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This might lead to many abuses, such as the hoarding of large quantities
of chandu by individuals in the hope of creating a shortage and being thus
able to reap an illicit harvest. Convictions for such an offence would not
provide a great deterrent.
(c) That Opium Smokers should be registell'ed and licen.sed.
Apart from the question of interference with the liberty of the subject-a
point which can be safely ignored m the case of the majority of the Chinese
population-this appeals to me as a very sound measure. The registration
question would be easy here, as every alien has to be registered at ·a Police
Office under Enactment V of 1920.
It would be simple to add an extra column "whether the alien was an
opium smoker or not".
4. I am afraid all this will not be very helpful to the case, but I have
already written explaining how clifficult it is to express any views oh the matter
from here.
THE SECRETARY,
OPIUM COMMITTEE,
SINGAPORE.
I have, etc.,
E. E. F. PRETTY,
British Resident, Brunei.