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sold was obtained in these places, the restrictive measures in others could not be properly enforced.
Would one arrive at a somewhat proper condition in Java in not too long a time, then the rectification had to commence at the centres of the 1llegal trade in smuggled as well as in regie-oplum, In the first place then a start had to be made in the lace, where that illegal trade flourished most, nomely the capital Batavia,
To obtain a proper supervision there on the consumption of opium a so-onlled identification system, even as preliminary transition mesure, was not considered sufficient. The period of transition would last too long, and the consumption of opium in Java had increased to such an extent that rapid notion had to be taken, Besides Tith an identification system one cer- trinly gets good control over the buying of opium, but the police re not put in pos tion to exercise sufficent supervision on the transport ndoxport of the quantities, permitted on the identifi- ction-cords, bought,
Equally little could finishod licunee- system to thought of, Preferenco was therefore given to n intermedi-to systom, whereby the possession of opium is also only allowed on the strength of a permit issued by or on behalf of the Resident, but which is more elastic than the finished system. Thus no full stipulations are included in the relative doorde s regarding the issue and text of the permits. The breach of the conditiona subject to which the permit was issued however is madu punishable. It is therefore castr to make alterations, if altered circumstances
or discovered abuses make that necessary or if a stricter control is considered possible, To facilitate the supervision, and to curtail the preparatory work, person l permit need not be given Immedi-tely to ech opium-emckor, but a combined permit con for instance be given to the hund of n family on behalf of members of that family, and if necess"ry to an employer for his opium- smoking employees, Morcover conditions regarding the transport of the opium are included in the permit, and in regard to that it is as a rule stipulated that it many not be carried outside the subdistrict in question. The Police can therefore confisc te opium
hich
is carried for instance per train or long the rod from Bebovia to
Tandjong Priok contrary to that condition.
To limit the consumption of opium and also to simplify the control it is further only permissible for a licenseo to provide himself onec a day with opium (1).
(1) This rulo has since buen introduced in the districts thoru a
finished 11concu-system is in forco.
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