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Raw opium is not grown or prepared within the confines of the Colony. Pre- The Chinese pared opium was imported to the quantity of kilos, 5.050 in 1911.
residents have made a public declaration, as among themselves, condemnatory of the use of opium, and discouraging its importation, but abstention from the use of opium is not universal nor is its use prohibited at present by law or regulation.
The import duty on opium is Rs. 26 per kilo.
4. No case has been reported by the medical men in the Colony of the abuse of medicinal opium, morphine, cocaine or heroine, as defined in Chapter III. of the Convention.
5. I have the honour to enquire whether a standard form of law is available for the enforcement of the conclusions of the Convention. This Colony is directly concerned only in the importation and internal trade in prepared opium; and in the regulations to confine to medical and legitimate purposes the importation, manu- facture, sale and use of morphine, cocaine, and their respective salts.
I have, &c.,
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2. There are practically no laws in the Colony relative to the matters referred The Sale to in the Convention. The only laws referring to opium and cocaine are
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of Poisons Ordinance, No. 17, of 1889," and "The Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, No. 16, of 1908.”
3. The import of opium averages about 12 lbs. a year. It is not known how much morphine or cocaine are imported. The amount must be very small. There are no exports.
4. If it is thought necessary to legislate in this Colony on the subject, I shall he glad to receive a copy of any law relating to it in force [in], or about to be intro- duced into, some other West Indian Colony.
I have, &c.,
E. J. E. SWAYNE, Colonel,
Governor.
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No. 44.
NEWFOUNDLAND.
W. E. DAVIDSON.
Governor.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR.
Downing Street, 25 June, 1912.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 33, of the 8th May,* on the subject of the International Opium Convention, and to request you to inform your Ministers that their intimation that they propose to introduce legislation next session to carry out the objects of the Convention has been com- municated to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs together with copies of the Newfoundland Acts forwarded in your despatch, and that a note has been made of their desire to be supplied with copies of any legislation of a similar nature that may be passed by the Imperial Parliament or by the Parliaments of the overseas Dominions.
I have, however, to observe that His Majesty's Government consider that the question of any further legislation which may appear to be requisite may be post- poned until the Convention has been ratified.
I have, &c.,
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No. 47.
JAMAICA.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received June 28, 1912.)
(No. 222.)
SIR,
[Answered by No. 77.]
King's House, Jamaica, 12 June, 1912.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your circular despatch of the 7th March, 1912,* and to inform you, in reply, that, with the advice of my Privy Council, I have decided that Jamaica shall adhere to the International Opium Convention which was signed at the Hague on the 23rd January, 1912.
2.
The question of enacting the necessary legislation to give effect to the measures decided upon in the Convention will receive consideration.
3. I have also the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your circular despatch of the 16th May, and to say that the information therein asked for will be furnished as soon as possible.
I have, &c.,
P. C. CORK,
Acting Governor.
L. HARCOURT.
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No. 45.
MAURITIUS.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 12.45 26th June, 1912.)
p.m., TELEGRAM.
Your circular despatch March 7th.† Convention may be signed on behalf of my Government.-CHANCELLOR.
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(No. 122.) SIR,
No. 46.
BRITISH HONDURAS.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received June 28, 1912.)
Government House, Belize, 12th June, 1912. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your circular despatch of the 16th May ‡ on the subject of the International Opium Convention.
No. 22.
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No. 18.
No. 48.
BERMUDA.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE ACTING GOVERNOR.
(No. 51.)
[Answered by No. 93.]
Downing Street, 28th June, 1912.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Lieutenant-Colonel Brook- Smith's despatches, No. 35, of the 12th of April,‡ and No. 49, of the 8th of May.§ with regard to the Hague Opium Convention.
2.
The question whether a Colony should adhere to a Convention, or agree to the Convention being signed on its behalf, is one for the decision of the Executive Government, not of the Legislature: but in the case of Bermuda the decision of the Government to agree to the Opium Convention being signed on behalf of the Colony would be of no value unless the Legislature is prepared to pass such legislation as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of the Convention.
3. It appears to me that the most convenient course would be to invite the Legislature to pass an Act empowering the Governor to make by Order in Council such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Convention. When the Act had been passed the Convention could be signed on behalf of your
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