§ 1. Mr. Dayasked the Under-Secretary of State for India the amount of the various alkaloids of opium manufactured at the Government's factory at Ghazipur and /or other Government factories in India during the 12 months ended to the last convenient date, and the amount derived from the sale of the same?
The Under-Secretary of State for India (Lord Stanley)With the hon. Member's permission, I will circulate a statement showing the amounts of the various alkaloids of opium manufactured at the Ghazipur Opium Factory for the year ending 30th September, 1937. The profit made on their sale was Rs.47,426 annas 13.
§ Mr. DayIs the export of this article to the United Kingdom being suspended except for medical and scientific purposes?
Lord StanleyI will make inquiries as to the exact regulations regarding these exports, but, as the hon. Member knows, most of them are sold through the High Commissioner to firms in this country. Their imports to this country are strictly controlled by the Home Office licensing system.
§ Following is the statement:
733| Opium Alkaloids manufactured at the Ghazipur Opium Factory between 1st October, 1936, and 30th September, 1937 | |||||||||
| Morphine Hydrochloride | Morphine Sulphate. | Morphine Tartrate. | Morphine Crude. | Codeine. | |||||
| lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. | lb. | oz. |
| 153 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 787 | 8 | 210 | 5 |