H40/40 792 /2, HONG KONG.
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Semi-official letter for
Mr. Williams' signature.
22
DRAFT.
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mo thre
Dear Dr. Ruthford,
from
A
L.R.C.P.,
.J. RUTHFORD, ESQ., M.R.C.S.,
Recirs.
MINUTE.
Mr. Clutterbuck. 22/8 Mr. Williams
Mr.
Mr. Davis.
Sir G. Grindle.
Sir H. Read.
22
Sir J. Masterton Smith.
Mr. Wood.
Mr. Churchill.
conson
quickly
for
2.347/12
Extract Infoving 1 leylon
Lith
quay (9) in barque
6.F.E.04t
181gned & biltian.
Downing Street,
21-August 1922.
I enclose herewith an extract memorandum relating to the opium question in the East generally which
Buy the H.O. has been sent to us for observations as regards Ceylon, with particular reference to the query in the margin. I cannot discover what proportion of
as regards the other point these smokers are Chinese but I notice
report
in a mémerandum prepared by you an the year 1921 that a figure of 688 is given. representing the number of registered
wekeze who use only prepared opium. assume that these were all habitual
Consul-cr
smakare registered under the 1910
Lave since been. Ordinance, that no fresh ones aed,"
and that consequently the number is gradually
Year by year
If this is 30,
Grantly decreasing
seem to
there will be no case for special legislation discontinuing the use of prepared opium in Ceylon. I should be
very grateful if you would let me have
your observations on the point, and hope, you will not mind my troubling you in this way.
I am not clear that the te uns the torm prepared opinar in quite the same way as the Cayton retning 5.5. ini the Laker I find both eating & sunday spium "worth thad "Raw operum.
dia Fice
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