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an Ordinance

of an

to amend

the Prepared Opium (Divans) Ordinance 1897 (N: 15 of 1899) together with a copy of

planatory remarks by

Colonial Secretary.

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From these remarks

will observe that ifan "opium divan is defined

a place for the sale of opium, the class of divans in which opium is not sold but to which it is

taken to be smoked after

having

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having been purchased else. where, will not be affected by the Ordinance. As it is important in the interests of the general sanitation of this Colony, that this ~

class of divans should be regulated, I have caused

the Ordinance to be amend-

ed in such manner as

to

include both classes of ~

opium smoking divans.

As the Opium Farm for the next term of 3 years

commented