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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.