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58. I am acquainted with it. It seems to be
working well. I do not see any other system
would be better.
60.They
a r e n o t c o n t r o l l e d , a n d I d o n o t a d - v o c a t e c o n t r o l o v e r t h e m .
61. It is not produced.
62. No; because I doubt its feasibility. It
would give rise to many opportunities for oppres-
sion, to extortion on the part of subordinates,
and possibly result in cultivation being given up,
and large farms started with an actual increase
in the amount of the said cultivation.
63. No wholesale vend here. I have no ob-
jection to the retail. I object to bhang being
prepared at all; but as it is prepared privately,
it would be difficult to stop this. I should make
its preparation penal, but only have a light punish--
ment for the offence.
64. There are uo regulations. I think free
passes might be issued for transport of the drugs.
It will enable more control to be exercised over
the production of, and traffic in, the article.
65. It seems reasonable.
66. No.
67. No.
68. There are shops licensed for the sale of
these drugs, and nothing is in the license to
prevent consumption on the permises. I have
no objection to this system, which allows con--
trol, and if this be not allowed, gatherings in
private houses under no supervision will result.
69. No; they are not consulted. The Col-
lector reports to the Board of Revenue on report
from Tahsildar, through the Divisional Officer or
from his own knowledge, whether a shop is ad-
- v i s a b l e o r n o t . I d o n ' t t h i n k p u b l i c o p i n i o n
(so-called) should be considered, because the opi--
nion given could not be guaranteed to be the real
public opinion.
70. No.
16. Evidence of MR. C. M. MULLALY, Acting District Magistrate, Kurnool.
51. No; the moderate use of hemp drugs has
no connection with crime in general or with crime
of any special character.
52. The excessive use of the drugs merely
stupefies the man and renders him incapable of
any premeditated and sustained action, and does
not necessarily incite him to criminal acts.
53. No; I do not know of any case in which
the excessive indulgence in the drugs has led to
temporary homicidal frenzy.
54. No.
55. No.
17. Evidence of MR. F. D'A. O. WOLFE-MURRAY, Acting Collector of the Nilgiris.
1. By enquiries from intelligent persons likely
to know.
2. For this district the definitions of ganja
and charas are correct.
3. In this district, abundantly in the South-
East Wynaad portion.
4. Ganja, siddi shrub, or bhangi. Yes.
5. A good soil, well manured by cattle and
human dung; moist climate; rainfall, 90 inches;
from 2,000 to 5,000 feet above the sea.
6. Dense as a rule in congenial soil.
7. Yes; in South-East Wynaad, in back-yards of
houses for (a), (b), (c). Also on the northern
slopes of the hills, Sholagars grow a small quantity
for smoking.
8. A decrease, as the cultivation is generally
thought to be prohibited.
9. Seeds are sown in April and May. After
June small plants are cut out. The female plants
mature in January, when they are cut and dried.
In cattle kraals seeds are sown broadcast. Plants
are thinned to 5 or 6 feet apart, so that they may
spread branches. When male plants mature
and get sticky with resin, the flowering tops are
c o l l e c t e d .
10. No special class cultivates it. Yes; as a
rule.
11. Yes; in parts of the district.
12. Yes; but to a small extent only, and this
on the northern slopes of the plateau. It is.
13. No. Vide reply to question No. 5. Plen--
ty; there is much barren and poor soil on the
plateau, which grows nothing.
14. Yes. No particulars ascertainable as to
localities exactly, but to no great extent. I may
mention the area of the district is only 957
square miles, and the population 99,801.
15. Flat ganja only is known to be prepared.
Mature female plants are cut into lengths of one
to one-and-half feet and tied in bundles. These
are placed under weights for a few days.
Owing to the resin exuded, each bundle becomes
a stickly mass. Ganja is used for smoking.
The flowers are separated from the mass, mixed
with tobacco and smoked in a pipe. Charas is
not sold. Persons prepare this for themselves by
squeezing the green leaves with the hand, and
mixing the exuding resin with tobacco and smok--
ing the mixture.
16.
Bhang can be prepared by grinding the
green leef with pepper, cardamom, dry ginger,
and a flower called madanakam. Sugar is added,
and the whole boiled in milk and drunk. It is
reckoned good for cardiac and stomachic affections.
It is not generally prepared. It can be so pre-
pared from the hemp plant wherever grown, and
so also with ganja and charas.
17. By all consumers.
18. All deteriorate, and in time lose all effect.
I cannot say how long it will keep. The chief
cause of deterioration is " tempus edax rerun."
Preservation in air-tight tin boxes.
19. Not for smoking only. Ganja mixed with
other drugs is given as a tonic to cattle and ele--
phants. Majum is a sweetmeat in tablets made
by grinding up ganja, molasses, and ghee to--
gether. Purnadi is made of ganja, jaggery, and
other spices compounded together, and used as
a tonic.