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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.