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3. Statistics giving the material for a complete comparison do not exist in New Zealand, but those available support the common opinion that there has been a marked rise in the standard of living over the last twenty years. The evidence tendered to the Commission abounds in references to this improved scale of living. The next table gives the consumption per head of population of certain articles in common use, from material provided by parliamentary paper H.-9, Session 11, 1912. These are the only reliable statistics of consumption available.

Consumption statistics.

Table 31. — Showing Consumption, per Head of Population, of Articles in Common Use. 1891-1911. A. Spirits and Tobacco.

B. Wine, Ale, and Beer, New-Zealand-brewed Beer.

Year. Adult Male Population (including Maoris). Spirits. Per Head. Duty per Head. P r er r Head. Toba 1 I ac< Du :co. lty oer Head Tobacco. Per Head. Duty per Head. 1 ] 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 .. : 182,280 .. : 185,070 193,176 .. ' 196,005 197,521 208,518 .. '■ 212,551 .. : 216,431 .. I 219,858 .. ! 223.454 .. ', 241,078 247,526 255,122 .. I 263,023 .. j 270,403 .. , 295.122 .. : 301.550 .. , 30.6.717 .. i 317.774 .. ' 323,340 335,853 Gal. £ s. d. 2-43 1 17 3 2-47 I 17 11 2-40 ! I 16 11 2-24 ' 1 14 5 2-20 ; 1 14 5 2-17 1 14 8 2-25 1 16 0 2-27 1 16 4 2-34 1 17 6 2-46 1 19 5 2-47 1 19 7 2-43 1 18 11 I 2-43 1 18 10 i 2-46 1 19 4 2-34 1 17 6 2-34 1 17 6 • 2-46 , L 19 4 2-45 1 19 2 : 2-26 1 16 2 2-37 1 18 0 2-36 | 1 17 9 lb. 6-90 6-72 6-59 6-44 6-80 6-61 6-67 6-89 6-94 7-28 7-11 6-86 7-26 7-43 7-39 7-06 7 15 7-33 7-17 7-10 6-86 i I £ s. d. 3 7 3 0 2 7f 1 H| 3 5 2 9 2 9J 4 0 4 2 4 9| 4 4£ 3 7| 5 1 5 10 5 8| 4 6| 4 10?r 5 5A 4 10f 4 10 3 U|

Year. Male and Female Population over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Wi Per Head. 'i i ine. Ale and Beer. New-Zeals B« md-brewed >er. i ! Buty Per Head i I)uty per Head. ' [ per Head. Per Head. Excise per Head. "Y ......... I 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 407,590 417,673 430,885 439,198 444,298 479,015 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 651,559 665,777 676,447 702,379 715,908 734,236 j i i Gal. 0-27 0-27 0-26 0-22 0-21 0-21 0-21 0-22 0-22 0-22 0-22 0-22 0-21 0-20 0-18 0-19 0-22 0-22 0-20 0-21 0-19 ■ s. d. 1 7 1 6| 1 6| 1 31 1 2| 1 21 1 2f 1 3 1 3 1 31 1 3| 1 31 1 2| 1 2| 1 0| 1 If 1 31 1 3i 1 11 1 If 1 01 i j Gal. 0-61 0-62 0-53 048 045 0-38 0-39 0-39 0-35 0-34 0-34 0-36 0-35 0-34 0-35 0-38 042 040 0-36 0-38 0-37 s. d. 0 11 o iii 0 91 0 8| 0 9J 0 9 0 9J 0 9| 0 8J 0 8 0 8 0 8-1 0 81 0 8 0 8-1 0 910 10 0 91 0 8-1 0 9 0 9 Gal. 11-2 114 11-3 10-9 11-1 11-2 11-7 12-1 12-3 13-2 12-9 12-7 12-9 13-0 12-6 12-7 13-6 13-8 13-1 13-1 13-0 s. d. 2 9| 2 10 2 10 2 9 I 2 9£ I 2 9| 2 iii 3 0J 3 1| 3 3J ! 3 2| i 3 2 ! 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2i 3 4| 3 5| 3 3J 3 3| 3 3" I I L L