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to you on the 26th ultimo to the effect that the Convention for regulating the trade in and the use of opium, morphia, cocaine, and similar drugs might be signed on
behalf of this Government.
2. In compliance with the request contained in the second paragraph of
your circular of the 16th of May, I enclose copies of the local laws now in force relative to the matters dealt with in the Convention together with the statistical information A note specified in Article 21 in respect of the five years ended December, 1911. has been made of the request that, as soon as possible after the 31st December of each year, statistics for the preceding twelve months and copies of any laws, proclama- tions, &c., issued within that period should be transmitted.
3. I am advised by the Procureur-General that legislation here will be necessary to render effective the measures decided upon in the Convention, and inasmuch as similar legislation will probably be necessary in England I would ask that I may be supplied with the text of any Act of Parliament on the subject which would serve as a fitting model for local enactments in the Colonies.
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ORDINANCE No. 28 of 1892.
67. It shall not be lawful for any person to export any spirits, tobacco, gandia, Vol. III, or opium so warehoused, nor to enter for exportation to parts beyond the seas any P. 1,398. spirits, tobacco, gandia, or opium so warehoused in any ship which shall not be of the ships to ba burden of 40 tons or upwards.
Number.
ORDINANCE No. 14 of 1908.
The Customs Consolidated Tariff Ordinance, 1908.
Description of Goods.
Duty, how Cargeable.
not less
than 40
tons for exporting spirits, tobacco, gandia, or
Rate of nuty.
opium.
Ra. c.
88
Opium. ...
Crude ... Refined
per kilogram
40.00
clo.
50.00
I have, &c.,
J. R. CHANCELLOR.
Enclosure 2 in No. 95.
IMPORTS.
EXPORTH.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
C.O. 885
Importa.
tion of opium Legalized.
Licence
duty to be paid by
persons Melling opium.
Vol. III.,
p. 1,188.
Amendment
No. 41 of
12.)
Enclosure 1 in No. 95.
ORDINANCE NO. 2 of 1867, to legalize the importation and sale of Opium on payment of certain Customs and Licence Duties.
1. It shall be lawful to import opium, either crude or prepared in any way. Duty shall not be leviable on opium, or its preparations or compounds, imported by druggists or chemists, provided that the druggist or chemist so importing the same, shall declare that it is imported exclusively for sale by him as medicine, and that any chemist using and selling the same for any other purpose shall be liable to a fine not exceeding Rs. 500, with forfeiture of all the opium, preparations and compounds of opium, in his premises at the time.
4. All persons (except as hereinafter provided) who shall retail opium crude, prepared, or refined, or any preparation or compound thereof, respectively, shall be bound to take out a licence in addition to any other licence duty payable by such persons.
This provision shall not apply to chemists or druggists selling opium, or any of its preparations or compounds, for the purpose of being used exclusively as medicine.
ORDINANCE No. 6 of 1878.
2. Section (v) The sale of opium in any quantity of one kilogram or less shall be held to be sale by retail; and in any quantity exceeding one kilogram, as sale by wholesale.
96. If any trader possess on the premises for which his licence is granted any 1993, Article article which he is not authorised to sell, and such person, on a complaint in respect thereof to any magistrate, be unable to account for the possession of such article to the satisfaction of the magistrate, such person shall forfeit such article and any vessels containing the same, and shall besides be liable to a penalty not exceeding Rs. 100.
Illicit storing
of spirite.
wine, beer,
Opium or
tobacco.
Vol. III. p.
1,208.
Vol. III.,
P. 1,215.
Schedule A, as amended by No. 41 of 1903.
Duty for 6 Calendar Months,
Number,
Pusiness. Profession, or Trade.
Remarke,
Port Louis and Curepipe.
Country Districts.
Ra. c. 110.00
RA. c.
110,00
Countries of Origin.
1957.
1908.
1900. 1910.
1911.
Countries of Destination.
India ...
United
1907. 1908. 1909, 1910,
1911.
Ks, gr. Ks. gr. Ks, gr. Ks. gr. | Ka, gr. Seychelles... 50,349 | 49.116 | 60,552 Hong Kong
$17,000
France
Turkey
Kr. gr. 1,650.244 .123 107,500
Kr. gr. Ke. gr. Ka. gr. 1.197.213 494,634 |885.074
OPIUM CAUDE,
K.. gr. 976.00
.123
95.000
96%
2.721
Kingdom.
Total
***
1,757,869 1,198,181 494.750 .887.798
1,071,000
50.939
49.416 50,552 $17,000
OPIUM REFINED.
United
Kingdom.
France Turkey
---
.756
.450
.78% 1.132 .933
.160 1.403 ,385
2.000
1,000
Nil
Total
0.706
0.933 2.637 1.318
1.000
4.000
NOTE. The imports and exports of morphine, cocaine, and heroine cannot be traced, as they have been included under " apothecary wares."
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SIR,
No. 96.
MALAY STATES.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE HIGH COMMISSIONER. [Answered by No. 116.]
(No. 325.)
Downing Street, 22nd August, 1912.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 315, of the 9th July,* in which you transmitted copies of correspondence with His Highness the Rajah of Sarawak on the subject of the International Opium Convention,
2. You should represent to His Highness that it is the earnest desire of His Majesty's Government that he will assist their efforts to give effect to the recom- mendations of the International Opium Conference, and that if the trade in opium is left unrestricted in Sarawak the difficulty of suppressing it in North Borneo and Brunei will be greatly increased. You should accordingly urge him to come into line with all other civilised Governments, and agree to the signature of the Con- vention on behalf of Sarawak.
I have, &c.,
L. HARCOURT.
101
(g) Retailer of Opium
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