REPORT BY ASST. SECY. TO FINANCIAL COMMR., BURMA.
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LETTER No. 133—11-E., DATED 5TH MARCH 1894, FROM THE ASSISTANT
SECRETARY TO THE FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER, BURMA, TO THE
REVENUE SECRETARY TO THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, BURMA.
*1. No. 859—11-E., dated the 27th January 1894.
2. No. 55—11-E., dated the 3rd February 1894.
†1. Letter No. 11—34, dated the 1st December 1893, from
the Deputy Commissioner, Bassein.
2. Letter No. 3124—14-29, dated the 13th December 1893,
from the Deputy Commissioner, Amherst, with enclosures.
3. Letter No. 502—14-R. / 14-93, dated the 1st December 1893, from
the Deputy Commissioner, Akyab.
4. Letter No. 6—62-R., dated the 13th December 1893, from
the Deputy Commissioner, Rangoon Town District, with
enclosures.
5. Letter No. 315—56-E., dated the 20th November 1893,
from Commissioner, Pegu, with copy of answer to question 35.
6. Letter No. 494—20, dated the 2nd December 1893, from
Chief Collector of Customs. (Copy of enclosures forwarded with
Secretary to Financial Commissioner's letter No. 55—11-E.,
dated 3rd February 1894.)
7. Letter No. 1322—37-93, dated the 19th December 1893,
from the Officiating Commissioner, Arakan, with enclosures.
8. Letter No. 9—1397, dated 12th January 1894, from the
Deputy Commissioner, Toungoo.
9. Letter No. 232—14-E., dated the 16th January 1894, from
the Commissioner, Southern Division.
10. Letter No. 18—20/ 30, dated the 24th January 1894, from
the Deputy Commissioner, Mergui.
11. Letter No. 464—136, dated 30th January 1894, from
Commissioner, Tenasserim Division.
With reference to paragraph 3 of your
letter No. 16—2-E.-19, dated the 2nd
November 1893, and in continuation of
this office letters cited in the margin, * I
am directed to forward, for the Chief
Commissioner's information, copies of the
replies† received from the officers who
were consulted concerning—
(I) the smuggling of ganja; and
(II) the success of the system of prohi-
bition which has been adopted in Burma.
On the first point the information supplied by the Deputy Commissioners of the four sea-
port towns shows that the smuggling of ganja is steadily increasing, as will be seen by the
following summary of cases of smuggling detected, viz.:—
1890-91.
1891-92.
1892-93.
Tolas.
Tolas.
Tolas.
(I) Rangoon
8,423
9,771
13,115
(II) Moulmein
932
213
92
(III) Akyab
245
567
1,018
(IV) Bassein
Nil
Nil
Nil
TOTAL
9,600
10,551
14,225
The increase is most marked in Rangoon and Akyab, where Indians form a considerable
portion of the population. In Mouhnein there has been a large falling off. No reason has
been given by the Deputy Commissioner for this decline.
2. Colonel Butler, Deputy Commissioner, Henzada, who was also consulted on the two
points, is unable to furnish any information, and no report of any kind has been furnished by
Lieutenant-Colonel Adamson, Commissioner, Central Division, although, as previously stated
an urgent reminder was sent to him on the 20th January 1894.
No. 11—34, dated the 1st December 1893.
From—The Deputy Commissioner, Bassein,
To—The Secretary to the Financial Commi ssi oner, Burma.
With reference to your letter No. 337—116-E., dated 11th November 1893, I have the
honour to state that there has been no case of smuggling of ganja into this district for the
years 1890-91, 1891-92, and 1892-93.
No. 3124-14-29, dated the 13th December 1893.
From—The Deputy Commissioner, Amherst District,
To—The Secretary to the Financial Commissioner, Burma.
With reference to your letter No. 337—116-E., dated 11th ultimo, I have the honour to
submit herewith statement showing the quantity of ganja smuggled into Moulmein in
1890-91, 1891-92, and 1892-93. There has been no case of smuggling of ganja in the Amherst
sub-division. No reports have been received from the sub-divisional officers of Thaton and
Gyaing: they have been reminded to submit the same at once.
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