584
and that until Aluna came, the wind to produce down, presented to reduce further the opium in the Colony.
The expressed the view that in British colonies, existing smokers can be reduced by the introduction of a system of registration or licensing. No Licences are issued to new smokers and as the existing smokers die off, the practice disappears. This is the policy adopted by the Japanese Government in Formosa and the Burmese Government in Lower Burma. The process of reduction can be accelerated by combining with registration a system of rationing.
The other method is to prohibit absolutely all smoking after a fixed date. This is the policy adopted by the United States Government in the Philippines.
The first method, that of registration and rationing, was embodied in the suggestions which were put forward in the evolution of the Advisory Committee of the League and which the Colonial Governments were asked to consider. The results of their consideration are not encouraging. The Hong Kong Government declares that in the circumstances of the Colony, both registration and rationing are impracticable, nor has it any constructive proposals of its own to put forward. The Straits Settlements and Malay States cannot accept registration and rationing, but they suggest a scheme for working towards them which in the course of some years may make their adoption practicable. North Borneo would agree to some form of rationing but not registration.
6.
It does not seem possible or desirable to force individually upon the Colonial Governments measures which they believe to be unworkable and for whose administration they would have to be responsible.
This being so, it appears that there are three alternative courses open to the British Government. They are:
(1) Frankly to give up the attempt at gradual suppression of opium smoking in the British Possessions and to be content with maintaining the present systems of control for what they are worth, on the ground that the relapse of China has entirely altered the position and made it hopeless to attempt to keep the Chinese immigrants from smoking. This course would be extremely difficult to defend. The obligations undertaken by the Parties to the Convention in Chapter II of the Convention were not made in any way dependent on simultaneous action by ...
584
and that until Aluna camio
the win to produ
downg
presmet
to red furthi-
op
the Colony.
4-
the expressed the brew
ל
in Brit
existing smokers by the introduction of a system of
registration or licensing, No Licences are issued
to nw smokers and as the existing smokers die off, the practice disappears. This is the poâicy adopted
by the Japanese Goverment in Formosa and the Burmese
Government in Lower Bunnah. The process of reduc-
tion can be accelerated by combining with registration
a system of rationing.
The other method is to prohibit absolutely all
smoking after a fixed date. This is the policy
adopted by the United States Government in the
Philippines.
The first method that of registration and
rationing
-
was embodied in the suggestione which were
at forward in the egolution of the Advisory Committee of the League and which the Colonial Govémments were
asked to consider. The results of their considera..
tion are not encouraging. The Hong Kong Government
declares that in the circumstances of the Colony both registration and rationing are impracticable, i Nor has it any constructive proposals of its own to put forward. The traits Settlements and Halay States dannot accept registration and rationing hat they suggest a scheme for working to:ards them which in the course of some years may make their adoption practicable. Borth Borneo would agree to some form
of rationing but not registration.
6.
It does not seem possible or desirable to fore-
curs individually upon the Colonial coverments measures which they
only
they made that
i-
laza E
Mok
J
djsidual vationmy pystam
metikli alte pl
ith the fore doomed to
iammal
༢་་པ་
ports
believe to be unsorkable and for whose administratio:
This being 90, they would have to be responsible.
"
müferm
to lay th
, past
Vonúng
th...
onditions in 1 Borneo
I mbil
Asmanj
for the
"
"
the unitypalea Muda Andika hai and
and dis had begun
jother than to watch...
L
it of reputation f
timate adoptre
It appears that there are three alternative co rsea open to the British Government. They are 1-
(1) Frankly to give up the attempt at gradual suppression of opium smoking: in the British PoS BO88- lons and to be content with maintaining the present systems of control for what they are worth on the
round that the relapse of China has entirely altered the position and made it hopeless to attempt to keep the Chinese immigrants from smoking. This course would be extremely difficult to defɑnd, The obligations undertaken by the Parties to the Convention in Chapter II of the Convention were not made in anyway de ondent on sivultaneous action by
5
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.