CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922 — Page 649

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purposes is impossible of indiute uttain- cont. In the first place them in t€43 difficulty of defining In itimate undioal

purposes and ostimtin the anount required

thor for particularly in countries where

modicul science is in a buckward otute; and

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the dun, or of a restricted cultivation

puttin, the cost of necessary netlicul

supplies beyond the reach of the poorer

classes throu jbat the "orld.

But the main obstacle to sacurin

offective control of production would ba

the difficulty of in-lucing the nu prous

countries wore the poppy is [row to

adopt son ayatea of ruti onin, of production

by which tho supply would be reatly reduced

below ita prosent figure. uny of these

countrios orivo considerable rovanus from

opiwa und in several there are lur, o poppy (rowing arous "here the Governante concorned

are incupable of exorcising uny officiont

control. Tuore is the further question of

the possunta waoge livelihood at prosent

doponde on täis crop, und the necessity of

finding other profitable crops to ropluca tua

poppy.

Thus the problem of the control of

production does not udait of any ouay

solution, und mille offorts uro being uude

to solve it, it is necessary to fall back on

other methods of doalin: "ith the opium

question.

Cathods for re ulutin' tie

listribution of opium muat vary with the

cireuntunena

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