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(C) That if provision is not made for an increased
supply of Government chandu to be made available to
meet this demand, smuggling will become so profitable
that it will flourish; preventive measures will be
useless, more opium (and that of a more deleterious nature) will be smoked; that this will result in harm to the consume, harm to the Government (in the increased law-breaking and flouting of its authority)
and harm to the cause of Opium control.
(D) That, therefore, even if (B) is not conceded, it is at any rate prudent to meet the increased demand by providing adequate supplies of Government chandu, the consumption of which is under Government control. (E) That in estimating the legitimate requirements of the Colony due allowance ought to be made for these factore; and that if this allowance is made, the Colony's requirements for 1923 are about 25 chests per month, and that for future years 30 cheats per month is a reasonable
maxkımın figure.
(F) That the key to the situation is the restriction of production at the source; granted which, the virtual suppression of consumption by a highly organised Govern- ment such as that of Hong Kong would be a comparative ly
simple matter.
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