§ Sir J. AGG-GARDNERasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government accept licences issued by the Japanese authorities at Dairen and the Kwangtung leased territory as sanctioning the export of morphia thence from Great Britain; whether such morphia is restricted in its use to medical purposes only; what amount of morphia manufactured in Great Britain has been exported to Japan under licence during the past two years; and whether, in determining the amount of such exportation for medical purposes, the amount of morphia transmitted by post is taken into consideration?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI have been asked to reply to this question. Under an 1347W arrangement made in 1917 a licence for the exportation of morphia to Japan or to the Kwangtung leased territory, whether by parcel post or otherwise, is granted only on the production of a certificate from the competent Japanese authorities to the effect that the parcel in question will be used for medical purposes only. No licences for exportation to the Kwangtung leased territory have been issued under this arrangement. The total quantity of morphia licensed for export to Japan in 1918 was 36,480 ounces, and during the first eight months of the present year 5,026 ounces. It is not possible to state how much of the quantity licensed was actually exported during the period in question as no figures are available with regard to the quantity of morphia exported by post.