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is one of great interest to the Siamese Government, which is fully persuaded of the very serious danger that may arise unless the trade in this alkaloid is strictly controlled. To this end, certain legislation has been drafted, which will be enacted as soon as the consent of the foreign Legations in Bangkok, in so far as it is necessary, can be secured. It is hoped that such consent will be freely given.
A copy of this draft Law is annexed. *It is designed to prevent the illegitimate use of Morphine and Cocaine without, however, placing im- pediments in the way of their legitimate employment in medicine. Its two leading principles are therefore: (1) control by the Siamese Government over the amount which may be imported; and, (2) the rendering of accounts by sellers showing that they have disposed of their supplies in a legitimate
manner.
+
NOTE: Not reproduced here. The Law was issued in October, 1913.
ANNEXE IV.
TABLE I.
SHOWING SEIZURES BY THE CUSTOMS OF ILLICIT
OPIUM IMPORTED INTO THE COUNTRY.
Amount of Opium,
No.
in tamlungs
Year
of
cases
Raw
Prepared
B.E. 2459 (1916-17)
B.E. 2460 (1917-18)
B.E. 2461 (1918-19)
6
833
58
7
103
99
20
1,150 *
Remarks
* This large amount is accounted for by the seizure, on a single occasion, of 680 tamlungs of raw opium and 1,830 of 937 tamlungs of prepared
opium on board a vessel going to Hongkong. It was probably in transit to the latter port, but the vessel had entered the port of Bangkok.
20
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TABLE 11.
SHOWING SEIZURES BY THE CUSTOMS OF OPIUM
EXPORTED OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
Amount of Opium,
No.
in tamlungs
Year
of
Remarks
cases
Raw
Prepared
T
B.E. 2459 (1916-17)
B.E. 2460 (1917-18)
B.E. 2461 (1918-19)
2
63
:
86
127
3,456
207
410
B.E. 2462 (1919-20)
68
10,249
887
Opium was again being produced in China.
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