THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH JULY, 1891.
master of the ship, or to the supercargo or other person in whose immediate possession such opium is to be on board of such ship, who shall retain such certificate so long as the ship shall remain in the waters of the Colony.
15. No certificate so granted by the opium' farmer or by any licensee under him shall be valid after noon of the third day from the date of the expiration of such opium farmer's privilege.
Samples.
16. Notwithstanding any provision of this Ordinance, any person actually engaged in trading in opium, or any person employed by such opium trader, may have in his possession raw opium in quantities not exceeding two taels weight of each kind of the brands known as Malwa, Persian, or Turkish opium if such opium can be shown to be bonû fide samples obtained only with a view to the purchase or sale of opium in such quantities as are allowed by this Ordinance to be purchased or sold. Every such sample shall be covered by a certificate of the importer in the form E in the schedule hereto, and such certificate may include more samples than one obtained from the same importer.
(1.) Every such sample shall be tested by the said trader his servants or agents without fee uuder the immediate supervision of or by the opium farmer or his servants at the premises of the opium farmer, and, when tested every such sample shall, together with the importer's cer- tificate covering the same, be given up to and become the property of the opium farmer.
(2.) Every person who procures from au importer any such sample as aforesaid shall within twenty-four hours after procuring the same give written notice to the opium farmer of his possession thereof, such notice shall be in the form F'in the schedule hereto and may refer to more samples than one. (3.) Every person who having obtained such samples
shall
(a.) omit or neglect to give any such notice in mau-
ner aforesaid, or
(b.) refuse or neglect to give up any such sample when tested or the certificate of the importer covering the same,
shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars, or in default of payment to imprisonment with or without; hard labour for any period not exceeding two months.
Raw Opium. Import and Export.
17. Every person importing any raw opium into the Colony shall forthwith report the same to the Superintend- ent, stating the number of chests, and shall, before land- ing such raw opium or any part thereof, send or cause to: be sent to such Superintendent a requisition in the form of schedule G, giving the particulars therein required, where- upon the Superintendent shall issue a permit in the form of schedule II, anthorising the landing and storage of such raw opium, and such permit shall be exhibited to and signed by the opium farmer or his agent, and shall not be used or acted upon till it is so sigued.
18. Every person moving raw opium for exportation in chests shall, before doing so, send to the Superintendent a requisition in the form of schedule I, furnishing the par- ticulars therein required, whereupon the Superintendent may grant au export permit in the form of schedule J, authorising the export of such raw opium. The owner or shipper of such raw opium shall cause such permit to be exhibited to and signed by the opiam farmer or his agent, and it shall not be used or acted upon till it is so signed. It shall be in the absolute discretion of the Super- intendent to grant or withhold any export permit under this section.
19. Every person moving a chest or chests of raw opium from one place to another within the Colony, or transhipping such chest or chests within the waters thereof, shall, before doing so, furnish to the Superintendent a re- quisition properly filled up in the form of schedule K, whereupon the Superintendent shall issue a permit in the form of schedule Z, authorising the transhipment or removal
Lapse of certificate. (1 of 84, 17)
Samples. (See 22 of 67, 66.)
All samples to be test cu in opium farmer's promises.
Notice to be given to pimm farmer.
Raw opium. Iniperi. (22 of 87, 8.)
Raw opium, Export,
(2o of 87, 10.)
(22 of 87, 66.)
Raw opium. Romoval (22 of 87, 11.)
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