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2926. Do many Malays smoke?-Yes, many Malays in Kedah do.
29Z;. Would it be correct to say that the hal.oit was introdu(,ed into
Kedah by the Siamese ?-I cannot say.
2928. When you say one-fourth of the whole Siamese population, do
you mean male, or male and female as well ?-Male and female.
2929. Would the Siamese be heavy smokers, do you think 1-1 have
no idea.
2930. Do they smoke opium in exactly the same way as the Chinese,
with one of those long pipes?-Yes, most of them do. In my opinion they
prefer using the long pipes.
2931. Have you heard of much eating of opium in .Kedah, by Indians,
for example ?-Yes, I have heard of a few cases.
2932. It looks to me from your dross returns as though there was a
good deal of chandu dross swallowed or re-prepared in Kedah. What do
you think the people do with their dross who do not sell it to you ?--l think
they must re-cook it.
2933. That is an offence in Kedah?-Yes .
. 2934. There are no special prices for chandu in Kedah, say, to estates
or mmes. It is al1 sold at the one Government price; is that 50 ?-Yes.
2935. And the price is apparently the same as in the Straits Settlements
?-Yes.
2936. Where do you get your chandu from ?-From the Government
Monopolies in Penang.
2937. Al1 ready packed for sale?-Yes.
2938. What do you think of the bamboo leaf packets? Are they what
you would cal1 good contrivances or not ?-I cannot say.
2939. Do you have to return many broken packets to Penang?-, Yes,
we do.
2940. Quite an appreciable number?-We very seldom send broken
packets, because we have very few.
2941. How is it brought from Penang ?-By rail
21)42. Packed in proper boxes ?-Yes.
2943. Could you express an opinion as to whether to have a tube would
"be better than a bamboo leaf ?-I think it would be better.
21)44. You would then not have any broken packets at all ?-I expect so.
2945. How do you detect non-Government chandu; have you an
examiner yourselves ?-No.
_ 2946. Then if you make a seizure, how do you know that it is not
Government chandu ?-It depends on the packets and the experience we have.
2947. So that, if you prosecute" a man in Kedah for being in possession
of non-Government chandu, there would be no chemical evidence ?-We
have to send the stuff to Penang to be analysed.
2948. Have you had many prosecutions for being in possession of
excess quantities of dross, or not ?-Only one or two, I think.
2949. Do you think you could extend the Government shops to replace
all the licensed shops ?-I think so.
2950. Do you think you could even take over the management of the
smoking shops ?-Yes, I think so.