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UTS. BETALE EN78,

Downing Street,

23rd November, 1923,

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With reference to my Confidential despatch of the 24th of September, I have the honour to inform you

that my attention has been draw to the table which is

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printed on p¡177 of the Minutes of the Fifth Session of

the League of Nations Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium(copies of which were sent to you under cover of the Under Secretary of State's note of the 27th of September). I am infomed that this table contains cer- tain inaccuracies: for example the consumption of

Chandu per head of the Chinese population of the

„pammis Uni'ederated Malay States in 1921 was 116.6 g and not

1,166 as stated.

2. Discussion of comparative statistics of the con- aumption of chanàu in the Far Eastern Territories of the various Powers will no doubt be a cardinal denture in the deliberations of the proposed International Conference and it is important that the British Delegation should

I should, thera- be in possession of accurate figures. fore, be glad if you will cause the figures in this to Hm Hm]under your administration] table relating territories to be carefully checked and

It would be convenient if the brought up to date. British Delegation could be supplied with similar insor- mation for(say) 10 years including the year 1923 plowing

for each year the numbers(estimated where necessary) both of the total Chinese population, and of the adult male Chinese population. In order that there may be no doubt as to the comparability of the statistics furnished by

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