alkaloids may, as far as Java 30je 18 carcerned, vary from less than 1 to more than 2% which moura a difference of
100%
The scheme aims as monopolising the traffic because no exporting Power would ever consent to any restriotien of ourpar unless all other fovers bound themselves to desist from the exportation of coon-leaf or raw cocaine
In order to as long as the agreement remained in force. ensure the efficiency of the agreement, not only exporting countries but also other Powers parties to the agrement, should undertake to publish at short intervals their figures for import, export and production, both in regard to the raw material and the finished product.
Provision was also made for the insitution of
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a permanent Committee composed of representatives of the coce-leaf exporting countries, which should regulate all matters connected with the export. proposal also provides for the possibility of denouncing the treaty with a somewhat short notice
(one year).
During the discussion, the Chairman criticised the artificial means by which the occaine industry is maintained and encouraged in some countries, and expressså doubt as to whether a Government could conclude any treaty on the subject of limitation of the manufacture of drugs until these proocdures were abolished. Also he pointed out that one of the âiffi- cultise would be to provide for a good system of deter- mining the 300aine content of a leaf, because one
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