(3.) Before issuing auy permit under the provisions of Production this section the Superintendent may demand the produc- of material tion of any invoices, shipping orders, bills of lading, certi- documents ficates, permits or other documents relating to the raw
relating to raw opium opium in respect of which a requisition has been received to be moved and the person making the requisition shall on such demand within the produce the same.
Colony.
(4.) The Superintendent may impose such further con- Super- ditions as he may think fit in connection with the issue of intendent auy permit under this section.
may add conditions to permit.
owner or
13. The master, owner, or agent of any ship by which Duties of opium may be imported shall within 4 hours after the master, arrival of such ship, or as soon thereafter as the Office of the Superintendent shall be open, furnish to the Superin- arrival of
agent after tendent a true and correct statement of all opium imported ship. therein.
14. The owner or agent of any ship by which opium Duties of may be exported shall within 24 hours of the time of owner or departure of such ship furnish to the Superintendent a
agent before true and correct statement of all opium exported therein of ship.
departure which may have been entered on the ship's manifest or for the receipt of which for export such owner or agent or any person acting on their behalf may have issued a receipt to any person.
15. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance no Prohibition person shall store or keep or have in his possession any of possession raw opium except in a general or licensed warehouse or in
of raw the ship in which such raw opium has been imported
opiam. or is to be exported.
man to
18. The licensee of any licensed warehouse shall within Licensed 24 hours of the receipt of any raw opium in his ware- warehouse- house furnish the Superintendent with a certificate in certify Form No. 5 of the Schedule showing the marks, uumbers, receipt of and the weight of the raw opium contained in each chest so ta opium. received, and the person in whose name such raw opium is stored; such certificate shall be primâ facie evidence of the facts stated therein in any proceedings under this Ordinance.
17.-(1.) Every importer of raw opium and every person Keeping of storing raw opium shall keep a register, in such form as register by the Superintendent may require, showing the number of importer and chests imported or stored by him and how and to whom storer of raw
opium. they are disposed of.
(2.) Such register shall show the marks, numbers and the weight of the raw opium contained in each chest of raw opium imported or stored.
Register to show details
of raw opium imported
or stored.
18. The Superintendent shall be at liberty at any time, Superintend- and as often as he may think fit, to demand in writing ent may from every person having any raw opium in his possession demand
from holder an account in writing of the raw opium so held at the time of such demand, and, in the case of chests, the marks, account of
of opium numbers, and the weight of the raw opium contained in stock. each chest, and the Superintendent shall be at liberty at any time to enter the premises where such raw opium is and to inspect the same.
PART II.
PREPARED OPIUM AND DROSS OPIUM.
19. The exclusive right of preparing opium, of selling Exclusive prepared opium, and of collecting and purchasing opium right of dross and preparing and dealing in dross opium in the preparing Colony is hereby invested in the person for the time being with pre-
and dealing lawfully performing the duties of Superintendent.
pared and dross opium and opium dross vested
in Superin. tendent.
20.—(1) The Superintendent may, in his discretion, Superin- grant licences to suitable persons authorising them to sell tendent may prepared opium or dross opium but subject to such conditions grant as may be approved by the Governor-in-Council.
licences to sell prepared
or dross opium.