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of the Grimm Regulation of 19th July 1847, I found that the obvious
intention
of
those
Regulation, could
not be enforced.
of
2. The subject
in a petition from
was introduced
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the
retailers of prepared Opinen, who set
fruth that unlicensed
perions
prepared opium and sold it
cxportation,
Mn
the
Jou
plea that the
Regulations only contemplated the preparation of opium for consumption in the Colony; and that it was also
to
the unliccused
a practice among
prepare Opium in a larger
than one Chest, alleging
quantity
that the Regulations referred to
emaller quantity than one chut They showed that not only they themselves were losers by these
Arreechings,
but that the Colonial
Revenue also enffered in the decrease
of the number of licences
3. The Opinion of
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Opinion of the Attorney
General that under cxisting rules
And
remedy could be applied, made
it
necessary for
me to have
ve recoure
to legislation.
4. While the matten was
thus
under consideration attention
my
was drawn to the nature
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the