§ Mr. MANDERasked the Home Secretary whether he has any information to show the amount of drugs manufactured from opium and coca leaf by the Soviet Union, Turkey and India, respectively, in each of the past five years?
§ Mr. CLYNESFollowing is the information:
Soviet Union.—The following figures were supplied to the recent. preliminary conference of Governments of manufacturing countries by the Soviet Delegation:
— 1927–28. (kilogrammes). 1928–29. (kilogrammes). 1929–30. (kilogrammes). Heroin 76 31 117 Dioniu 426 234 436 Codein 1,946 1,681 2,884 Morphine Hydrochloric 425 470 632 Pantopon 24 145 239 Cocain 447 735 1,120 NOTE 1.—These figures having been telegraphically communicated to the Delegation may be subject to revision in case of error in transmission.
NOTE 2.—The Soviet Union economic year was originally from 1st October to 30th September. In accordance with the
— Caternine Hydro-chloride. Morphine Hydro-chloride. Morphine Hydro-chloride crude. Morphine acetate. Morphine tartrate. Codeine. Narcotine. lbs. ozs. lbs. ozs. lbs. ozs. lbs. ozs lbs. ozs. lbs. ozs. lbs. ozs Manufactured from 1st November, 1924, to 31st October, 1925. — 140 5 2,000 0 14 11 — 2 2 19 15 Manufactured from 1st January, 1926, to 31st December, 1926. — 224 3 4,099 0 4 4 23 5 — — Manufactured from 1st January, 1927, to 31st December, 1927. — 57 0 281 0 — 8 11 2 10 — Manufactured from 1st January, 1928, to 31st December, 1928. 0 13 159 7 738 0 — — 5 6 5 0 Manufactured from 1st January, 1929, to 31st December, 1929. — 119 6 — — — 13 6 10 0