BARODA STATE MEMORANDUM.
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40. Two pounds of the home-bred bhang is herewith sent as a specimen for favour of be-
ing forwarded to the Secretary, Indian Hemp Drugs Commission.
Preparation and manufacture.
41. Bhang is the only product prepared in this State. Various other preparations are
made from ganja, garda, and bhang. They were formerly
made by the Tambolis and the Gandhis, but at present pre-
pared by the license holder.
55. Before February 1892 there were no restrictions placed either on the importation or
exportation of bhang and ganja, the importer had but to pay the customs duty.
56. The number of shops was not fixed nor was the sale or export regulated. Everybody
on payment of import duty was free to deal in the drug as he pleased. Hence the quantity
disposed of in home consumption and quantity exported cannot be ascertained.
57. Ganja and bhang were then sold in every shop of the Gandhi and Tamboli, except
in places where the bhang and ganja were much used. In such places the right of selling
these drugs was leased out to the highest bidder and large consumption was thus brought
partly under control and excessive use restricted.
58. A large quantity of bhang and ganja was then exported from His Highness' territory
by traders to the surrounding Native States and much profit was made by them.
59. The export trade has now become extinct since the publication of the Notification
No. 10, dated 10th December 1891, which put a stop to importation or exportation by any
person other than licensed vendor for each division.
60. Bhang and ganja which appeared in every shop of the Gandhi and Tamboli are
now only sold in the shops licensed for the purpose.
61. The number of shops in each division is fixed and the sale of bhaug and ganja is
regulated.
62. The following translation of the agreement will give a better idea of the restrictions
placed upon the sale and manufacture of bhang and ganja by the Government farmer:—
"I pass this agreement in writing that my tender for the exclusive right of selling bhang,
ganja, and the preparations thereof at the appointed shops, a list of which is herewith annexed
in all the talukas of the Prant, for a period of three years from 1st August 1893 to 31st July
1896, is accepted on condition of my paying into the Government treasury an annual sum of
Rs.
British currency, I bind myself to act according to the terms of the agreement
mentioned below.
2. The following are the instalments by which the amount of the izara, namely, the sum
of Rs.
British is to be paid to Government:—
I shall pay to Government the sum of Rs.
British annually, being the amount of
the instalments aforesaid within the 15th of next month of the instalments falling due. If I
shall fail to pay within the said dates, I shall pay interest at the rate of 61/4 per cent. per annum
on the amount of the instalment from the day next after the one on which it falls due. If
the interest and the amount due be not paid in due time, Government are at liberty to recover
them according to the rules for the recovery of arrears of land revenue and annul the contract.
3. I shall not be entitled to compensation if any loss is incurred by the failure of season
or any other causes. The responsibility of the loss rests on my head, nor shall I claim any
remission from the amount of the izara on account of such loss.
4. I shall open shops at such places as are mentioned in the list or at places which shall be
fixed by the Subha of the district. I shall keep such shops open from sunrise till 9 o'clock P.M.
I shall open and maintain new shops and close existing shops as may be required. I shall
not complain of any loss that may accrue by such proceedings.
5. As I have farmed the right of selling bhang, ganja, and the preparations thereof, I
shall make my own arrangements for procuring them. I shall not purchase these articles
from persons who do not possess a license from this Government for selling them other than
the cultivators of bhang and ganja in this State. In case I have occasion to import or export
these articles into or from foreign territory, I shall import or export them in accordance
with the rules laid down in Notification No. 10, dated 10th December 1891. I shall keep in
store such quantity of the articles as shall be directed by the Subha of the district.
6. If it shall be found necessary to store bhang, ganja, and the preparations thereof in
one place, I shall store them in such a place of of depôt as shall be fixed by the Subha of the
district. Articles issued from such a place of depôt for retail sale shall be removed and trans-
ported under a permit from the Subha or such other officer as authorized by the Subha to grant
such permits. I shall keep accounts of them for each sale in accordance with the annexed form
A shown to me.
7. The Government are at liberty to destroy such bhang, ganja, and other articles as are
in the opinion of the Subha of the district injurious to the health of the consumers.
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