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1091. That looks like an enormous drop; but in between you admit
that it had risen ?-Yes. In 1919 it was 538,670 t;.hils and in 1920 it was
583,285 tahils. Those were the two largest consumptions we have had.
1092. 1920 was the absolute record year?-Yes.
1093. What are the principal regulations concerning the use of chandu
in lohore ?-The lahore Chandu Enactment is on the same lines as that of
the Straits Settlements. There have been, until recently, two kinds of
licences, to sell by retail for consumption off the premises, and "on and
off" licences, that is to say, to keep a chandu smoking shop and- to sell by
retail for consumption off the premises. Recently, a third form of licence
has been added, which is an "on" licence only, i.e., to keep a chandu smoking
shop only. That third form of licence is at present only going to be applied
in certain selected areas, that is to say, in Johore Bharu, Batu Pahat and
M!Jar, and there the right to sell chandu by retail is, during 1924, being
let out by tender.· So that, in those areas there will only be two kinds of
licence, the "on" and the "off" licence, the "on and off" licences being
confined to the less developed districts.
109.\. That is. the town limits of these three places ?-Yes.
109j. \ ou s;.y tenders are being called for ?-Tenders have been
received and accepted.
1096. Can you give us the idea of the Johore Government in putting
them up to tender instead of licensing pure and simple as in the case of the
Straits Settlements?-The idea of the J ohore Government was that the
number of licences in the towns was excessive and out of all relation to
the requirements of the population. They, therefore, decided to reduce
the number of licences. Further, I think, they had in mind ultimately the
establishment of Government chandu shops in those areas.
1097. In the three townships you have mentioned, what difference will
this tendering make in the number of the "off" licence shops ?-In lohore
Bharu it will reduce the number of "off" licences from 19 to 2; in Muar from
20 to 2 and in Batu Pahat from 16 to 2.
_ lQ98. Have you any figures for these smoking shops of the two descriptions
?-Yes, I hand in a table.
'10951. In this table the halves in the totals reflect the fact that licences
-are issued half-yearly?-Yes.
llOO. Have you a copy of the regulations for these shops?-Yes;
I hand in a copy of the Chandu Enactment together with an amendment slip;
and here are the original rules which were made under the Enactment of
19I1, which have since been modified.
lIOI. As to the price at which chandu is sold, is it one uniform price
throughout the State of Johore ?-Yes. -
lI02. Is it the same price as in Singapore ?-It is.
1103. As to imports of chandu, only the Superintendent of Government
Monopolies may import ?-N 0; licensees may import from Singapore
with the authority of the Superintendent. In Muar, Batu Pahat, Mersing,
Cucob and Kota Tinggi, the licensees obtain direct from Singapore and not
from lohore Bhar'U.
1104. That is for geographical convenience only?-Yes.
lIOs. Apart ft'om that, no private individual in lohore may import
chandu ?-That is so.
1106. Maya private individual export chandu ?-No.
1107. Raw opium ?-No.
lIoB. May the Government of lohore import raw opium or not ?-I
cannot say, but, in fact, it does not .
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