gallons. The quantity of malt taken for consumption luring the last ten years has been :— It will be seen that the consumption suddenly dropped during 1892, owing probably to the increase of duty on malt. There was an increase in 1895 of 1,524,655 pounds above the average of ten years. 866. There was a decrease of 234,137 pounds in the quantity of tobacco entered for consumption as compared with 1894, and the amount was also above the average of thirteen years, as shown by the following figures :— Total amount of tobacco entered for consumption in Canada, 1883-95. 867. The quantity of Canadian tobacco taken for use during the last thirteen years has been : The consumption of Canadian tobacco, therefore, in 1895, was 43,658 pounds above the average of thirteen years. 868. The following is a statement of the number of cigars taken for consumption during the last eleven years : It will be seen that the consumption has steadily increased during the years 1888 to 1894, but there was a decrease of 9,309,186 in the number as compared with the years 1894 and 1895; and the number consumed in 1895 was 7,480,172 above the average of eleven years. 869. According to the report of the Department of Inland Revenue, the following has been the annual consumption per head in the Dominion, since Confederation, of spirits, wine, beer and tobacco: The above figures go to show that the consumption of spirits in 1895 was decidedly less than it was in 1867. The consumption of spirits, beer and tobacco in 1895 decreased, and wine remained the same. 870. The average amount per head paid annually in Canada for duty on spirits since Confederation has been $1.08, and on tobacco 47 cents; on beer and wine it only amounted to 12 and 7 cents in each case. It is not possible to obtain any correct figures regarding the actual consumption in each province, for the province that has the greatest number of breweries and distilleries will show the largest consumption, owing to the duty being frequently paid within the province, while the material is exported to and consumed in other provinces. 871. The following table gives the imports and exports at each port in Canada, with the duties collected, in 1895: :- IMPORTS AND EXPORTS AT EACH PORT IN CANADA, 1895. |