30 SEPTEMBER 1893, Page 17

THE CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO.

[TO THS EDITOR. OP TEE " SPHOTATOR," J

Sin,—Permit me to draw your attention to an error, probably a misprint, in your paragraph in the Spectator of Septem- ber 23rd, in regard to the report of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue. The amount of t obacoo consumed in the year ending March, 1893, per head of the population, is shown in the report as 1 lb. 10i oz. ; not 11 lb. 10i- oz. This means about oz. per week, instead of more than A oz. per day.—I