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bottles of the iufusiou. The chocks are subsequently returued to the 

 oflSce and are used in preparing the records. 



From the IGtli to the 23rd of November about 396 patients had 

 Imported that they were ctmipletely cured of the habit. Previous to 

 the former date uo records on the subject were kept. Many patients 

 natiu'ally do not trouble to return and make a report. 



Besides the Weld Road Establishment of the Selangor Auti-opium 

 Society in Kuala Lumpiu-, to which the above figures alone relate, 

 branches of the society have been opened at Kepong, Kawang, 

 Serendah, Suugei Besi and Kajang. 



It is also being prejtared and distributed at the Methodist Episcopal 

 Mission Hall in Sultan Street, Kuala Lumpiu", and at an independent 

 place in Kuala Kubu. In Peuaug, Sereinbau, Malacca and Singapore 

 it is in use. The drug is sent fi-om Seremban to Malacca and from 

 Kuala Lumpur to Penang and Singapore. 



The Rev. W. E. Horlev writes, under date the 6th December, that 

 " alx)Ut 8,000 people have applied for the medicine at our Mission 

 Hall" in Sultan Street, Kuala Lumpur; and "over 7,000" in Ipoh, 

 Perak, " within the last few weeks." 



The official opium returns for the State of Selangor show a very 

 considerable reduction during the months of November and December. 

 The figures for the period from June to December are as follows : 



Muuth. 



June 



July 



August 

 Septemljer 

 October 

 Noveml>er 

 Decern Ijer 



Taking the average of the five first months, as a standard, the 

 consumption during Novemlxr shows a decrease of 38 chests and the 

 revenue collected during the same period a decrease of $21,449. The 

 figures for Decem1x?r show a decrease of 22 chests, which is 16 chests 

 more than the November total. This increase is probably due to a 

 return of a certain number of the patients to their opium pipes. 



It is assumed by those interested in the matter that this large 

 falling off is directlv due to the effects of the anti-opium drug which 



