appears to be, that it prevents
Konghong thing make a depôt
for
a Faugn Opium trade,
Foreign
lent as the farm does not
affect the wholesale trade,
but only
is
that carried
in
Lads
small packages, my apprehend that its tendency
only to discamage
ac
illicit traffic, which if permitted, might probably
serious
injury
by disturbing
cause more
to our Commerce
our relations
with lehina than
could result,
from
any that
even the
tatal suppression of a particular
branch
387
bauch of
Prade
The private
Lorebs
my
enquiries which
have made.
among parties
f
interested in the trade lehine leads them to suppose that the dissatisfaction
ar
expressed by Messrs Boustead
"the subject of this Tax is not participatest in by Commercial Body generally
the
With reference to the comparison drawn by Messts Boustead between the operation
5- HongKong
of the Peren at Hom and dine apore, My Lnd-
no
see
reason for believing that
it is less suited to the