CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911 — Page 19

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possible the opnum requirements of alter countries

outside Clunia,

and to

with this demand

opium plased

Government.

thre

accordance

adjust in

quantity of unssertificated

by the Indian

the market

to the figures of

the statement

3.

with

regard

eveloved I am to

explain

lain that they st.

~

the

exports of open from India accorsing to the

"I déclarations, and not their final

exporters'

distivation

for instance.

be the case that

on

the coverage

may. Chests Consigned

of the five years 1901-1906 to the Straits Settlements

hart of the

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found its

way

to

Chiria

and

was not for Comestic consumption. Similarly the smaller onsignments to the Straits Settlements during be last three (1908-11) may not represent

may

be due

years

a correspondingly diminished local demand, but

to larger durict shipments from India to China, and smaller shipments to the traits for ultimate transmission to China. net imports of

A comparison

price into

the

lash cometry with the figures

given in the table

would show whether their

aggregate requirements in the past

in the past amounted to 6000 Chests, and whether they have diminished

the last five years.

The Secretary of

during State

for

India has not the recessary information

before him for instituting this comparison, and would be glad if it coned be supplied, for the several countries given in the table, together"

any explanatory comments If at any country

which

the with

which suggest the urselves.

takes ofrene from India

there