CH. XVII.] REPORT OF THE INDIAN HEMP DRUGS COMMISSION, 1893-94. 351
Gwalior and Patiala,
under passes granted by the Collectors or Political Agents
concerned. The traffic is not large. Dholpur adjoins the
North-Western Prov-
inces.
Banswara.
722. In Banswara no
memorandum has been furnished, but the Commission
have information from the
officials that ganja and
bhang are produced. The State adjoins the Bombay
Presidency. Nothing is known of the system of excise
administration.
Serohi.
723. A statement has been
furnished for Serohi which shows that licenses
to sell ganja are given for
seven places in the State,
and a revenue averaging Rs. 386 per annum realised
for license fees (Rs. 863 for 1892-93) and Rs. 145 for fixed duty.
There are
license holders, but they keep no record. Only ganja is imported,
the average
being 32 maunds per annum. Cultivation is unrestricted and not
recorded.
The Kotwal of Serohi estimates the outturn of ganja produced in the
State at
8 maunds, and bhang at 300 maunds. No exports are shown. It is
stated that
the whole of the ganja and bhang produced in the country, averaging
one maund
of the former and 40 maunds of the latter, is recovered from the
cultivators and
given in charity and sent to the temples of Mahadeo, and some is
used in liquor.
The State does not adjoin British territory.
Kerowli.
724. Customs duties are
levied in the Kerowli State on imports at the rate
of Rs. 2-8-0 per maund on
ganja, Rs. 10 on charas,
and Re. 1 on bhang. During the Shivratri fair
in February the duties are suspended. The right of retail vend at
three towns
is sold by auction, and there are 8 licenses for retail vend. No
further control
is exercised. The plant is cultivated for bhang, and ganja is
imported. The
transactions shown are very small, but the license fee averages Rs.
1,157 per
annum. The State does not adjoin British territory.
Kishengarh.
725. The only system of
control in force in the Kishengarh State consists in
the levy of duties
(apparently import duties) at the
rate of Re. 1-8-0 per maund on ganja and charas
and 4 annas on bhang. The farming system used to prevail, but has
been
abandoned. It is now proposed to increase the duties and to license
vendors.
The transactions are small. Kishengarh adjoins Ajmere.
Jaisalmir.
726. In Jaisalmir there
is provision for levying customs duties, but it is
stated that there has been
no import or export of
hemp drugs for the last ten
years, and that the drugs
are not sold in the State.
There is, however, a little cultivation for ganja and
bhang, which is purchased by
the consumers from the cultivators. Jaisalmir
adjoins Sind, and a small
amount of ganja and charas is said to be smuggled into
Sind through this
State.
Shahpura.
727. In this small State
import and export duties are charged at rates not
mentioned. Transit duty at 3
pies per sér is also
levied on bhang exported to foreign States in addi-
tion to the export duty. There is no further control of any kind.
In future it is
proposed to issue licenses to a limited number of persons at a few
selected
places.