§ Mr. GILBERTasked the President of the Board of Trade the amount and value of opium, morphia, and cocaine imported into Great Britain in the years 1920, 1921 and 1922, respectively, indicating the countries from which these drugs were imported and the amounts and values thereof, respectively?
§ 1921. Mr. BRIDGEMANI have been asked to reply. The particulars are as follow: For 1920, the only figures available are the Customs Returns, which are not complete as they do not include imports by parcel post. For 1921, the figures collected by the Home Office from the importers are available. These may be taken as complete, but information as to value, which is not collected, cannot be given. For 1922, the statistics are not yet available.
541WSTATEMENT (prepared from information supplied by His Majesty's Customs and Excise) of the quantity of opium, morphine and cocaine registered as imported into the United Kingdom during 1920, distinguishing the countries whence consigned.
I.—Opium. 1920. 1920. lbs. £ France 130 237 Turkey (European) 210,377 211,019 Turkey (Asiatic) 122,713 121,144 Persia 3,910 6,798 Other foreign countries 2,370* 3,484 Total from foreign countries 339,500 £342,682 British India 82,966 64,576 Hong Kong 820 1,023 Other British Possessions 244 207 Total from British Possessions 84,030 £65,806 Total 423,530 £408,488 * Includes Italy, 470 lbs; Greece, 200 lbs.; Japan (including Formosa and Japanese leased territories in China), 800 lbs.; of which values have not been furnished separately.
II.—Morphine. 1920. 1920. Ozs. £ United States of America 320 105 Total 320 105 542W
III.—Cocaine. Germany 2,368 3,820 France 2,083 3,066 Switzerland 1,000 1,500 Peru 1,424 1,200 Other foreign countries 352 627 Total 7,227 £10,213 STATEMENT, prepared by the Home Office from returns rendered by licensed importers, of imports of opium, morphine and cocaine during the year 1921, distinguishing the countries whence consigned.
I.—Opium. 1921. Lbs. Greece 8,348 Italy 339 Persia 1,246 Spain 176 Switzerland 848 Turkey (European and Asiatic) 45,079 Other countries 2,125 58,161
II—Morphine and Morphine,Salts (including morphine content of preparations and admixtures). Ozs. France … … 1 Switzerland … … 870 Turkey … … 229 1,100
III.—Cocaine and Cocaine Salts (including cocaine content of preparations and admixtures). Ozs. France 19,955 Germany 2,073 Greece 61 Holland 2,544 United States of America 30 24,663