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Subject.

Page.

Sertal No.

From or to whom.

Dispatch No., &c,

Date.

xix

Page.

Subject.

147

The High Commis-

sioner.

Western Pacific,

5.

148

To the Governor ...

Trini- dad, 68.

February 20

1913.

January 13 (Rec. Feb. 18.)

Forwards a letter from the Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islonila agreeing to the wlherence of that Protectorate to the Convention, and stating that no laws are at present in force relative to the matters referred to in the Convention, and transmits a draft of a King's Regulation to give effect to the instructions in Nos. 112 and 131.

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Sanctions the Ordinance forwarded in TOS

No. 143: makes observations on the points raised by the Attorney-General, and states that there will be no necessity to bring the Ordinance into force for some considerable time, and. in any case, it should not be enforced without instructions from the Secre- tary of State.

1913.

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149

The Governor

Wind- ward

February 15 (Rec, Mar. 4.)

Islands (St. Lucia), 20.

Submits Ordinance 1 of 1913, giving effect to the provisions of the Hague Opium Convention, with the Attorney- General's report thereon.

108

161

The Governor

:

162

Ditto

150 To the High Com-Western

missioner,

March 5

Pacific, 55.

Approves of the draft Regulation for- warded in No. 147, subject to the insertion of a clause providing that the Regulation shall come into force on a date to be fixed by the ligh Commissioner.

109

Falkland lelands, 61.

British Hou- duras, 104.

151

The Governor

Mauri- tins, 37.

January 28 (Rec. Mar. 8.)

152

Ditto

St. February 4 Helena, (Rec. Mar. 15.)

11.

Transmits a return showing the imports and exports of opium during 1912, a copy of Ordinance No. 17 of 1904, to be added to the laws mentioned in No. 95, and a copy of a Bill repealing all existing laws as to trade in opium.

Transmits Ordinance No. 1 of 1913, 113

giving effect to the Hague Convention.

110

163

Ditto

164

The High Commis-

sioner.

Malay States, 287.

June > (Rec. June 30,)

13

The High Commis- Malay

sioner.

States,

February 25 (Kec. Mar. 22)

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Transmits comparative return of chawlu sold in the Federated Malay Staten by Government during the years 1911 and 1912: and copies of an Enactment and certain Rules, &c., passed in 1912 relating to opium.

113

154 The Governor

Sierra Leone, 113.

March 17 (Rec. Mar. 31.)

Transmits Ordinance No. 4 of 1913, giving effect to the Hague Convention, together with the Attorney-General's report thereon.

115

155

Ditto

Barbados 77.

March 18

156

To Foreign Oflice...

(Rec. April 1.)|

April 7

Encloses a return showing the opium trade in the Colony during the year 1912.

116

States that the Hague Opium Conven- tion may be signed on behalf of Sierra Leone,

116

The Governor

Leeward Islands,

215.

137

To the Governor

Sierra Leone,

April 8

125.

Sanctions the Ordinance enclosed in No. 154 states that the date when the Ordinance should be brought into operation will be communicated to him.

:

117

The Governor

i

Gold Coast, 183.

March 27 (Rec. April 14.)

159.

Dino

Hong

Kong, J02.

March 27 (Rec. April 17.),

160

To the Governor

Saint Helena,

15.

April 28

April 10 (Rec. May 12.)

June 6 (Rec. June 21.)

Southern June 4

Nigeria, (Rec. June 26.)¦

274,

165

To the Governor

British Hon-

July 3

duras, 96.

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June 14 Ree, July 8.)

Transmits copies of Ordinance No. 1 of 1913, to give effect to the Hague Con- vention, together with the Attorney- General's report thereon.

Reports the further steps taken by the Government to give effect to the Hague Convention; and encloses copies of Ordinance No. 2 of 1913, to amend the Opium Ordinance, 1909," together with the Attorney- General's report thereon.

States that the form of the Ordinance enclosed in No. 152 is not altogether satisfactory, and encloses a model draft upon which a new Ordinance: should be based.

Transmits Ordinance No. 3 of 1913, to

give effect to the Hague Convention.

Encloses draft Bill giving effect to the Opium Convention: thinks it doubt- ful whether any unofficial member will support the Bill unless medicinal opium is excluded from prohibition : thinks proclamation of the Ordinance might be postponed until necessary, but that, once it is in operation, it would not be safe to make the ex- emption in favour of medical prac titioners.

Transmite copies of Ordinance No. 4 of

1913, to give effect to the Hague Con- . vention, together with the Attorney- General's report thereon.

Forwards documents giving statistical and legislative information regarding the States of Johore, Kedah and Perlis, Kelantan, Trengganu, and Brunei.

Trusts, in reply to No, 162, thăi, în view of the importance of uniformity, he will be able to get the objections to the Eill withdrawn, and requests him to confer with Dr. Crau ; adds that the Bill should not be introduced pending further instructions, and when passed should not be pro- claimed until he is informed of the date on which it is decided to bring the necessary legal ensures into force.

Transmits copy of Ordinance No. 4 of 1913 of Antigua, entitled “ The Opium Ordinance, 1913," together with copies of the Attorney-tieneral's minute al- vising assent, and of his report on the Ordinance; encloses a copy of a letter from Mr. H. Goodwin, Veterinary Surgeon, asking for relief for veteri hary surgeons,

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118

121

122

122

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121

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