CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924 — Page 480

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(the period of 10 years mentioned by Mr. ́ountney had been in

- a longer period sould no doubt be arranged for the Sziny states), and that the mount surrendered should be devo tad

not to purposes which the Coverment would morally undertake,

but to færther social acžemes. For instance, it should not be

applied to the charge for ordinary education which any Government'

would have to undertake but, if euumation were selected as one

of the purposes, to additional educational provision.

There was a general discussion on this subject, and it was

suggested that the scheme, if miopted, might in the and,

effectively entrench the spram monopoly particuledy in the Framah Perangnese Cole if difiimit to do many

Splan non poly- as its abolition

Colonies

would/mean the end of such social benefits as hospitals, or the

resoval of slum dwellings.

Sir Gilbert "rinule considered that this question of 'dirty

money' presented a very real probism and he thought that the

proposed salme worth izventipation.

Mr. Countney aroed that were was a good deal in the aug-

gestion, and he would like to pa lato it very carefully with his

Government.

Sir G. Crindle raised the quertion of the attitude of the

Indian Covaruzent. If the British possessions were naked to

sorprose the smokers of spins, would the Indian Coverment be asked to prohibit the export ef ó-ium for smoking.

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agreed tɛnt the two questions were closely connected.

Ir. Countney said he had also been arked by vir H. Dele-

vingne whether if a system of registration and rationing were not immediately adopted, a limit could nevertheless be fixed for the import of opium into the Colony, based on the average of

recent years.

Be thought if this were done, it wuld lead to

hoarding and speculation as soon as the decision beanzo known - Malaya had steady had

The question of the publication of the reports mó also

however

negerinnert, with, they had had

dinonesed. It was/decided that nothing should be done until

the general question had been submitted to the Cabinet.

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S.S. had been pressing for ferviriin lis which the Malayan report.

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