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hardship to persons addicted to the drug to be deprived of their usual dose, the Government was compelled to increase the fixed quantities. The epium experted to China was, of course, smuggled cut, and it is hardly necessary to say that the detection of outward smugling is as difficult as that of optum being smuggled in.
The Government fully realized
its ebligation under the Hague Convention and did its beat to stop the practice, The old opium laws, however, made no prevision for the prehibition of expert of Government
pium, and convictions in the Courts could not be obtained, Nevertheless, many gases ef experts were detected and stopped
Annex IV.), by the Customs authorities, (Suu table II.
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In the matimu, although the murepoan Tar had nucessarily caused opium to clase te figure as an inturna- tional question, the Government had not been idle in pursuing
and had taken the its policy of gradual suppression, next stop indicatud, viz., that of discountinuing the farming The now arrangement cam inte opur- system of sale entirely. ation in B.E. 2461 (1916 - 19), when the Sub-Farmers cased to uxlat their places buing baken by the Revenue officials in overy Amphur (Distriot effiour) and ineruasus in staff being
This additional staff, govering made whero nocuesary.
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the whole kingdom, Involved a considerable expenditure, but it was casily covered by the profits of one tiɛal pur tamlung, which formerly accrued to the sub-Farmer, Vidu als. para.II.
21. At the same time various other changua voru m du in the mathed of salu, rith the object ef gaining sontrel over
For instance, all retailers of retailers and smekurs. opium wore required te ebtain their stocks from the Nai Amphur and they were allowed to rutall the drug for consumption on
Forsens addicted to opium could, there- their promises only. forc, ordinarily smek enly in licensed premises; uxcuptions ver made in the case of individuals of standing rhe desired to smoke at home, but they had to register themselves and
The lions ras in the form of take out licensus to do so,
The
a pass book in which the purchase of the liondo ras unturvā, and the Nal Amphur ras required to fix in ach case, the Smokers rere thus quantity which could be so purchased. divided into tro entugorius, those rho had to smoke in licensed promisus, and those licensed to smoke at home. ot just c thus provisions as to give greator facilities for inspection and control, and go away with the promiscuous smoking in out-of-the-ny places which was thin provalent. This promiscuous smoking was one of the most fruitful causes of young men taking to the habit of smoking opium,