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24. When the farm is thus annulled, all the bhang, ganja, and the preparations thereof
remaining unsold shall be made over to the Subha, and shall be duly disposed of by him, and
the vessels, packages, and conveyances which may have been seized shall be returned to me
within two months after I shall have made good the whole loss.
25. If I fail to carry out the farm before its term expires according to the conditions of
the agreement, I shall pay from my own property any sum that may be found to be due from
me; and if this sum cannot be recovered from me, Government are at liberty to recover it
from the amount deposited by me.
26. I shall deposit in the Government treasury a sum of 15 per cent. on the amount of the
izara.
27. In case of any dispute which cannot be settled by a reference to these terms, I agree
to any settlement that may be arrived at by a reference to the rules of auction sales in force."
63. The following statement will show the number of shops fixed and the number of
shops opened by the farmers:—
Number of
shops fixed.
Number of
shops opened
Baroda
124
51
Kadi
95
18
Navsari
27
20
Amreli
13
12
69. The use of bhang and ganja is on the decrease in the State as will be clear from the
quantity imported for sale during the last five years in each division, the reason for the de-
crease being increase in the price of these drugs.
70. The following is the quantity imported in all the divisions for the last five years:—
Divisions.
1887-88.
1888-89.
1889-90.
1890-91.
1891-92.
Baroda
1,287
1,265
1,133
1,133
430
Kadi
1,011
705
1,054
1,054
527
Amreli
591
385
642
220
262
Navsari
37
41
15
20
12
Administration, taxation, and control.
71. Since the introduction of the new system, the sale has very much fallen off on ac-
count of the rise in the price of bhang and ganja. Before introduction of the present mea-
sure, ganja was sold 4 tolas per pice, and now it is below one tola. Bhang was sold then 8
tolas per pice and it is now sold two tolas per pice.
72. Several persons have deposed in the course of the inquiry that the bhang and ganja
have become dearer than what they were before, and that they are therefore consuming less
than before, a fact not to be lost sight of that heavy duty on intoxicants lessens the consump-
tion—a safer course to be adopted than total prohibition.
165. There is no cultivation of hemp drugs in the Baroda
State except in one place to a very small extent.
166. No restrictions are placed on cultivation, nor are they necessary, as cultivation has
died out of itself for causes beyond the control of His Highnesse's Government.
167. However, there is a safeguard provided that in case of any cultivation, the produce
should be sold to none but the Government farmer.
168. The administration in regard to the import, export, and sale of bhang and ganja
is based on the Notification No. 10, dated 10th December 1891. A translation in English is
given below for easy reference, and for fully understanding the rules in force—
NOTIFICATION NO. 10.
"By order of His Highness the Maharaja Saheb it is hereby notified that, whereas there
is no restriction at present in the State as regards the places in which and the prices at which
bhang, ganja, and the preparations thereof should be sold, and there is consequently a likelihood
of these articles being misused, and whereas Government is anxious to prevent such misuse,
it is hereby enacted as follows:—
"2. That except those persons who cultivate bhang or ganja in this State, no person shall
without permission of the Subha, have in his possession, or in any place, more than a seer of 40
tolas of ganja or the preparations thereof, or more than 4 seers of 40 tolas of bhang or the pre-
parations thereof.