CO129-483 - Others & Individuals - 1923 — Page 527

2.

owing either to trade depression, abundance of

opium on the market by individual musters

or the abandonment of

evident

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illicit

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the habil

for example, that the

decreased sales them the sternment opian

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could not fairly be claimed

as

a

in 1919 and 1920 deliberate reduction

19191 arbitrary reduction of 10%/%

by the Government. The Singapur Government in did actually attempt

found on the quantities normally supplied to retailers, but

This had to be thandoned

merely to create

stocks.

4.

A

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another middleman who "cornered" to frame

Sin Malcolm considered that the time had come

definite proposals for comflying with Article 6. His first proposal

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for the

the "form" universal abolition of

system and of private retailers. His second and more formidable proposal

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for registration of smoters

the first essential for any offective rationing septem.

agreed with him that this was

of

logically the only posible!

"reduction" (as against

de crease

in

in

M: Swetten hann

demand) throud. I doubted of it would be practicable Hougtong inthe outs migratory population

from the Monopoly had given it as

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his opinion

that such a system would in due course be practicable. in Malaya, but a telegram to Houphany

a

definite

Carous

replied

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kon

par form 1

In view of

his

& the

and.

off the

to bu Sin Malcolm altered the

following

licensing

Ipoal :- "The posibilities of the system of registration which has already been introduced in some

For Eastern porsesions should be thoroughly exploed". He also

agreement added that the states having for Eastern possessions should

attempt to

come

to some

• regards (a) the

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