CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 88

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The use

Are

very

moderate Consumers

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of opium produces no ill effects in the smoker. The abuse of opium leads a man to spend all or most of his time in Smothing; if he is not rich he wastes all his money on this evil habet even to lepriving himself of sufficient food,

but it does not lead to Crime, to

or other deeds of

wife beating

violence which are the result of

the Abuse of alcoho...

I cannot say

9.

10.

I have not sufficient personal Knowledge on this part of the subject to answer

this question

11.

11.

If the

the supply

supply of Indian opicem

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were to be cut off I have no doubt

that the Consumers would supply themselves from other sources, which,

Considering the Amount now grown

in

bhing and the

great

Ana

facilities that exist all round

many

HongKong, for Communication with

the mainland would

be

very rasy; then there is the Persian and

Turkish opium, the importation of

which would no doubt be stimulated

by any increase in the price-

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The first two paragraphs of this

question will be answered no

doubt.