APPENDIX II.
(Authorising search for intoxicating drugs passing through the post, paragraphs 22 and 35 of Despatch.)
No. 717-79, dated Calcutta, the 4th February 1911.
Notification by the Government of India, Department of Commerce and
Industry.
(3) The Mail Officer for the time being in charge of the Bombay. Aden Ses Post Office.
(2) Postmaster and Deputy Postmaster at Karachi.
(3) The Presidency Postmaster, the Deputy Postmaster and the Assistant Postmasters at Bombay.
(4) The Presidency Fostmaster, the Deputy Postmaster, and the Assistant Postmasters at
adres,
(5) The Postmaster and the Deputy Postmaster at Tuticorin.
In exercise of the powers conferred
by section 25 of the Indian Post
Office Act, 1898 (VI of 1898), the
Governor General in Council is
(6) The Fresidency Postmaster, the Deputy Postmaster, and the pleased to empower, with effect from
Assistant Postmasters at Calcutta.
(7) The Postmaster, the Deputy Postmaster, and the Assistant Post-
mastera at Rangoon.
(8) The Postinaster at Akyab,
(9) The Postmaster at Nogapatam.
the 1st June 1911, the officers noted
in the margin to search, or cause search to be made, for-
(1) opium and all alkaloids of opium and all intoxicating drugs made from the
poppy;
(2) ganja, bhang and charas and every intoxicating drink or substance prepared from
any part of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa).
(3) coca leaves, alkaloids of coca, every other intoxicating drink or substance prepared from the coca plant (Erythroxylon coca) and all drugs, synthetic or other, having a like physiological effect to that of cocaine;
(4) all preparations and admixtures of any of the above, the bringing of which by sea or by land into British India is probibited by Notification No. 720-99, dated the 4th February 1911, in course of transmission by post to any place in British India, and to direct that the said officers shall deliver all such articles found to the nearest officer for the time being in charge of the Excise Administration, and that the articles shall be disposed of in accordance with the rules for the time being in force relating to the drugs and substances referred to above, confiscated under the provisions of the Excise law in force for the time being in the part of British India in which the actual delivery of the articles so found was made to the Excise officer aforesaid.
2. The Notifications of the Government of India in this Degartment, No. 9249, dated the 29th November 1906, No. 7098-91, dated the 23rd August 1907, and No. 8574-119, dated the 18th November 1909 (as amended by Notifications No. 742-119, dated the 28th January 1910, and No. 3024-82, dated the 23rd April 1910), and rules 174, 175 and 177 of the rules issued with the notification of the Government of India, No. 7397-225 of the 5th August 1908, are hereby cancelled, with effect from the 1st June 1911.
G. C. B. P., Simla,-No, 272 F. in D.-26-10-11.-10.-C.0.8.
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