At a committee session of the! League of Nations the drug trafic was discussed and it was asserted the production in Japan of cocaine! far exceeded her requirements, In fact, her requiremtns, it was said, did "not. exceed 600 kilogrammes, though her production amounted to thrice that quantity, the surplus: finding its way to China and India where the authorities repeatedly confiscated drugs originating Japan. The Japanese representative Mr. Ito disputed the correctness of these statements, declaring that Japan's needs of cocaine far exceeded the amount mentioned, which was based on theoretical calculi tions' made by the League's Health Committee withen, making ingui ies from the countries concerned.
But apart from this, Mr. Ito continued, Japan had repeatedly legislated in favour of a reduction of the output of cocaine to an absolute] minimurs.
Chinese delegate Wu Kei-song wanded that Japan should exercise a strict supervision of the ports of opium into Kuan.ong and stated that he woul! amserm his!
Government of Mr. Itoz aesuranee,—Trans Ocean Kuo Min,
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