7 MAY 1887, Page 13

THE CONSUMPTION OF TEA.

[To THE EDITOR OP TEM ..SrEerryos.".1 Six,—I am sorry to trouble you to correct a stupid error with reference to the consumption of tea in 1886, which occurred in my letter to the Spectator of April 30th. In giving the total for that year as a little over 221,000,000lb., although this quantity was actually sold and delivered, I inadvertently included in it the export deliveries, which amounted to rather over 40,000,000 lb., thus reducing the home consumption to about 180,000,000 lb.; and also the revenue derived therefrom, which should be placed at about 24,500,000, instead of 25,500,000. Will you be so good as to make this correction P-1 am, Sir, &c,