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Report on Ordinance No. 2 of 1913 entitled

An Ordinance to amend the Opium Ordinance, 1909.

1. Section 1 is formal.

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2. Section 2 brings the Ordinance into operation on the 1st. March,

1913, which is the date of the termination of the recent agreement with the Opium Farmer.

3. Section 3a enlarges the definition of Opium Divan.

4. Section 3b provides for the appointment and superintendence of Ware-

-houses for the warehousing of Raw Opium.

5. Section 3c prohibits the discharge of Raw Opium from a ship, without

a permit for delivery of such opium except to a warehouse.

6. Section 3d prohibits the landing of Raw Opium, except under special

permit, or for delivery under permit to a warehouse; it prescribes the form and nature of such permits; gives the Superintendent of Exports and Imports power to make it a condition of such landing permit that the Raw Opium in question must be placed in a warehouse in the case of Raw Opium other than Indian Opium certified for the China Market; and also gives the Superintendent authority to demand the production of such certificate in the case mentioned above. 7. Section 3e prohibits the removal of Raw Opium for exportation without a permit; prescribes the form and nature of such perit; gives the Superintendent authority to call for any mercantile or other docu❤ -ments which will satisfy him as to the true destination of such opium and also prohibits the exportation of Raw Opium to any place which has been notified in the Gazette in pursuance of any resolu- -tion of the Legislative Council as being illegal. This Section also provides that the Master of any ship carrying Raw Opium for exporta- -tion shall be furnished with a Memorandum containing the particulars of such export; and prescribes a penalty in the event of contraven- -tion of this clause by the Master. The section also prohibits the moving of Raw Opium within the Colony without permit; gives the Superintendent of Exports and Imports power to make it a condition of auch movement that the Raw Opium in question must be placed in a warehouse in the case of Raw Opium other than Indian Opium certifi- -ed for the China market; and also gives the Superintendent authority