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20. Neither the Oplum Farmer nor his licensees shall, during the three months preceding the end of his term, manufacture more than the usual quantity of boiled or pre- pared opium, or during the said three months sell any boiled or prepared opin at less than the average current prices of the day, or in greater quantities than usual at the time of the year, and at the end of his term such Farmer or licensees shall not sell, export, or otherwise make away with, or dispose of any of their stock of boiled or prepared opium, but shall make over to the new Farmer the full and complete stock of raw or boiled and prepared opium then in their possession, at the marketable value thereof: and in the event of any difference arising as to the quantities of boiled and prepared opium manufactured or sold during the Jast three months of the term, and the price of the same, er as to the nature and quantity of the raw or boiled or pre-- pared opium so to be purchased or made ov 22, and the prices thereof, such difference shall be determined by three arbi- trators, one to be appointed by the new Farmer, one by the person whose farm has expired or is about to expire, and one by the Governor, and the award of such arbitrators, or a majority of them, shall be final; and the arbitration or such other settlement shall be held at such time after the end of the term of the outgoing Farmer, as to the Governor may seem reasonable, and any award made may be filed in Court pursuant to the provisions of the Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure.
21. It shall be lawful for the majority of the arbitrators to determino, and they are hereby empowered to decide in cach particular case, what are usual quantities within the meaning of this Ordinance.
22. In case the outgoing or the incoming Opium Farmer fails to appoint an arbitrator within ten days from his receiving notice from the Governor so to do, it shall be lawful for the other two arbitrators to proceed with the award, and in case of difference of opinion they shall appoint an umpire, whose award shall be final, and may be filed in Court pursuant to the provisions of the Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure.
23. The Governor in fixing the time for holding the arbitration shall also fix the period within which the award is to be completed, and the same shall be specified in the appointment.
94. The arbitrators shall have the same powers as if the appointment and reference to arbitration had been made by an order of the Supreme Court under the provisions of the Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure, and their award in each case shall be final.
25. The Opinn Farmer and his licensees shall, on the expiration of his term, hand over to the incoming Farmer, and the incoming Farmer shall take over from the outgoing Farmer, all his stock of raw, boiled, and prepared opìum, at such prices as may be settled, subject to the provisoes hereinbefore contained for arbitration in case of difference.
Arrests, searches, and forfeitures.
26. It shall be lawful for any Police or Excise Officer to arrost, without warrant, any person within the Colony whom he reasonably suspects to be conveying or to have concealed on his person boiled or prepared opinu which has not paid duty to the Opium Farmer, and to convey such person to the nearest Police Station, there to be dealt with according to law.
27. It shall be lawful for any Inspector of Police, having reasonable ground for believing that there is boiled or pre- pared opium in any ship within the waters of the Colony contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance (sneh ship not being a ship of war or vessel having the status of a ship of war) to proceed without warrant on board such ship and search for boiled or prepared opium, and seize any boiled or prepared opium so found, and it shall be lawful for such Inspector to take the opium so found together with the person in whose custody, possession, or control it is found. before a Police Magistrate, to be dealt with according to law.
28. Upon lawful evidence being first given to the rea- sonable satisfaction of any Magistrate, that any person within this Colony or the waters thereof has in his pos- session or custo-ly any opium otherwise than as provided by section 16 of this Ordinance, or any opium prepared, sold, or retailed contrary to this Ordinance, it shall be lawful
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