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purchase opium.

No other person should be allowed to pur- chase or have in his possession any opium whatever except in the form of a medicinal preparation pre- scribed by a qualified medical practitioner. All persons licensed to sell opium should be required to keep a register showing how and to whom any sale of opium has been made and the register should be open to inspection by the licensing authority at any time.

It was considered that as the Police authorities would be responsible for detecting attempte to smuggle or otherwise deal illicitly with opium, the licensing authority should be the Home Office.

It was further discussed whether restrictions should be enforced by legislation or by regulations under the Defence of the Realm Acts. Legislation might be difficult in the present circumstances and it would hardly be possible to deal properly with the subject without including legislation to restrict the abuse of morphine, cocaine and other pernicious drugs.

There is no doubt that at present considerable inconvenience and delay is caused to shipping especially the lines trading with Eastern ports owing to the pregalence of smuggling. Ships have to be searched not only at Singapore but at Hong Kong and again at a Treaty Port in China: if opium is discovered the ship is detained until the conclusion of the proceedings for the condemnation of the opium, which have often involved the

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