12.
Those on comparatively low salaries,
60,000,000
The cost of tickets for a maximum number of tubes will be approximately 30,000 ticals, and the increase in clerical staff will cost in the neighbourhood of 240,000 ticals per annum, making a total of 300,000 ticals per annum, but this sum will be well spent if the control which it is proposed to exercise is as effective as it apparently ought to be. The consecutive numbers printed on the tickets (para.37) will prevent fraud by the retailer and will also greatly facilitate the work of inspecting the sales and checking the stocks of opium in the retail shops.
Before, however, putting the final provisions into force, viz., those relating to the registration of smokers (Title V of Opium Law) it will be necessary to take the following matters into consideration, namely the financial aspects of the subject, and the danger of smuggling of opium into the country.
42.
Before going into the financial aspects of the question, as affected by the proposed eventual registration of all smokers, it may be of interest to review the monetary results of the monopoly up to the present. The mistake is...
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on comparatively low salaries,
60.000.000
The
cost of tickets for a maximum number d tubes will be approximately 30,000 ticals, and the increase in clerical staff 111 cost in the neighbourhood of 240,000 ticels ter ennum, neking a total of 300,000 ticals cor an- num, but this sum ill be rell spent the control "hich it is proposed to exercise is as effective as it anerently ought to be, The consecutive numbers trinted on the tickets (paro.37) will prevent fraud by the retailer and will als grectly freilit to the work of inscecting the sales am checking the stocks of opium in the retail shops,
39. It may be thought that the retailer might make il- legal sales and untor fictitious registration nunbors on the tickets, thus confusing the official inspectors, This h ́s boon forosoon ad the lar (2.ction 32 -b-) accordingly provides that rutilors ay only supply persons register-
ed in the Anchur 1strict in which the shop is situated. As the Nai Aaphur har register of licensed smokers in his dis- trict, any fictitious number will rt once be detected and the retai lor punishud.
40. A snokur registered in ono Anchur district, and coming tommorrily intó another must curchase his daily allovence direct from the officials of thy new district, and
6 ho is not llared to posauss - ripo, he must snokc his orium in `n ortum shop in that district on the samo deJ.
(Section 30 of Low).
41. By the enforcement of the above provisions, it is hoped that no s.aokors will be prevented from trking to the bebit and th ́t smuggling out of the country will be cf- furtively provented.
Before, hovor, cutting the final crovisions into force, viz., those relating to the registration of smokers (Title V of Ociun Law) it ill be necessary to take the following mettere into consideration, namely the financial aspects of the subject, am the danger of smuggling of opium into the country.
Financial Asrects
42.
Before going into the financial scects of the quest- ion, as affected by the proposed eventual registration of all smokers, it may be of interest to review the monet ry re- sults of the monopoly up to the cresent, The mistake is
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