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ball of opium hailed as 82½ last year against which makes it cheaper. Moreover, each licensee only pays $25 for his license a month as against $100 or $50 year. Formerly the license fees were rechargeable according to the prosperity of the locality and to the quantities of opiums sold, whereas at present all licence fees are equal without the slightest partiality existing. As to those who combine to smuggle opium the authorities are sure to have them severely punished, and will not pardon them.
Extracted and Translated 13.3.83
Confidential
Sales of Prepared Opium to be shipped to Australia and California 1st March 1882 to 21st February 1883.
from Jun Lung & Lai ün Chin Lung.
Chee Lung goes h28. 185 Fails 918. 175. & 230.201 do 1776.376. do to Australia now of it to America.
Fuck Lung 3/4th to Australia & California Lai in all to
The above information was given to me on the 21st Febry 1883 Dr. Price Chan A Juk present. The Chinese Characters were copied from a slip supplied by a person who was in position to know the truth and
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ball of opium hailed as 82½ last year against which makes it cheaper. Moreover, each licensee only pays $25 for his license a month as against $100 or $50 year. Formerly the license fees were rechargeable according to the prosperity of the locality and to the quantities of opiums sold, whereas at present all licence fees are equal without the slightest partiality existing. As to those who combine to smuggle opium the authorities are sure to have them severely punished, and will not pardon them.
Extracted and Translated 13.3.83
Confidential
Sales of Prepared Opium to be shipped to Australia and California 1st March 1882 to 21st February 1883.
from Jun Lung & Lai ün Chin Lung.
Chee Lung goes h28. 185 Fails 918. 175. & 230.201 do 1776.376. do to Australia now of it to America.
Fuck Lung 3/4th to Australia & California Lai in all to
The above information was given to me on the 21st Febry 1883 Dr. Price Chan A Juk present. The Chinese Characters were copied from a slip supplied by a person who was in position to know the truth and
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