Table IV.
Seizures of Illicit Opium.
Amount of Prepared Opium and Opium Dross Confiscated during the year.
Month. Number of Seizures. Number of Convictions. Raw Opium. Taels. Prepared Opium. Taels. Opium Dross. Taels. Dross Opium. Taels. January, 27 13 2,695 2,965.5 126.0 February, 34 15 March, 5,808.0 3,261·0 57.9 April, 31 18 1,369.0 10:0 48 23 10,251.0 1,530-0 3-0 May, 40 26 144.0 3,352-0 67.9 June, 42 29 668·0 3,333.0 30.5 July, 34 17 4,485.0 1,169.7 30.0 August, 40 19 14,883.0 1,870-0 24-8 September, 37 19 260.0 2.600-0 31.4 .8 October, 30 14 1,243.0 1,783-0 13.2 November, 24 11 252.0 3,894·1 297.7 December, 32 16 1,542.0 1,355.0 54.0 Total, 419 220 42,231.0 27,982.3 746-4 *8 Total for 1917, 326 223 17,165·0 24,258.1 342.95 7.22E 9 -