League of Nations Commission of Enquiry into the Control of Opium-Smoking in the Far East. Report distributed to the Council and Members of the League. Geneva, November, 1930.

Hardback. Half-leather binding with marbled paper to rear board and title onlay to front board. Bound in the Dutch East Indies by Sadrie Bookbinders of Batavia (label inside front board). Glassine endpapers. 158 pages. Text in English, though some table entries & map titles in both French & English. Includes tables, 10 pages of photos & 7 maps. Single page maps: 'Map of Formosa showing population and licensed opium-smokers in each province'. 'Map of Kwantung leased territory showing number of licensed opium-smokers in each administrative district'. Fold-out maps: 'Showing the journey of the commission in the Far east'. 'Map of Burma showing districts under different legislative opium control'. 'Map illustrating the prohibitive and restrictive measures with respect to the possession, the ownership the transportation and use of government- chandu and dross, The Netherlands East-Indies.' 'Map of Siam showing prices of monopoly opium in force in various districts.' 'Map of Indo-China showing zones where different prices of Regie Opium are applied.' --- Part I. I. Origin of the Enquiry 2. Objects of the Enquiry 3. Staff of the Commission 4. Itinerary of the Commission 5. Method of Conducting the Enquiry 6. Outline of the Plan for the Report 7. Units of Measures and Currencies PART II. I. The Extent of the Opium-smoking Habit 2. Circumstances leading to the Smoking of Opium 3. Public opinion in the Far East on Opium-smoking 4. Individual Opinion in Favour of Opium-smoking 5. The Effects of Opium on Smokers 6. Effect of Restrictive Measures against Opium-smoking on the Labour Supply 7. Circumstances tending to prevent the further spread of the Opium-smoking Habit 8. Education and Propaganda against Opium-smoking 9. Medical Opinion on the Opium-smoking Question I0. Cure of Opium Addiction II. Public Establishments for the Smoking of Opium 12. Opium Dross I3. Relation between the Control of Opium-smoking and the Use of and Illicit Traffic in other Narcotic Drugs 14. Relation between the Smoking and Eating of Opium. 15. Influence on Opium Control of Uncontrolled Poppy Cultivation, Illicit Traffic and Consumption I6. Main Features of the Governments' Opium Policies PART III. I. Burma II (a). Straits Settlements. II (b). Federated Malay States II (c). Unfederated Malay States II (d). State of Brunei. II (e). Sarawak II (f). British North Borneo III. The Netherlands Indies IV Siam V (a). The Union of Indo-China V (b). Kwangchow-Wan VI Hong-Kong VII Macao VIII. Formosa IX (a) Kwantung Leased Territory IX (b) The South Manchuria Railway Zone X Philippine Islands. PART IV. 1. Necessity for Concurrent Measures 2. Scientific Research on the Opium-smoking Problem 3. Limitation and Control of Poppy Cultivation by International Action 4. Measures to Combat the Demand for Opium for Smoking Purposes 5. Measures to Prevent Illicit Traffic 6. Measures to Identify Government-prepared Opium 7. Control of International Trade 8. Reduction of Retail Prices on Government Opium 9. Complete. Opium Monopoly for Retail Distribution 10. Retailing of Opium for Cash Only 11. Measures to Control Individual Consumption 12. Prohibition for Minors to Smoke Opium 13. Smoking Establishments I4. Control and Disinfection of Opium Pipes 15. Control of Dross 16. Cure of Opium-smokers I7・Opium Revenue I8. League of Nations Central Bureau in the Far East for Opium-smoking Affairs 19. Annual Reports to the League of Nations 20. Revision of the Hague International Opium Convention and the Geneva Opium Binding sound & contents complete. Some wear to covers including old worm damage to spine, front board & inside rear board plus small loss to spine ends & bottom edge of boards. Light tanning to page edges & foxing to the margins of some others. Small tide mark to foredge of about 10 pages & 'nibbling' to foredge of a few pages. Closed tear to gutter of page 113. Annotations, some in blue crayon to several pages & previous owners name inked inside rear board, else clean.…