CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922 — Page 658

policy 1.4d down for the

Colonies by the "ritish Colonial Office in pursuance of the obligations incurred un lor the Convention laut, subject to the 652 fore, ain; considerations, financial loss, anvovor paralysing, will not be ́aïlowed to interfere with further restriction and

ultite suppression of smoking.

it will be soon that there are

nuɔrous difficulties in the way of natublishing cutiafactory oyate.e for controlling production and distribution of onfua; and there is little doubt that the DUG0983 of Lov::uent afforts towards the suppression of opium mɔoking an only be

} purtial so long; as there is a demand for

opius frus any considerable section of the

community.

*us coul soluti-n of the problem

rests with the cazzmitins -nɔra opium ie F consund und the boat boy of anuine reform lf-s in the buildin up of a atron, public

opinion conleonin, its use.

if

In the rat rort of the toyul

Comission vulci in 1906 investigated the question of opium consumption in Julaya thie trută 1: reputedly ajikšiand. The report stutos, for oxwople, "that the absolute aliminution of tho uso of opium is an object to be attained roully and solely us a result of the education of the slaves by the classes“!

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is a conclusion that has boon found to be the

only solution of such problems in other

countriso, and is in our opinion applicable

to