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it to persons who produce a doctor's certificate, shewing that it is required as medicine. If this course is adopted, care should be taken that licences are issued only to a few responsible persons and adequate penalties should be provided for illicit sales.

5. If you concur in this view, I should be glad if you would submit the draft of an Ordinance to give effect to the suggestions. It would probably be desirable to postpone the publication of the Ordinance until shortly before the date on which it is to come into force, in order to prevent the accumulation of large supplies of opium in the Territory.

I have etc.,

Commissioner,

J.H.STEWART LOCKHART, ESQ.,C.M.G.

&c. &c. &c.

(Sd) CREWE

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352 it to persons who produce a doctor's certificate, shewing that it is required as medicine. If this course is adopted, care should be taken that licences are issued only to a few responsible persons and adequate penalties should be provided for illicit sales. 5. If you concur in this view, I should be glad if you would submit the draft of an Ordinance to give effect to the suggestions. It would probably be desirable to postpone the publication of the Ordinance until shortly before the date on which it is to come into force, in order to prevent the accumulation of large supplies of opium in the Territory. I have etc., Commissioner, J.H.STEWART LOCKHART, ESQ.,C.M.G. &c. &c. &c. (Sd) CREWE

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352 it to persons who produce a doctor's certificate, shew- ing that it is required as medicine. If this course is adopted, care should be taken that licences are issued only to a few responsible persons and adequate penalties should be provided for illicit sales. 5. If you concur in this view, I should be glad if you would submit the draft of an Ordinance to give effect to the suggestions. It would probably be desirable to postpone the publication of the Ordinance until shortly before the date on which it is to come into force, in order to prevent the accumulation of large supplies of opium in the Territory. I have etc.. Commissioner, J.H.STEWART LOCKHART, ESQ.,C.M.G. &c. &c. &c. (Sd) CREWE

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it to persons who produce a doctor's certificate, shew-

ing that it is required as medicine. If this course is

adopted, care should be taken that licences are

issued only to a few responsible persons and adequate

penalties should be provided for illicit sales.

5. If you concur in this view, I should be glad

if you would submit the draft of an Ordinance to give

effect to the suggestions. It would probably be

desirable to postpone the publication of the Ordinance

until shortly before the date on which it is to come

into force, in order to prevent the accumulation of large

supplies of opium in the Territory.

I have etc..

Commissioner,

J.H.STEWART LOCKHART, ESQ.,C.M.G.

&c. &c. &c.

(Sd) CREWE

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