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that of Peru, in which exports teko the form of raw cocaine,

which has vory gwell bulk.

Lastly, it will have to be realised that cocaine oan be manufactured synthetically, independently of the coca lasf. Should industry and comerce find it to their interest to edopt this process, all measures tending to restrict the cultivation of the cooa leef will probably become useless, In this eventuality no control could be exercised over the importation of raw products, and clandestino manufacture which is quite out of the question with Java coca greatly facilitated while control of the illicit trade would

be severely handicapped,

would be