HC Deb 20 July 1915 vol 73 cc1327-8W
Sir HERBERT ROBERTS

asked the Secretary of State for India whether he can state the amount of opium and its preparations issued from Government Treasuries, or sold by retail, in the province of Assam, for each year since its reeonstitution as a separate administrative area?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

The following figures show the amount of opium and its preparations issued from Government Treasuries in Assam (or, in districts where the supply is not derived entirely from Treasuries, the amount sold by retail) for the years 1911–12 to 1913–14:

Seers.
1911–12 … … … 60,279
1912–13 … … … 62,048
1913–14 … … … 63,582

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