TAXATION OF TEA 65 



Taking triennial averages, the following table shows 

 the progress in the consumption of tea during the 

 past fifteen years : 



Triennial Average Consumption 



Consumption. per head. 



Ib. Ib. 



1894-6 .. 221,238,000 5.64 



1897-9 .. 236,396,000 5.85 



1900-2 .. 253,325,009 6.09 



1903-5 . . . 256,857,000 6.00 



1906-8 .. 272,837,600 6.18 



