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436
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the various British Territories, "adult" should be taken to
zean" of 21 years of age and over".
人
3.
It would be convenient for the statistics relating to the individual Unfederated Malay States to be shownL separately. I should almo be glad if you will request the Government of Sarawak to furnish similar information for
that State.
4. The British Representative on, the League of kations Advisory Committee on Traffie in Opiwa has drɩw ny parti- cular attention to the high rate of consumption per
caput
in the Straits Settlements and North Borneo and he fears that this will be very difficult to defend, This matter should therefore receive your special attention in connection with your examination of the measures suggested by the Advisory Committes for the more offective application of Chiff of the International Opium Convention. I am also adɑressing the
British North Borneo Company direct on this point.
I have,etc.,
Hey Devonshire.
三
Governor,
SIR EN,Guillemard, K,C,B,,X,C.M.Q,
:
Z acc
[to Frank
KONG
sir,
Downing Street,
23rd November, 1923.
With reference to my confidential despatch of the 24th of September, I have the honour to inform: you that my attention has been draw to the table which is printed on p.177 of the Minute of the Fifth Session of the Lengua of llations Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium(cupies of which rere sent to you under cover of the Under Secretary of State's note of the 27th of September). I an informed that this table contains
for example the consumption of certain inaccuracies: Chandu per peau of the Chinese population of the Unfederated xalay States in 1921 was 116,6 ɛma, and nọt
1,166 as stated.
2. Discussion of cumparative statistics of the con- . sumption of chandu in the Far Eastern Territories of the Warious powers will no doubt be a cardinal feature in the deliberations of the proposed international Conference and it is important that the Eritinh Delegation should
1 should, there- be in possession of ad urate figures. fore, be glad if you will oause the figures in this table rel..ting to Hong Kong to be carefully checked and
It would be convenient if the brought up to date. PritisnDelegation could be supplied with similar informe-
showing tion for (say) 10 years including the year 1923/för enchi year the numbers(estimated where necessary) both of the total Chinese population, and of the adult male Chinese population, In order that there may be no doubt as to the comparability of the statistics furnished by the
various
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