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25. Action was taken against opium divans on the same lines as during the previous year, and the amount of opium found therein showed an increase.
26. As in 1931, many women were among those convicted of smuggling and upon the water-front their activities are increasing, as are those of juvenile smugglers whose cases present a most difficult problem owing to their youth.
27. As a consequence of the opening of the six Government Opium shops, to which reference has already been made, the number of salaried retailers was reduced from sixty-two to thirty-one, who remained to serve the country districts and those suburban areas which are situated some distance from a Government shop.
V. DANGEROUS DRUGS.
28. The practice of smoking Heroin Pills seems to be on the increase; 55,132 Heroin Pills were seized by the Police and Revenue Department during the year under review. The pills were of two types, one of which appeared to be manufactured in Shanghai and the other in South China. They are smoked extensively and the League of Nations is causing investigations to be made as to the effect of smoking them.
29. There were no outstanding seizures of Dangerous Drugs in 1932—one small packet of Morphia Hypodermic Tablets from Shanghai was seized and one person was convicted for illicit dealings in Liquid Extract of Coca.
VI.—LEGISLATION.
30. The revision of the Opium Ordinance which was taken in hand in 1931 resulted in Ordinance No. 7 of 1932, which amended and consolidated the law relating to opium and provided for the recommendations of the Bangkok Conference. It became law upon the 8th April, 1932. Later in the year it was found necessary to amend the proviso which permitted, under special permit, export of Government Opium totalling in all not more than five mace for each day of a voyage by a bona fide traveller. It was found that the privilege was abused, and accordingly it was cancelled. Other small amendments, including the insistence on cash purchases only, were made as the subsequent institution of the Government Opium Shops showed them to be necessary. These were embodied in the Ordinance.
31. In Ordinance No. 14 of 1932, which extended the power of the Department under the Importation and Exportation Ordinance, No. 32 of 1915, an important advance in legislation as regards cargo was made. The practice of carrying cargo not entered upon the manifest had been prevalent for many years, and, under the nick-name of "pidgin cargo", had been regarded
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25. Action was taken against opium divans on the same lines as during the previous year, and the amount of opium found therein showed an increase.
26. As in 1931 many women were among those convicted of smuggling and upon the water-front their activities are increasing, as are those of juvenile smugglers whose cases present a most difficult problem owing to their youth.
27. As a consequence of the opening of the six Government Opium shops, to which reference has already been made, the number of salaried retailers was reduced from sixty two to thirty one, who remained to serve the country districts and those suburban areas which are situated some distance from a Govern- ment shop.
V. DANGEROUS DRUGS.
28. The practice of smoking Heroin Pills seems to be on the increase; 55,132 Heroin Pills were seized by the Police and Revenue Department during the year under review. The pills were of two types, one of which appeared to be manufactured in Shanghai and the other in South China. They are smoked extensively and the League of Nations is causing investigations to be made as to the effect of smoking them.
29. There were no outstanding seizures of Dangerous Drugs in 1932-one small packet of Morphia Hypodermic Tablets from Shanghai was seized and one person was convicted for illicit dealings in Liquid Extract of Coca.
VI.-LEGISLATION,
30. The revision of the Opium Ordinance which was taken in hand in 1931 resulted in Ordinance No. 7 of 1932, which amended and consolidated the law relating to opium and provided for the recommendations of the Bangkok Conference. It became law upon the 8th April, 1932. Later in the year it was found necessary to amend the proviso which permitted, under special permit, export of Government Opium totalling in all not more than five mace for each day of a voyage by a bona fide traveller. It was found that the privilege was abused, and accordingly it was cancelled. Other small amendments, including the insistence on cash purchases only, were made as the subsequent institution of the Government Opium Shops showed them to be necessary. These were em- bodied in the Ordinance.
31. In Ordinance No. 14 of 1932, which extended the power of the Department under the Importation and Exportation Ordi- nance, No. 32 of 1915, an important advance in legislation as regards cargo was made. The practice of carrying cargo not entered upon the manifest had been prevalent for many years, and, under the nick-name of "pidgin cargo", had been regarded
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