ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1884.
Opium.
farmer, can be used after such time without the consent of the new farmer. 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 person so licensed shall exhibit the notice in his place of sale in a conspicuous position, so as to be plainly visible to every person entering such place of sale.
19. All licensees of the Governor in Council under section 15 of this Ordinance when there is no opium farmer shall during the last three months of the period of their licences (if the Governor in Council shall have granted the opium farm to any farmer) be subject to such restrictions as to the quantities of prepared opium they shall boil, prepare, or sell, as the Governor in Council may from time to time determine. Provided that such restrictions shall not apply to any licence granted before the passing of this Ordinance.
20. Neither the opium farmer nor his licensees shall during the three months preceding the end of his term, manufacture more than the usual quantity of boiled or prepared opium, or during the said three months, sell any boiled or prepared opium 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 last three months of the term, and the price of the same, or as to the nature and quantity of the raw or boiled or prepared opium so to be purchased or made over, and the prices thereof, such difference shall be determined by three arbitrators, 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.
Restriction on licensees.
Close of farm stocks.
[1 of 79, s.5, 7 of 79, s. 7, 4 of 83, s. 3.]