[COLONIAL OFFICE], STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND FEDERATED MALAY STATES OPIUM COMMISSION.

Proceedings of the Commission Appointed to Enquire into Matters Relating to the Use of Opium in the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States.
Volume I. Report and Annexures [Together With] Volume III. Analysis of Evidence, Appendices, and Subject Index.

London. Printed for the HMSO by Darling & Son. February 1909. Stock ID #173663

Two Parliamentary Papers:
Volume I: title, contents + 98pp [final blank]; Volume III. title, Index, three large folding charts, one coloured showing the sales of opium between 1902-1905, Appendices, Subject Index + 280 pp; both 32.5 x 21.1cm, original blue title wrappers, slightly creased, spines discoloued with wear and slight loss to the head and foot of each, volume III with two blue ink library stamps, but very good, clean examples.

Important and scarce primary material relating to the use of opium in the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. Volumes I and III were issued in the series of Parliamentary papers of Great Britain as Papers by command. Volume II containing the Minutes of Evidence was not published for sale.

Volume I publishes 17 sections which include the effects and prevalence of opium use, attempts at prohibition and restrictive measures (including the registration of smokers, reduction in the number of opium outlets and increasing price). Volume III includes analysis and evidence given by 74 witnesses on a range of issues relating to opium smoking followed by 99 short appendices. Both de-accessioned from the University of Hull Library, sold with a copy of a letter of confirmation of de-accession.

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