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Government; but if you consider it unlikely that the Legislature would be prepared to take this course, the alternative would appear to be to suggest passing an Act to come into force on a date to be proclaimed by the Governor on the advice of the Executive Council.

4. As the Attorney-General points out in his minute of which a copy is enclosed in the despatch of the 8th of May, some considerable time must elapse before the Convention comes into force, and there is, therefore, no immediate need for the preparation of the Orders in Council which will be necessary. I will address you at a later date with regard to the form which they should take, and in the mean- time I should be glad if you would take steps to initiate the necessary legislation.

5. I would add that Lieutenant-Colonel Brook-Smith's despatch of the 8th of May* is in contradiction to his despatch of the 12th of April,† and would appear to have been written without reference to that despatch. This suggests some lack of care, which is especially undesirable in dealing with so important a matter.

I have, &c.

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Owing to the restrictions imposed by the above regulations none of the drugs mentioned in Article 21 has been imported into this Protectorate during the last five

I have, &c.,

years.

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(No. 96.)

SIR,

II. A. BYATT.

20116

SIR,

(No. 143.)

No. 49.

NYASALAND.

L. HARCOURT,

THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received June 29, 1912)

[Answered by Nv. 65.]

Government House, Zomba, Nyasaland Protectorate,

25th May, 1912.

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Circular despatch of the 7th of March, 1912.4 on the subject of the International Opium Conference recently held at the Hague.

2. With reference to paragraph 2 of your despatch, this Government is pre- pared to agree to the Convention being signed on its behalf.

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3. Legislative provision to deal with measures decided on by the Convention has been effected by means of adding the following clause to the Ordinance regulate the Sale of Drugs and Poisons," which has been considered and passed by the Legislature of this Protectorate at the May Session, viz. :-

"The Governor-in-Council may make Rules to prohibit or regulate the importation, manufacture, or sale of opium, morphine, cocaine, heroine, and preparations containing these drugs, and of any drugs liable to similar abuse and productive of ill effects.”

I propose to formulate Rules dealing with this subject accordingly in due course.

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I have, &c.,

W. H. MANNING,

Governor.

No. 50. SOMALILAND.

THE COMMISSIONER to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received July 1, 1912.)

(No. 71.) SIR,

Commissioner's Office, Berbera, 10th June, 1912.

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your circular despatch of the 16th ultimo. § and to transmit herewith duplicate prints of the Ordinances and rules in force in this Protectorate relative to the matters referred to in the International Opium Convention.

• No. 23.

§ No. 18.

↑ No. 12.

‡ No. 2.

Ordinances Nos. 1 and 2 of 1906: not reprinted.

No. 51.

AUSTRALIA.

THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received July 8, 1912.)

[Copy to Foreign Office, July 18, 1912. L.F.]

Governor-General's Office, Melbourne, 31st May, 1912. WITH reference to your despatch, No. 109, of the 6th March last,* relative to the Convention for the gradual suppression of the abuse of opium, morphine, cocaine, and similar drugs, which was signed at the Hague on the 23rd January last, I have the honour to inform you that as adherence to the Convention would involve legislative and administrative obligations in regard not only to matters of Federal concern, e.g., the importation, exportation and inter-State transfer of opium, cocaine, &c., but also in an equal degree in regard to the internal manufacture, sale and use of these drugs-matters within the control of the States-reference has been made to the State Governments.

2. The Premiers of the several States have been requested to state whether they desire the Commonwealth to take the necessary steps to signify adherence to the Convention on behalf of the State Governments, and, if so, whether they will favourably consider the question of providing for uniform legislation in regard to the manufacture, sale and use of opium and related drugs.

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SIR,

No. 52.

CYPRUS.

I have, &c..

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

THE HIGH COMMISSIONER to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

(No. 129.)

(Received July 8, 1912.)

[Answered by No. 74.]

Government House, Nicosia, 26 June, 1912. In continuation of my despatch, No. 96, of the 28th May, 1912,† and in reply to your circular despatch of the 16th May, 1912, in which you requested me to forward copies of all laws, proclamations, rules or other statutory provisions now in force relative to the matters referred to in the International Opium Convention, I have the honour to inform you that the only local regulation now in force, in addition to Law XIII. of 1900, copies of which were appended to my despatch quoted above, is that appearing in the "Cyprus Gazette (page 6088) of the 25th January, 1907,§ of which I attach copies.

I have, &c.,

HAMILTON GOOLD-ADAMS,

High Commissioner.

• No. 1.

† No. 31.

No. 18.

§ Not reprinted.

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No. 53.

TRINIDAD.

THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.