The Calcutta Gazette. February 4 1920 (Parts I IA IB IC II Supplement)

R. dated the 2nd March 1918 at pages 382-395 of Part I of the Colcotta Gazette of the fitit ideni the Governor in Council is pleased to make the following directions to regulate the export of opium by sea from Calcutta :- 1. On and from the date of the publication of the notification the directions published with the Board of Revenue Notification No. [...] or for any other reason the shipper must without delay apply to the Local Government for a fresh certificate and must pending the issue of such certificate either (a) return the opium to the Presidency Godowns with the permission of the Collector of Customs or (b) keep it with the permission of the said Collector under sealed hatches at a mooring ghat to be fixed by the Superintendent of [...] The Preventive Officer on board the receiving steamer shall carfully examine the seals affixed to the hatches or other openings or doors of a cargo-boat laden with opium as soon as the boat arrives alongside the vessel and shall not allow the seals to be broken in any case until he is prepared to receive the opium on board and to superintend the removal of the chests from the hold of the car [...] If any theft of opium is discovered the Preventive Officer shall make an immediate report to the River Police and to the Collector of Customs mentioning at the same time the number of the cargo-boat and the name of the owner and inaiipa. [...] The President shall take the chair ; in the event of his absence the Vice-President shall take the chair ; in his absence the Director of the School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene shall take the chair: and in his absence also the meeting shall elect their Chairman.