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sold was obtained in those places, the restrictive measures in others could not be properly enforced.
Would one arrive at a somewhat proper condition in Java in not too long a time, then the reotification had to commence at the centes of the illegal trade in smuggled as well as in regie-opium. In the first place then a start had to be made in the place, where that illegal trade flourished most, namely the capital Batavia,
To obtain a proper supervision there on the consumption of opium a so-called identification system, even s preliminary transition me¬gure, was not consider d sufficient. The period of transition would inst too long, and the consumption of opium in Joya had increased to such an extent that rapid notion had to be token, Besides with an identification system one cer- tainly gets good control over the buying of opium, but the police ro not put in ~ pos tion to exercise sufficent supervision on the transport ndoxport of the quantitios, permitted on the identifi- dation-cords, bought,
Equally little could finished licunce-
system bo thought of, Proforence was therefore given to n intermodi to system, whereby the possession of opium is also only allowed on the strength of a permit issued by or on behalf of the Resident, but which is more elastic than the finished system. Thus no full stipulationser included in the relative doorue s regarding
The breach of the conditions the issue and text of the permits. subject to which the purmit was issued however is modo punishable. It is thor.foro costr to make alterations, if altered circumstances or discovered abuses make that necessary or if a stricter control is considered possible. To facilitate the supervision, and to curtail the praporatory work, person-l permit need not given immodi-taly to erch opium-smoker, but a combined permit orn for instance be given to the hund' of family on behalf of members of that family, nd if nocuss ry to an employer for his smoking employees, Moruovur conditions regarding the transport of the opium are included in the permit, and in regard to that it is as a rule stipulated that it may not be arrried outside the subdistrict in question. The Police can therefore confisente opium Thich is corried for instance per train or long the rond from Btovin to Tandjong Priok contrary to that condition.
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To limit the consumption of opium and also
to simplify the control it is fubther only permissible for a lioonsoo to provide himself once a day with opium (1),
(1) This rule has since bun introduced in the districts where a
finished lioonco-system is in forco,