JULY 27.

3. On the receipt of any such application the Minister
   shall, if satisfied as to the character of the applicant and
   as to his fitness to be the holder of a permit, issue to the
   applicant a permit in the form No. 1 in the Schedule
   hereto.

4. Subject to the provisions of the said Act and its
   amendments, and to the regulations for the time being in
   force thereunder, it shall be lawful for the holder of a
   permit as aforesaid to import into New Zealand any of
   the articles or goods hereinafter mentioned, namely:

Opium, crude.
Opium, in powder.
Opium, solid extract of.
Opium, in mixture with other substances (if such mix-
ture may be made suitable for smoking).
Opium, liquid extract of.
Opium, tincture of.
Opium, sedative liquor of.
Opium, wine of.
Sydenham's laudanum.
Solutions or liquids containing opium, or moist or semi-
liquid preparations containing opium, and which are
in a form which may be made suitable for smoking.

5. The articles and goods enumerated in the last pre-
   ceding regulation are hereby declared to be opium in a
   form which, though not suitable for smoking may yet be
   made suitable for smoking.

6. Every importer shall keep a book in the form No. 2 in
   the Schedule hereto (hereinafter referred to as the Opium
   Import Book), and shall enter or cause to be entered
   therein the particulars indicated in that form with respect
   to all opium imported by him: Provided that where an
   importer sells or otherwise disposes of any articles or
   goods imported by him in pursuance of his permit to a
   registered medical practitioner, a duly qualified veterinary
   surgeon, a registered chemist, a manufacturing chemist,
   a Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, the licensee or
   manager of a private hospital, or such other person as the
   Minister may approve, it shall not be necessary to obtain
   the signature of the purchaser or other person to whom
   those articles or goods are so sold or disposed of.

7. Before making any other entries in his Opium Import
   Book the importer shall enter therein the prescribed par-
   ticulars (so far as applicable) as to all opium which he
   may have in his possession on the date of the issue of the
   permit.

8. On the 31st day of March and the 30th day of Sep-
   tember in each year the importer shall take stock and
   shall balance his Opium Import Book; in the event of
   the amount of opium as shown by the book failing to
   correspond with the amount actually in stock, the importer
   shall enter in his book his explanation of the cause of the
   discrepancy, and shall sign the same.

9. The importer shall at all reasonable times, on request
   so to do, produce for inspection all books kept by him
   under these regulations to the Collector or other officer
   of Customs, or to any constable, or to any other person
   appointed by the Minister in that behalf; and shall
   permit any such person to examine and take stock of all
   opium in his possession; and shall truly answer any
   questions put to him with reference to the entries in the
   said books or as to any opium imported by him or in his
   possession.

10. If the importer, by himself or his agent, commits
    any breach of these regulations, his permit may thereupon
    be cancelled by the Minister, but such cancellation shall
    not in any way release the importer or agent from any
    other penalty or liability incurred under the said Act or
    these regulations.

DISPOSAL OF OPIUM PURCHASED FROM IMPORTERS.

11. Every person who, for the purpose of sale or manu-
    facture, purchases or receives opium from the holder of
    any permit under these regulations shall keep a book in
    the form No. 3 in the Schedule hereto (to be called the
    Retailer's Opium Book), and shall enter or cause to be
    entered therein the particulars indicated in that form,
    with respect to all opium so purchased or received by him.

12. Regulations numbered 7, 8, and 9 hereof shall, with
    the necessary modifications, apply to persons who receive
    opium from importers for the purposes of sale or manu-
    facture.

13. No person (other than an importer who disposes of
    opium to the persons or classes of persons enumerated in
    the proviso to regulation 6 hereof) shall during any period
    of seven days sell opium to any other person in larger
    quantities in the aggregate than—

Of opium in solution or liquid form
not containing more dry extrac-
tive matter than 6 per cent., when
evaporated for two hours on a
steam bath
Of opium in any other form

One fluid ounce.

20 grains.

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14. Nothing in the last preceding regulation shall apply
    to the sale of any medicine containing opium compounded
    by or furnished to the order of a registered medical prac-
    titioner, or a duly qualified veterinary surgeon, in the
    course of his business.

SCHEDULE.

Form No. 1.

PERMIT TO IMPORT OPIUM.

Under Section 3 of the Opium Act, 1908.
I, , Minister of Customs, do hereby issue to
carrying on the business of, at, this per-
mit to import opium into New Zealand, in the following
forms, namely:

Opium, crude.
Opium, in powder.
Opium, solid extract of.
Opium, in mixture with other substances (if such
mixture may be made suitable for smoking).
Opium, liquid extract of.
Opium, tincture of.
Opium, sedative liquor of.
Opium, wine of.
Sydenham's laudanum.
Solutions or liquids containing opium, or moist or
semi-liquid preparations containing opium, and
which are in a form which may be made suitable
for smoking.

This permit is issued subject to the provisions of the
Opium Act, 1908, and its amendments, and of the regula-
tions thereunder.

Dated at Wellington, this day of, 19 .

Minister of Customs.

Form No. 2.

OPIUM IMPORT BOOK.

Opium received.
For
Manufacture.
How disposed of
Sold or otherwise disposed of.

Date.
Ship.
Whence.
Name of Shipper.
Form in which received,*
and Quantity.
Date.
Form of Opium used, and
Manufactured into.
Date.
Form in which sold or dis-
posed of, and Quantity.
Name and Address of Pur-
chaser or other Person to
whom Opium undisposed of.
Signature of Purchaser.
where Opium retailed.
Remarks explaining Dis-
posal other than Sale.

• Keep a separate page of the book for the receipt and disposal
  of each form of opium—e.g., crude, in powder, solid extract,
  tincture, liquid extract, &c.

Form No. 3.

RETAILER'S OPIUM BOOK.

Opium
purchased.
Used in
Manufacture.
Sold or otherwise disposed of.

Date.
From whom.
Form in which received,*
and Quantity.
Date.
Form of Opium used,
and Quantity.
Date.
Form of Opium sold or
disposed of.
To whom sold.
Address.
Signature of Purchaser.
Remarks explaining Dis-
posal other than Sale or
Manufacture.

• Keep a separate page of the book for the receipt and disposal
  of each form of opium—e.g., crude, in powder, solid extract,
  tincture, liquid extract, &c.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-fourth day of July, one thousand
nine hundred and eleven.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Customs.