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ancontrolled production of taese drugs and the facilities

granted for their export to any country which does not

actually prohibit their importation has become one of the

worst phases of the opium drug traffic. Furthermore, the

re-exportation of opium from Great Britain and from

countries other then Great Eritsin levda to such movementa

not always being recorded and tends to Iscilitate illicit

traffic. In the opinion of tais association the importa-

tion of opium into ŭreat Britain should be limited to the

actusl legitimate medioni requirements of tus country and

ine L approved legitimate exporta to other countries.

yorts of morphis into Japan for the years 1917, 18 & 19

were as follows: 1917 600.224 08.. 1910 165,067 02..

1919

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409,109 os. This Association has good reason to

believe that the Japanese production of morpais is suffi-

olent for its own legitimate usan,

ine vader seorotary for Foreign Affeira in reply to

■ question by Jir ágæ Gordner stated recently that the

total quantity of morpals licensed for export to Japan

in 1918 was 26, 460 os., and during the first eight

months of 1919 wSH

Much of the difference be-

tween tasse two sets of fikres ropzesents the amount

of morphis exported from Great Britain to destinations ether than Japan, such as Amerias, fongkong and Singapore

and re-exported to Japan.

Karium Berna..

The Britian institution and unintenɛnce of Opium

Farma in Hongkong and Bingspore serves as a precedent for the maintaining of similar forma in Hsong by the

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