MORPHIA, CODEINE AND HEROINE.

HC Deb 19 July 1926 vol 198 c863

8. Mr. PONSONBY

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India what amount of morphia has been manufactured in India during the last five years, and what amount of codeine and heroine?

Year ended.	Morphine Hydrochlorate.	Morphine Acetate	Codeia.	Heroin
		lbs.	ozs.	lbs.	ozs.	lbs.	ozs.
October, 1921	…	—	—	16	15	Nil.
						(refined).
October, 1922	…	34	6	—	—	Nil.
		(refined).
October, 1923	…	130	6	—	—	Nil.
		(refined).
October, 1924	…	424	15	—	31	2	Nil.
		(refined).			(refined).
		4,050	4	—	100	0	Nil.
		(crude).			(crude).
October, 1925	…	140	6	14	12	2	2	Nil.
		(refined).			(refined).
		2,000	0	—	—	Nil.
		(crude).
Total-Five years	…	730	1	14	12	50	3
		(refined).			(refined).
		6,050	4	—	100	0
		(crude).			(crude).