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Ceylon, and of the effects of those drugs on the health and conduct of the persons who consume them. I enclose a copy of my letter to those two officers. I have not, up to
present date, received a reply.
the
5. Your Lordship will conclude from the tenour of the above remarks that I am not yet ready to give an opinion on the questions which you have put to me. I will, however, hasten to do so as soon as I have before me the necessary basis of information.
STATEMENT of OPIUM imported into the ISLAND from 1872 to 1892
Years.
Imports.
Home Consumption.
Value.
Duty.
lbs.
lbs.
Í have, &c.
A. E. HAVELOCK.
1872
12,303
12,803
Ra. cta 128,082
Rs.
50
cta. 6,151 62
1873
11,969
11,969
119,609 37
5,984 99
1874
9,408
8,408
84,083 12
4,204 16
1875
8,278
8,278
82,786 03
4,139 .30
1876
10,174
10,174
101,742
50
5,087 18
1877
9,064
8,774
90,547 50
4,887 37
1878
9,843
9,843
98,435 00
4,921 76
Enclosure 1 in No. 4.
1879
7,305
7,305
73,051 21
3,652 60
1880
10,116
10,116
101,185 62
6,058 27
STATEMENT of OPIUM imported into the ISLAND from 1840 to 1855.
1881
9,178
9,178
91,783 12
4,589 18
1882
7,992
7,852
79.928
12
3,926 40
1888
9,867
9,579
98,671
87
4,789 60
1884
10,502
10,502
105,025 62
5,251
Years.
Imports.
Home Consumption. Estimated Value in Starling.
Ibe.
Iba,
£
d.
1840
1,562
1,562
1841
1,046
1,046
1842
1,794
1,794
1,407 I 987 8 2,414 6 0
1848
1844
Files missing.
1845
1,043
1,048
1,564 10 0
1846
711
711
1847
1,458
1,456
991 10 0 2,184 0 0
1848
917
917
1,891 5 0
1849
1,279
1,279
1,918 10 0
1850
851
*851
2851
2,189
2,189
1,281 15 0 8,284 12 6
1852
2,540
2,540
3,810 18 9
1853
4,668
4,668
5,372 15 6
1864
4,290
4,290
4,263 8 10
1855
3,662
3,662
5,288 10 0
28,008
28,008
36,100 5.4
1885
0,900
9,977
99,008 75
Duty,
1886
9,568
9,568
95,685 62
29 9,977 80 9,568 60
1887
9,976
9,976
99,763 71
9,976
1888
9,147
9,147
91,476 25
1889
10,988
10,988
109,888 18
38 9,147 06 10,988 R1
1890
12,808
12,806
128,088 75
12,806
1891
12,814
12,314
120,147 08
82. 12,814 68
1892
12,457
12,457
. Not in Columas of Return.
212,145
211,514
124,570 80
2,121,660 67
12,457 31-
149,381 82
RECAPITULATION.
STATEMENT of OPIUM imported into the ISLAND from 1840 to 1892.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
C.O. 882
5 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH—NOT TO
Years.
Imports.
Statement of OPIUM imported into the ISLAND from 1856 to 1871.
Home Consumption. Estimated Value in Sterling.
Duty,
1856
lbs. 10,803
lbs.
10,808
1857
70,282
7,512
£ 1. d. 10,803 18 9 52,674 0 0
£
".
d.
615 4
8
1858
5,868
875 12 0
4,868
Years.
Imports.
Home Consumption.
Value.
Duty.
lbs.
From 1840 to 1855
From 1856 to 1871
28,008
259,769
Iba, 28,008
141,511
From 1872 to 1892
212,145
499,922
211,514
381,033
£ .. d. 86,100 5 4
202,784 6 10
288,884 12 2
Rs. ole. 2,121,560 67
F
#. d.
7,076 8 9
Rs.
cts.
149,381 28
Customs, Colombo,
29th September, 1893.
R. Reid,
Principal Collector.
4,401 3 9
1859
9,028
218 8 3
9,028
6,771 3 9
1860
8,879
451 8
8,379
6,284 10 8
1861
9,608
418 19 5
9,808
7,206 0 0
1962
6,574
480 0 8
6,574
4,932 7 6
1868
0,821
828 14 6
IMPORTATION of BHANG.
9,321
6,990 13
1
466
1864
10,486
1 4
10,486
7,284 11 3
1866
524 6 0
63,974
10,242
47,980 10 0
1866
6,275
512 2 0
Years.
Imports.
Home Consumption.
Valow.
Daty..
6,275
4,706 8 0
1807
10,978
818 15 3
10,978
8,238 10 0
1868
10,599
548 18 0
10,293
7,949 10
lbs.
Ibu.
R.
cta.
R..
cdn.
7
1960
6,637
514 13 10
6,637
1870
12,448
12,448
1871
9,069
259,760
9,059
141,511
4,977 18 12,448 16 0 9,059 10 0
202,784 6 10
9
1890.
6,024
5,024
1,587 84
103
19
881 17
3
622 8 9
1891-
453 18
3,048
3,048
586 90
$8
15
6
1892 -
8,466
8,466
1,590 51
103 32
7,076 8
9
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