information before you. fircumstances
acquainted with the
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September, he was in correspondence See S. with this Excellency by on the subject of Opning and that further correspondence passed between them after Sir John Stennercy's returne to Stongkong whether reparing opine or other matters of cannot
say
to
Me
the
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himay
an advocate of a scheme
commmunicates to him
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by
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intelligent thineu Official who was
sent to India, last
year, ostensibly to
obtain
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opacin
obtain information about opmim
revenue, but at the same time to subanit to the government certain general
propositions, One
of
which was
the
extinction of the foxigas Opnine trase
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a
oprima
foxique
given number of years, the
revenue
being meanwhile secured to the government of India
under conditions which would
probably have made the cooperation
of
the Hongkong fovemment in the prevention of smuggling
necellary.
more at best
The establishment of an ofiican
opium
monopoly at Hongkong has been within the last few months discussed with the Grand Secretary Li and other
by
Chinese