,749 £ s. d. 0 15 4 0 12 10 0 11 5 0 14 2 0 15 10 0 13 7 0 11 9 0 12 5 0 10 9 0 9 0 0 10 1 0 12 7} 0 12 84 0 13 34 0 14 5| 0 13 94 0 11 94 0 12 1 Per cent. 10 10, 15, 25 15,25 15, 25 15, 25 15, 25 15,25 15, 25 15,25 15, 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, 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 1896 754,016 524,408 0-70 /2, 13, /5 5,495 1 0 If 67,395,840 89-4 0 04 140,408 3 8| 562,961 0 14 11 1897 768,910 544,288 0-70 067 /a, /3, 15 12,' 13, 15 5,722 5,463 0 1} 0 If 70,799,040 92-0 0 04 147,498 3 10 3 lOf 634,043 0 16 5§ 1898 783,317 523,392 73,296,960 93-6 0 04 152,702 637,506 0 16 ty

Year. Male and Female Population over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Total Gallons consumed. Excise Duty Per Head. per Gallon. Duty. Per Head. 3 Gallons. 79* 14-6 15-0 139 125 120 11-3 11-1 105 11-2 11-7 11-2 11-4 11-3 109 11-1 11-2 11-7 12-1 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 £ 30,475 57,802 61,728 59,475 55,703 55,034 53,047 53,302 50,632 55,031 58,453 57,099 59,409 60,920 60,092 61,705 67,287 71,765 75,164 s. d. 1 11|* 3 7f 3 9J 3 5J 3 14 3 0 2 10 2 94 2 74 2 94 2 11 2 94 2 10 2 10 2 9 2 9J 2 9J 2 111 3 01 5 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 308,079 316,439 327,387 342,113 357, 104 364,959 374,586 382,797 385,157 392,735 398,905 407,590 417,673 430,885 439,198 444,298 479,015 488,472 497,619 2,438,000 4,624,160 4,938,240 4,758,000 4,456,240 4,402,720 4,243,760 4,264,160 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 * For six months only. Duty imposed 9th June, 1880. .»