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possible the opnum requirements of alter countries
outside Clunia,
and to
with this demand
opium plased
Government.
thre
accordance
adjust in
quantity of unssertificated
by the Indian
the market
to the figures of
the statement
3.
with
regard
eveloved I am to
explain
lain that they st.
~
the
exports of open from India accorsing to the
"I déclarations, and not their final
exporters'
distivation
for instance.
be the case that
on
the coverage
may. Chests Consigned
of the five years 1901-1906 to the Straits Settlements
hart of the
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found its
way
to
Chiria
and
was not for Comestic consumption. Similarly the smaller onsignments to the Straits Settlements during be last three (1908-11) may not represent
may
be due
years
a correspondingly diminished local demand, but
to larger durict shipments from India to China, and smaller shipments to the traits for ultimate transmission to China. net imports of
A comparison
price into
the
lash cometry with the figures
given in the table
would show whether their
aggregate requirements in the past
in the past amounted to 6000 Chests, and whether they have diminished
the last five years.
The Secretary of
during State
for
India has not the recessary information
before him for instituting this comparison, and would be glad if it coned be supplied, for the several countries given in the table, together"
any explanatory comments If at any country
which
the with
which suggest the urselves.
takes ofrene from India
there