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Nc2663. 18th July, 1854.
Governor Ton
Jove George F. Bowen, hemy,
to
The Right Honourable
The Earl of Derby, Klj
Registrar-General's Department Respecting the recent. appointments in the - and the observations of the Colonial Office concerning uniformity of salaries in the higher posts of the Civil Service at Hongkong. trong động.
veruor. No.
Date.
264
J884-
uly 19.
st previous Paper.
No.
Nong Hong.
14786
(Subject.)
The Orium Revenue.
DESPATCH.
C.0.
14730
- 2 AUG
87
Exclures certain printed papers giving full
Gov. information
어
this anliject, with remarks.
684-9 With 5 spone copies of finnt.
|
(Minutes.)
Mr Meade
ENTED FORT
EASTERN No. 63
ONIAL
OFFICE
Of the printed Enclosure, pp. 1-36 came to us in 69213
1692/3 p.37 in 7430 1831
pp. 38-48 have not been sent home before.
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The great fulling off of Opium Revenue in the second half of the year (Marchi (8 3 to Ibsen) Explained the two of the fines victor pnexenteras de mart BiramapBoprationd follows:
Under the conditions to the licensees of 1888-4 (see p.35) a fee of $2,25 incharged an wvery ball of prepared opium, whether for sake in the Colony or for export to California & Australia: hence from found it cheaper to boil at Pinang, & another large from (then Opium Farmersat Macas) to boil at Macas, and the latter has recently found 8/4 of exporting direct from the Portugues
Colony for reason's explained in par. 6.
subsequent Paper.
7858
6.36.47
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