Total 65.32
Butter 2.4--(Moleschott.)

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The New Zealand Official Year Book gives the following as the average
prices of food for the years mentioned:--

1877 1887 1897 1901
s d. s d. s d. s d.
Bread per lb. 0 2¼ 0 1¾ 0 1½ 0 1½
Beef per lb. 0 5¼ 0 3½ 0 3 0 5
Mutton per lb. 0 4 0 2¾ 0 2 0 4½
Sugar per lb. 0 5¾ 0 3 0 2½ 0 2¾
Tea per lb. 3 0 2 3 2 0 1 10
Butter (fresh) per lb. 1 3 1 0 0 8 0 11
Cheese (col'n'l) per lb. 0 10 0 5¾ 0 6 0 6
Milk per qt. 0 4½ 0 3 0 3 0 3½

The official returns give the average daily wage for artisans for the
years 1877, 1887, 1897, and 1901 as 11s., 10s. 6d., 9s. 9d., and 10s.
3d., respectively.

The weekly rations (the standard food supply for soldiers--Parkes's)
purchaseable by the weekly wages for these years respectively are 11.1,
14.3, 16, and 12.4; _i.e._, the average weekly wage of an artisan in
constant employment in 1877 would purchase rations for 11.1 persons, in
1887 for 14.3 persons, in 1897 for 16 persons, and in 1901 for 12.4
persons.