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Enclosure 1 in No. 140.
(High Commissioner. No. 152.)
MY LORD,
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Administrator's Office, Salisbury, 13th November, 1912. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Sir Reginald Hart's despatch, No. 15/81, of 2nd November, acquainting me that the Secretary of State is being informed that there would be no objection to the signature on behalf of Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate, and Swaziland, of the Hague International Opium Convention.
This Adminstration has given close consideration to the question whether it is necessary or expedient that it should become a party to the Convention in order to advance the object sought to be attained, and I have the honour to state that it is considered that existing legislation (of which I enclose a summary) is fully sufficient to regulate and control the very small inward traffic in opium. There have in the past been no exports.
If this territory adopts the provisions of the Convention it will be necessary to introduce further legislation and to adopt regulations of a complicated character, for which, in its view, there is no real necessity. While it would be prepared to take this course in order to secure uniformity throughout South Africa, it feels that, in view of the abstention of the Union of South Africa, there is no substantial reason for its becoming an adherent to the Convention.
Ilis Excellency,
I have, &c.,
W. H. MILTON,
Administrator.
(No. 217/12.)
MY LORD,
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Enclosure 2 in No. 140.
Administrator's Office, Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia,
20 November, 1912. WITH reference to Sir Reginald Hart's despatch, No. 11/71, of the 23rd August, and to my telegram, No. 98, of the 3rd October, I have the honour to inform your Lordship that in view of the fact that Union Government and Southern Rhodesia have decided not to adhere to the International Opium Convention, I now feel that there is no substantial reason for Northern Rhodesia becoming an adherent to the Convention.
2. The Regulations governing the import of opium into Northern Rhodesia arc almost identical with those in force in Southern Rhodesia, and are, I think, fully sufficient for the regulation and control of the very small import of opium. There are no exports.
I have, &c.,
His Excellency,
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Pretoria.
No. 141.
L. A. WALLACE,
Administrator.
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SUMMARY OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA LAWS AND REGULATIONS RESPECTING THE IMPORTATION OF OPIUM INTO SOUTHERN RHODESIA.
Section 16 of the Customs Union and Tariff Ordinance, 1906," as amended by Section 13 of the "Customs Ordinance, 1910," provides that:-
The importation of
and opium, except for medicinal purposes and under such regulations as may be framed by the Administrator, is prohibited. Sections 62 and 64 of the Southern Rhodesia Customs Regulations provide
that:-
Section 62-(1) No person except a registered medical practitioner, dentist, or chemist and druggist, shall import into this territory any gum opium, extract of opium, poppies or preparation of poppies; and no such excepted person shall import any such substance without a permit stating the quantity to be imported, signed by the Chief Secretary, which permit shall expire one month after the date thereof.
(2) The Controller of Customs may detain any such substance imported into this territory until a permit granted under this Regula- tion has been produced in respect thereof.
63. No person shall be in possession of any such substance as is mentioned in the next preceding regulation except for medicinal purposes, unless he be a person to whom a permit has been issued under that regula- tion.
64. Any police constable having a written authority from the Controller of Customs, a Magistrate, Justice of the Peace, or officer of police of the rank of inspector may exercise the powers of search conferred upon Customs officers by Section 37 (1), (2), (3), and (4) of the "Customs Management Ordinance, 1906 and any such substance as is men- tioned in the preceding Regulation No. 62 may be seized and removed by such constable, and may be declared forfeited by any court on conviction before it of the owner or person found in possession thereof.
SIR,
WINDWARD ISLANDS (ST. VINCENT).
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 23rd December, 1912.)
[Ordinance sanctioned, 18th January, 1913. No. 9. L.F.] [Copy of Ordinance to Foreign Office, 13th March, 1913. L.F.] (St. Vincent. No. 146.)
Grenada, 7th December, 1912. Submitted for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure.
(No. 154.)
J. HAYES SADLER,
Governor.
Government House, St. Vincent, 3rd December, 1912. I HAVE the honour to forward, for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure. authenticated copies of * An Ordinance* to give effect to the measures decided upon in the International Opium Convention signed at the Hague on the 23rd day of January, 1912, and to regulate the importation into, and the storage and disposal of opium, morphine, cocaine, and similar drugs in the Colony of St. Vincent," which was passed by the Legislative Council on 19th and assented to by Your Excellency on 26th ultimo.
2. A copy of the Acting Attorney-General's report on the measure, which is fully explanatory, is enclosed. I may add that the Ordinance has been passed in pursuance of the directions contained in the Secretary of State's despatch, Mis- cellaneous, of 26th July last.†
I have, &c.,
His Excellency
R. B. RODEN,
Administrator (Acting). Lieut.-Colonel Sir James Hayes Sadler, K.C.M.G., C.B.,
&c.,
&c..
&c., Grenada.
Enclosure 2 in No. 141.
THE OPIUM Ordinance, 1912. Report.
1. This is an Ordinance to give effect to the measures decided upon in the
No. 14 of 1912: not reprinted.
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