CO129-482 - Public Offices - 1923 — Page 588

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The same line of conduct will have to be

followed with regard to contractors and the workmen in the latter's service.

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Might it appear unavoidable in exceptional cases, where large interests are at stake, to take on opium smokers for certain duties, then recourse may not be had to this,

In the relative before the Government has given its sanction. proposal it must be clearly shown, that the employment of certain epium-smokers is unavoidable.

When sending in any such proposals, it must however be taken into account that the sanction referred to, will nover be given for those parts of Netherlands India, where the possession of opium is forbidden to every one, or to persons of the nationality to which the workmen in question belong.

Those in charge of works are held personally responsible for the proper observance of the regulations laid down in this circular, and for any expenses which may be incured through the returning of opium-smokors and which are the rosult of the non-observance of rules laid down abovo, or of any other fnot.

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The licence-systems described in IX, since oalled "finished", were first introduced in the districts where the

In most of number of opitm-smokers was still comparatively small. these districts they have been beneficial.

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The mere one went in for the application of the system in districts where there were still comparatively many plum-smokers, the less cooperation from the population was to be expeated, The continuance of the system consequently became continually more difficult,partially because the towns, from which it is often onsy to bring rogio-pium into the

In this connection forbiddon aron, woro approached meru and more, it must be observod that the continu-l improvement in the mons of conveyanco, the increased freedom of movement given to various sections of the population, and tho incro sod communio tions with the rest of the world, continu^lly made the minton noc of regulations such as thoso undor discussion, more difficult,

The prohibited importation in districts, Theron 11oo non-aystom was in operation, from nearby large towns had hor and thoro assumod largo proportions.