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opinion as to the propriety of conducting prarudings efsentially affecting this belony
in that pecret
dwell on
manner. I shall
Ishall therefore not
that subject further
but Conclude
by reperting that Sir Rutherford Alcoctt's
picture of the amount of contraband trade
in
Opium from here is
greatly exaggerated-
Although whether it be much or little- no
chinese lopes can justify Chinese violations International
of cheaty engagemento
·Countery or usage.
dott. The whole amount of opium
imported annually
be considered to
inte Hongkong may averaging 50,000 chests,
the value being about M1 millions sterling.
Of this quantity
I believe 63000 chests
to
jo
Worth in stemmers te Amey Frochaw Ningpo
Shanghai
and
Tientsin Ve
and the Chinese
bb of that
Tariff duty is paid on every
opium.
25.
About 10,000 cheats
до
to mucas and
of
Thenly Ports.
it is supposed that from 4000, to 4,500
those
ane
-smuggled
into
mon
the remainder are the subject of open
legitimate traffic- there remain. then
chesto to be accounted
and
7000
for at Hongkong. U
great quantity of thisis chipped spinty to Canton and other Ports. A large amount, necily
3000 chests is boiled down and shipped
for balifornia. whilst of the remainder probably
Smuggled
some 1500 chests are
in small ventures into different parts of
bhina.
26.
The prabubility however is that out