Sir HERBERT ROBERTSasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he will state the number of shops for the sale of opium and its preparations, the number of shops for the sale of drugs other than opium, and the quantity of opium and other drugs consumed in each of the major provinces of India in 1901–2, 1906–7, and 1911–12, respectively; and what was the amount of revenue derived from the sale thereof in each case?
§ Mr. MONTAGUpresented the following figures:—