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in the autumn of 1922. In the interval the registration of
growers and consumers has been proceeding and is now complete. The inauguration of the new gederation of the Shan States bag made it necessary to delay enforcing the proposed restrictions until they have been considered by the Advisory Council in March next. The proposed measures in brief were (1) cultivation to be restricted to those farmers who have cultivated opium during the whole five years prior to the enforcement; (2) the annual requirements of the registered consumers having been calculated, cultivation to be restricted
Each circle to be to an area sufficient to supply them. permitted to produce only sufficient for its consumers; (3) no new consumers to be registered; (4) there will be no fixed limit to the amount of opium in anyone's possession but no one not registered may possess it; (5) Import, export and transport of opium to be forbidden; (6) to opium shope but free sale at the bazaars by registered persons;
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(7) gultivation and consumers restricted to natives; (8) Chinese passing through to be allowed to carry a sma 11
quantity for personal use.
It is intended that by the operation of the rules cultivation will become less and less so the registered
Only consumers die off until it ceases altogether.
registered cultivators will be allowed to sell opium and there will be no opium shops, opium dealers or transport of
The opium trade at the opium from one part to another. present time is centred at the old Lashio and is monopolised by the Chinese who ere reputed to hold considerable secret
stocks.
Unless they can dispose of these before the regulations are enforced or arrange to sell them to Hsipaw, etc., they will be unable to find a market without breaking
the laws.
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