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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 27, 1909.
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25.-(1.) The Opium Farmer may, in his discretion, Licensees of grant licences to suitable persons authorizing them to sell Opium Far- prepared opium or dross opium, but subject to such conditions as may from time to time be approved by the Governor-in-Council.
(2.) When there is no Opium Farmer the Governor-in- Council may, in his discretion, grant licences to suitable persous authorizing them to prepare and sell prepared opium and dross opium on such conditions as may from time to time be approved by the Governor-in-Council :
26.-(1.) The Governor-in-Council may from time to Grant, etc., time, on such terms as he may think expedient, grant the of dross privilege of collecting opium dross and of preparing and farm. dealing in dross opium.
(2.) The grantee thereof may grant licences to persons approved by him to collect opium dross or to prepare or deal in dross opium,
(3.) Every such licensee, when collecting, shall carry such badge as the Governor may direct.
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27. If the consideration money for any privilege granted Default by under this or any Ordinance hereby repealed, or any instal- farmer in ment thereof, is not paid within one month next after the payment of day appointed for the payment thereof, the said privilege tion money. shall become null and void upon the Governor-in-Council publishing a notification in The Gazette to that effect and, over and above all other liabilities under this Ordinauce or any Ordinance hereby repealed or any conditions of such privilege, the farmer shall be liable to make good to the Governor all losses or expenses incurred by reason of such default in payment, or by reason of any re-sale or re- grant of such privilege which the Governor-in-Council may thereupon make, and to make which he is hereby authorized.
Transfer of Farm.
expiry of farm. Schedule B: Form No. 3.
28.-(1.) The Opium Farmer shall, one month before Notice of his privilege expires, give public notice, in the Form No. in Schedule B to this Ordinance, that such privilege is to expire on the day named in such notice, which shall be the last day of his exclusive privilege, and that no prepared opium or dross opium, purchased from such farmer, or from any licensee of such farmer, can be used without the consent of the new farmer after noon of the third day next after such date.
(2.) Such notice shall be printed in English and Chinese, and the farmer shall supply copies thereof to all persons licensed by him under this Ordinance, and every such licensed person shall exhibit such notice in the place where he sells prepared opium or dross opium, in a conspicuous position, so as to be plainly visible to every person entering • such place.
29. The Opium Farmer shall not, during the three months Stocking of preceding the end of his term, prepare more than the usual market at quantity of prepared opium and dross opium, and neither end of farm. he nor his licensees shall, during such three months, sell any prepared opium or dross opium at less than the average current prices of the day or in greater quantities than is nsual at the time of year, and at the end of his term such farmer or his licensees shall not sell, export, or otherwise make away with or dispose of any of his or their stock of prepared opium or dross opium, but shall make over to the incoming farmer the full and complete stock of raw opium, prepared opium and dross opium then in his or their posses-, sion, at the marketable value thereof, together with all furniture, fittings, and implements used in or about the Opium Farmer's premises for the purposes of his privilege, and the incoming farmer shall be bound to take over and pay for the same accordingly.
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