§ MR. FULLERTON (Cumberland, Egremont)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can state the number of permits which have been issued by the magistrates authorising the holders to obtain opium under the Ordinance issued by the Transvaal Legislature; and whether he proposes to make any representations to secure that the Ordinance will be rescinded, so as to effect the 1396 suppression of the illicit traffic in opium which now takes place.
§ COLONEL SEELYI have no information with regard to the number of permits. With regard to the Ordinance generally I would refer to my reply to a similar Question by my hon. friend the Member for Stirlingshire on 22nd October.
§ MR. FULLERTONWould there be any difficulty in getting the information?
§ COLONEL SEELYI do not think so; the object is to restrict the sale of opium.