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27. Evidence of MR. E. H. MOLLOY, District Superintendent of Police, Meiktila.
51. As far as my experience goes none of the
Burmans with whom I have come into contact use
these drugs. I have not come across any native
bad characters who use them. It has apparently
little or no connection with crime.
52. These drugs are not used by the Burmans.
53. Not, as far as I know ; have never heard of a
case during my twenty years' residence in Burma.
54.Not within my knowledge, neither have I
been able to ascertain anything on the subject
from the natives with whom I have been brought
into contact.
55.No ; such a case has not been heard of in
this district, neither do I remember hearing of
any.
28. Evidence of MR. C. M. PRENDERGAST, District Superintendent of Police,
Sagaing.
51.Natives of India are consumers of ganja ;
but I do not think Burmans are habitual consumers.
Charas and bhang are not known in this district.
No instances have come to my notice in which any
criminals or bad characters have been consumers of
any of these drugs, and I do not think crime is
affected one way or the other by it in this part of
the country. Ganja to a small extent was grown
in the district by Burmans, who did not know the
same was prohibited ; but it was grown for sale to
natives, and not for their own consumption.
52.No cases of excessive use have come under
my notice. I do not know of any case in which
Burmans are consumers of any of these drugs in
this district:
53. From enquiries made from old Burmans, I
am informed that in the king's time some few
Burman bad characters did consume ganja, but it
merely had the effect of making them happy and
sleepy ; but the men from whom I have made the
enquiries say they have never known a case in
which it has led to temporary homicidal frenzy.
54.The opinions of the people about here are to
the effect that the use of these drugs amongst
Burmans does not tend to fortify them to commit
crime ; but that it would make them helpless and
incapable to carry out any premeditated crime.
55.I have not had any experience of any such
cases.
29. Evidence of MR. W. H. TARLETON,* District Superintendent of Police,
Thayetmyo.
51 The large proportion of criminals in this
district, are opium smokers and not consumers of
ganja, etc.
Bhang and charas are not known to Burmans.
Certain villages round Tindau and Thetngaibyin
in the Allanmyo subdivision are in the habit of
trading in ganja which they bring into Allanmyo
and Thayetmyo and sell to natives of India. To
my knowledge there are no habitual consumers
among the natives of India in this district, and
moderate consumption of the drugs referred to does
not lead to crime.
52, 53, 54 and 55. I cannot answer these ques-
tions as no cases have occurred in this district, nor
have I heard of any cases during my service in the
Police.
30. Evidence of MR. E. G. MUMFORD, District Superintendent of Police, Tounghoo.
51. (a) No ; not in Burma.
(b) The use of these drugs does not affect
crime in Burma.
52.See above.
53.No.
54.No.
55. (a) Yes ; but very rarely in Burma.
(b) Yes.
31. Evidence of MR. R. A. E. CASTLE, District Superintendent of Police, Prome.
51.From enquiries made, I find that bad charac-
ters in this district are not consumers of these
drugs. If there be any consumers at all, the per-
centage is so very small that it is unnoticeable.
Consumption of these drugs has no connection
with crime in this district.
52.There is no excessive use of these drugs.
53.The only effect of excessive use is heavy
sleep and stupidity. If excessive use be continued,
it leads to idiotcy, but does not incite to crime,
violent or otherwise.
I do not know, nor have I heard, of any cases
in which it has led to temporary homicidal frenzy
in this country, though it does so in India.
54.No, not as a rule, though there are excep-
tional cases. Criminals, if they wish to fortify
themselves, do so by drinking liquor.
55.Yes, criminals do induce their victims to
partake of these drugs, and so stupefy them.
* Summoned to attend at a sitting of the Commission for oral examination, but was unable to appear.