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1361 . I think you must admit that all this registration i. a difficulty-a
very great difficulty?-I do not think so.
1362. Do you know many who swallow opium or dross ?-1 know that
the lower class coolies do.
1363. Is it a very common habit ?-When they have not got the money
to buy chandu, they have to go in for swallowing dross.
1364. Then you think it is purely a question of the cost of chandu?­
Yes.
1365. Mr. Chan.-Are there any other Anti-opium Societies in the
Federated Malay States?-Yes, there is the Perak Anti-opium Society.
There used to be one in Singapore and one in Penang.
1366. Mr. lelf.-Are not the two in Singapore and Penang practically
'dead now?-Yes, so I have heard. .
1367. Mr. Chan.-Do you know the membership of the one in lpoh ?-1
have no idea.
1368. Is there one in Negri Sembilan ?-Yes.
1369. Mr. lelf·-I see that section 19 of Mr. CHEAH CHEANG LIM'S
scheme says,-"No permit shall be issued to new consumers except immigrant
labourers". So he proposes to go on issuing permits to coolies.
apparently?-I think by that is meant that new-comers must have it certified
that they have acquired the habit already. Those who have already acquired
the habit in China and come here must have it certified that they have acquired
the habit. The point of that is that if the scheme is applied to immigrant
labourers it will adversely affect the supply of labour.
1370. Mr. Chan.-Would not that wreck your scheme. unless you limit
the registration of new-comers to a certain period ?-I, personally, think that
we ought to have a limit of time.
1371. Chairman.-Y ou will report to your Society that .you have been
here and given evidence, I prEsume ?-Yes, and I shall be obliged if you will
let me have a copy of the report of my evidence.
1372 • Certainly; you shall have it soon, and we trust that you will show
it to your Society ?-Yes, I shall do so.
This concluded Mr. LOKE CHOW THYE's evidence.