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3. As Mr. Murray does not furnish a separate return for "bhang," it is probable that the purchasers could not be readily ascertained, but I am assured by men from Hambantola that the consumption of ganga there is limited to a very few persons.

JOHN BUDD,

For Government Agent, Southern Province, in charge of Police.

H.C.

The ADDL. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, HAMBANTOLA.

Piesse see annexure.

2. The Inspector-General only wants the clear results of one day's watching, and your remarks generally on the subject.

3. I found after various trials that the only safe way was to write the words-

Malays, Sinhalese,

Tamils,

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Forward and return to me at once, please.

J. R.

Submitted.

I must get this done for you, I think.

J. R.

Yes, please.

R. W. T.,

20/12.

Others,

Females,

Persons under 20 years of age,

in the native language, and have a stroke marked against each class, as they came, by a constable relieved regularly by another, and in plain clothes.

INSPECTOR HELI,

I WANT two special men who do not take opium to work this for me. They should be a Jaffus Tamil and a Singhalese, and should be named by you hereon and sent to me on 30th December instant by 8 a.m.

JOHN RUDD,

JOHN RUDD,

Southern Province.

SIL,

Office of the Inspector-General of Police, Colombo,

December 18, 1893.

In accordance with instructions from his Excellency the Governor, I am col- lecting all possible information on the subject of the use and abuse of opium and bhang.

2. I shall be obliged if you can obtain for me the information indicated in the attached forms from Galle and Hambantola, so that every opium and bhang shop in them may be included. As regards columns c. and d. I only wish included the number of women and children who apparently consume the opium or bhang purchased. Most of the women and children who visit the shops appear to me to be merely messengers sent for the drugs from their homes.

3. I shall also be glad if you can ascertain, as far as possible, the number of habitual opium and bhang consumers who visit these places. By "habitual" I mean those who consume it frequently during the day as opposed to those who probably only take one portion a day.

4. I shall also be much obliged if you or any of your officers can furnish me with any further useful information as to the effects of the drugs on the population generally, the growth of the use among the various classes of the population, whether new classes, who formerly did not use the drug, have taken to it of recent years, whether it is considered by the people themselves as a growing evil, and other such points.

5. I am aware of the difficulty of obtaining the information for which I have asked, especially as obviously it should be obtained as unobtrusively as possible, but I shall be glad if you can furnish me with such information as you can obtain by the 15th January 1894.

The Government Agent

in charge of Police,

Southern Province.

I am, &o.

L. F. KNOLLYE, Inspector-General of Police.

Calendar for 30/12. Send 29/12. Urgent.

S.P.

J. R.

MEMORANDUM.

122 800

TER SUPERINTENDENT, S.P.

P.C. Kanavadypullo and P.O. 1477 Kirohamy are herewith sent.

F. H. C. HEYSER,

Galle, December 30, 1893.

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Inspector.

Inspector HEYZER,

Send me these constables again.

J. R.

Herewith.

J. R

100 1478

SUPERINTENDENT, S.P.,

P.Ca. Kirchamy and

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Galle, 4/1/93. $30 Kanavadypylle are herewith sent before you. F. H. C. HIER,

Inspector.

V 89506.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

C.O. 882

5 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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