CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 53

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(12) What proportion of your Colony's revenue accrues from opium? If the opium revenue were extinguished, could your Colony raise the needful revenue otherwise? What would the people say to the loss of the opium revenue and the obligation to make up the deficit?

(13) Do people of European race contract the opium habit in any numbers? If not, why not? And what makes Asiatics more liable to contract the habit?

(14) How are opium consumers led to use the drug? Do they usually or often take it in the first instance to allay physical pain? Is opium, within your knowledge, a prophylactic against fever, or rheumatism, or malaria? Or is it so regarded commonly by any Asiatic race with which you are conversant?

(15) Do opium consumers themselves usually desire to get free of the opium habit?

(16) Is there among any Asiatic race in your Colony a feeling of hostility against England for allowing opium to be exported from India? If so, how does that feeling display itself?

(17) Have you any other remark to make in regard to opium consumption among the people around you?

N.B.-It is desired that gentlemen who kindly undertake to deal with these questions should answer as many as they can.

By Order of

THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON OPIUM.

October, 1893.

Oct. 20th 1893

Sir,

I do not use opium, nor do I allow it to be used in my premises, but my Mahomed Chinah, Storekeeper, Upper Lascar Row.

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51 (12) What proportion of your Colony's revenue accrues from opium? If the opium revenue were extinguished, could your Colony raise the needful revenue otherwise? What would the people say to the loss of the opium revenue and the obligation to make up the deficit? (13) Do people of European race contract the opium habit in any numbers? If not, why not? And what makes Asiatics more liable to contract the habit? (14) How are opium consumers led to use the drug? Do they usually or often take it in the first instance to allay physical pain? Is opium, within your knowledge, a prophylactic against fever, or rheumatism, or malaria? Or is it so regarded commonly by any Asiatic race with which you are conversant? (15) Do opium consumers themselves usually desire to get free of the opium habit? (16) Is there among any Asiatic race in your Colony a feeling of hostility against England for allowing opium to be exported from India? If so, how does that feeling display itself? (17) Have you any other remark to make in regard to opium consumption among the people around you? N.B.-It is desired that gentlemen who kindly undertake to deal with these questions should answer as many as they can. By Order of THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON OPIUM. October, 1893. Oct. 20th 1893 Sir, I do not use opium, nor do I allow it to be used in my premises, but my Mahomed Chinah, Storekeeper, Upper Lascar Row.

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51 (12) What proportion of your Colony's revenue accrues from opium ? If the opium revenue were extinguished, could your Colony raise the needful revenue otherwise? What would the people say to the loss of the opium revenue and the obligation to make up the deficit? (13) Do people of European race contract the opium habit in any numbers? If not, why not ? And what makes Asiatics more liable to contract the habit ? (14) flow are opinn consumers led to use the drug? Do they usually or often take it in the first instance to allay physical pain? Is opium, within your knowledge, a prophylactic against fever, or rheumatism, or malaria ? Or is it so regarded commonly by any Asiatic race with which you are conversant? (13) Do opium consumers themselves usually desire to get free of the opiam babit ? (18) Is there among any Asiatic race in your Colony a feeling of hostility against England for allowing opium to be exported from India? If so, how does that feeling display itself? (17) Have around you? you any other remark to make in regard to opium consumption among the people N.B.-It is desired that gentlemen who kindly undertake to deal with these questions should answer as many as they can. By Order of THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON ÕPIUM. October, 1893. Wee. 20th 1893 Sir I do not use هم operim allow it to be used. primenes nor do but.. my Mahomed Chinah Storekeeper Upper Lascar Row.

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(12) What proportion of your Colony's revenue accrues from opium ? If the opium revenue were extinguished, could your Colony raise the needful revenue otherwise? What would the people say to the loss of the opium revenue and the obligation to make up the deficit?

(13) Do people of European race contract the opium habit in any numbers? If not, why not ? And what makes Asiatics more liable to contract the habit ?

(14) flow are opinn consumers led to use the drug? Do they usually or often take it in the first instance to allay physical pain? Is opium, within your knowledge, a prophylactic against fever, or rheumatism, or malaria ? Or is it so regarded commonly by any Asiatic race with which you are conversant?

(13) Do opium consumers themselves usually desire to get free of the opiam babit ?

(18) Is there among any Asiatic race in your Colony a feeling of hostility against England for allowing opium to be exported from India? If so, how does that feeling display itself?

(17) Have around you?

you any other remark to make in regard to opium consumption among the people

N.B.-It is desired that gentlemen who kindly undertake to deal with these questions should answer as many as they can.

By Order of

THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON ÕPIUM.

October, 1893.

Wee. 20th 1893

Sir

I do not use

هم

operim

allow it to be used.

primenes

nor do

but..

Mahomed Chinah

Storekeeper

Upper Lascar Row.

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