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4. Federated Malay States.

11) Non-Coastal Areas.-The importation of opium is regulated by State enact ments Perak No. 1 of 1903, - The Opium Enactment, 1903," and similar enactments in the other three States). Raw opium, grown in and manufactured or purchased by the Government of India, may be imported when permit to export from the Colony - Straits Settlements or another Federated Malay State is producčd. Raw opium of other kinds can only be imported by licensed persulis, Prepared opium (chandu) may not be imported. Registered medical men and chemists and druggists are excepted from these provisions if the opium or chandu is for medicinal purposes.

The manufacture and sale of chandu are regulated by the Chandu Shops Enaerment, 1906, of each State, and are in the hands of licensed persons, and, in some areas, of the farmer. Smoking shops may only be kept under licence, and, no person other than an adult male my smoke chandu on licensed premises. Chandu may not be smoked in any place of public resort or any shop other than a licensed shop.

(2) Coastal Areas. The right of importation of chanda is vested solely in the Superintendent of Const Chandu.

Manfacture of chandu or its sale to anybuly except the Superintendent is forbidden to private persons. The retailing of chands, and the keeping of smoking shops is permitted only to persons licensed by the Superintendent. No smoking in any place of Rules under this public resort except a licensed smoking shop is permitted. enactment Federal" 4 of 1909) came into force on 1st January, 1910. They provide, inter alia, that nobody except a inale Chinese over 21 may smoke on licensed premises : that to female, or person apparently under 21, is to be allowed to enter or remain in that part of the premises which is used as a public smoking room: that chandu must not be sold at less than $3 a tahil and that details of purchases of chandu and of daily total sales must be entered in the licensees' books.

Morphine, cocaine, their derivatives, and other deleterious drugs are dealt with under the Deleterious Drugs Enactment (Pahang No. 1 of 1908, and similarly in the other States), which repeals the Morphine Enactment, 1906, with the exception of the definition of chandu. The conditions on which these drugs may be imported, and sold, are identical with those in force in the Straits Settlements.

6. Ceylon.

An Ordinance regulating the opium traffic has been passed and sanctioned and came into force on 1st October, 1910. The right of importing opium (which includes raw The and prepared opium (chandu) and morphine) is vested solely in the Governinent. right of sale is confined to authorized vendors, but registered medical men, qualified veterinary surgeons, and registered vederalns (native doctors) may prescribe and dispense it for medical purposes. Any adult who wishes to be supplied with opium must he registered, and before registration must give satisfactory proof of the amount which he is accustomed to consume, and of the manner and form of the use of opium to which he is wldicted. Thirty days' supply is the maximum amount which can be issued at any one time to a registered smoker and by rules under the Ordinance, 8 oz. of opium is ordinarily the maximum amount allowed to any one smoker in the course of the year: 6 months' supply may be issued to a registered vederala at any one time but the limit of 8 oz. per aumum applies in their case also. The possession of hypodermic syringes is strictly regulated.

The sale of "bhang ” and “ ganja "is prohibited except by persons licensed under the Poisons Ordinance, 1901.

November, 1910.

5. Other Malay States.

Trengganu.--Opium may only be exported from the Straits Settlements to Trengganu when the requisition for a permit to export is countersigned by the British Agent in that State.

(Notification under Section 5 (2) of the Chaudu Revenue Ordinance, 1909.)

Kolah. The right of importing opium (ie., raw) or chandu is vested in the Government solely. The sale of opinn by private persons is an offence.

Chandu may

be sold in Government shops or by licensed persons in (1) chandu shops, (2) smoking- shops. Women and children under 15 may not enter a smoking-shop. There is no other restriction on the sale of chandu to such persons and no registration of consumers. There is a Morphia Enactment similar to that in force in Perlis.

Perlis.—The Government was proposing to take over the management of the opium monopoly in April, 1910. No details have yet been received. By the Morphis Enact- nent passed in 1910 the importation of morphia, cocaine, or any similar drug is not allowed without the written permission of the President of the State Council, and possession and injection of these drugs is forbidden under stringent penalties.

Kelantan.An Opium Farms Amendment Act was passed in the course of 1909-10. No copy has reached the Colonial Office as yet.

Brunei. Under the Revenue Farms Enactinent, 1908, Section 3, the preparation and sale of chandu may be made a farma. Such a farm does exist. By rules made under Section 4 of the enactment, export of chandu is forbidden. Shops for the sale ar smoking of chandu can only be kept by the farmer or his licensees subject to the Resident's approval. Females may not enter public smoking-rooms, but there is no other restriction on consumers.

Johore. The opium supplied is prepared and packed by the Straits Government and delivered to the Johore authorities in Singapore. Johore undertakes to retail chandu at the Singapore price in Johore Bahru and not more than 50 cents. a tahil less than Singapore prices in the interior of the State.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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TILLC.O. 882

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