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This statement is made in the toport of the local Committee. which the Governor ndorses. We are not aware If the actual methods of search, but have no reason to doubt that they are
reptionally drastic).
would moreover be thousands of small smugglers
of Chinese opium. On account of the in- creased profits they could afford to bribe the Chinese Police and Revenue Officers.
Even if these were incorruptible (which is not the case) evasion would be revey] owing to the facility of landing from boats at hundreds of places on the coast.
15. In the Governor's view,
therefore, prohibition could only be made effective by giving the Police practically unlimited power to search persona and premises. The Chinese Community has objected, time and again to
of search now employed, methods the methods far more drastic than any
+ used in this country. To introduce more
drastic measures would cause such popu-
lar indignation that not only would every Chinese be in sympathy with the smugglers but the satisfactory relations of the Government with the people would be greatly endangered.
16. A suggestion has been made, amounting in effect to the view that "honour would be satisfied" by passing a prohibition law and by merely maintaining the preventive service at its present level. If theGovernor's view as to the effect of such a measure
is correct (and in such a matter I
submit that we must accept his view)
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