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The form at the back hereof is duly filled in. There were no women or children
Pettah, January 18, 1894. found consuming the opium they purchased in the licensed shop, they all curried their purchases away. The children who made purchases were all servants who made the purchases for their masters. The women were all questionable characters and from inquiries made by me I learn that opium smoking prevails to a great extent among prostitutes. I can only call the 74 persons who smoked the opium in the shop habitual amokers, but I think that a greater proportion of the 197 who carried away their purchases should also be charged as such. Besides this, there area large number of habitual smokers who make their purchases weekly or monthly to last these periods. In my opinion, the use of the drug has a very demoralising effect and the habit is, I think, steadily increasing among the Tamils and the Binhalese. Of all the com- munities, it is only the ignorant portion mostly that take to the use of the deng. 1 do not think that any new classes have taken to the use of the drug.
There is no license required to sell bhang. Superintendent of Police, Colombo.
FRANCIS O. Pmaza,
Inspector of Police.
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OPIUM PURCHASENs at LICENSED SHOPS in MARADANA between the hours of 6 am. and
9 PM. on the 17th January 1894.
Name of Street.
Name of Licenses.
Number of Baloersen.
No.
Bab-division.
of House.
178
6. Sando Muttu
Maradana Main Road - Maradana
Purchasers.
Total.
Malaya.
Binhalese.
Tamile.
Others.
2
Bando
Mattu
and his Muttu Tamby.
a. How many consumed on the premises?
4. How many carried away their purchaser ?
e. How many were females )
d. How many wore apparently under 30 years old?
•
40
96
1
137
278
87
186
40
60
OPIUM PORCHASurs at Licensed Shops in Slave Island between the hours of 6 am. and 9 m. on the 17th January 1894.
Name of Lissoses.
Name of Street.
Bub-division.
No.
of House.
Slave Island
·
Boutique, M. A. R. A. B. Latehuman Chesty
Malay Street
"Mumber of Baleomen.
Purchasers.
4. How many somessed on the pressicos ?
Total.
4. How many arried away their purchases ? 4. How many warn females?
Malays.
Blakeless.
Tamila.
Others.
d. How many were apparently under 30 years old ?
2.
95
77
14
80
258
56
199
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January 18, 1894.
Of the 278 individuals who visited the opium den in this division yesterday, the keeper pointed out 40 of all nationalities as habitual smokers who visit his place every day, the other 237 are people who regularly purchase the stuff and carry to their homes where it is consumed by persons who either eat or smoke same. These 237 people may also be put down as persons who habitually use the drug, as once they take to it, they cannot do without same as reaction sets in and they get ill and nothing seta them right except a dose of the same drug.
Bhang is sold by Jaffna Tamils who sell cigars and by native druggists, and ne license is required to retail same. Bhang, the native name of which is ganja, is a deleterious drag producing very bad effect on the human system, and men who habitually use it suffers from temporary insanity and run amuck do desperate besides.
E. O. ONLUS,
Inspector of Police.
OPIUM PURCHASERS at LICENSED SHOPS in COLOMBO between 6 am. and 18 pm. on the 17th January 1894, with PARTICULARS as to the Purchasers and their PURCHASE.
2. There were no women or children found consuming the opium they purchased on the premises.
3. The 56 persons who smoked in the shop are said to be the habitual smokers, but a large proportion who carried away their purchases may also be considered as habitual smokers.
4. Ganjs is sold in boutiques and mative medical shops. It is not illegal to sell it anywhere as it is merely a leaf. This leaf is purchased from the boutiques and mixed up with other ingredients and smoked. This preparation is called ganja.
5. I have no hesitation in saying that the habitual use of opium and of the other preparation is demoralising in its effects.
The consumption of both opium and ganja is gradually increasing, and a large number of Sinhalese and Tamils, including females, is getting into the habit of using it.
6. There is no bhang consumed in the licensed opium shops.
B. A. TOUSSAINT,
Inspector of Police.
Name of Street.
Sub-division.
No. of House.
Name of Licen000.
Grand Pass Boad
·
Kotahens, Grand Pass Road.
297 G.
K. 8. V. N. Sinnya Pullai
Purchases.
Total.
Malays.
Sinhalese.
Tamils.
Others.
Number of Balarmen.
1
Nama---Thumby.
a. How many senoum að on the promises ↑
b. How many carried away their purchases ? c. How many wars fumalis ?
d. How many were apparently under 20 years aid ?
80
4
97
64
25
39
d.
NU.
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As far as my inquiry goes there is no ganja sold in Kotahens. To sell ganja is no offence. Please see the Ordinance. In my opinion, the sooner the sale of opium, ganja, &c., &o. is put a stop to, the better.
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John KommawalA,
Inspector of Police.
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