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The Committee discussed both these suggestions at length, but did not arrive at any definite conclusion.

The British Delegation described a measure which had proved to be very useful in assisting the suppression of the operations of illicit opium traders in the Far East. It has been made an offence in Hong-Kong for any person within the jurisdiction of the Government to take part, by his agents, correspondents, etc., in any illicit opium transactions in places outside their jurisdiction or without the licence of Government to take part in any opium transactions whatever, whether within or without its jurisdiction.

The Japanese representative stated that the penal law of Japan contains a similar provision, but most of the other Powers have not yet provisions to the same effect in their laws. The Committee desires, however, to bring this point to the attention of the Conference.

The delegations of India, Portugal and Siam were consulted on the questions in which their governments were especially interested.

Chairman of the Committee of the First Conference.