CO129-416 - Public Offices - 1914 — Page 335

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an increase of 4200 chests

over the amount sold in 1913.

My opinions, in strong

disfavour of any increase in the export of uncerti-

ficated opium, were fully laid out in my despatch

No. 450 of December 3rd last, copy of which was sent

to the Government of India. In that despatch I gave

it as my opinion that the maximum requirements of non-

China countries in 1914 would be 9000 chests: and I

have no reason to alter this opinion.

The Maritime Customs returns show that seizures

of smuggled uncertificated opium are made in many ports:

but as pointed out in my despatch No. 220 of May 9th,

1912, there is no inducement to Customs Officers to

trace and detect the smuggling of opium, since any

opium detected and seized is destroyed instead of being

sold as formerly, and consequently there is now no fund

from which the detecting officers can be rewarded.

In spite of this the Customs returns show seizures of

smuggled opium. In the December quarter of 1913, for

example, smuggled uncertificated opium was seized at

eight ports, viz; at Lappa, Kowloon, Canton, and Swatow

in the South; and at Hankow (800 oz), Wuhu (400 oz),

Manking and Chinklang in the Yangtse region: and it is

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