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Governor. No.
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Date.
1452
HongKong
No 1179
(Subject.)
1873
REC2
Sign
REGP 31 JAN 85
Leasing of the Opium Farm
Last previous Paper.
Gor
Reports by
bal Heartbot Lec: on
Remarkin
22025
Py
Next subsequent Paper.
kor
317665
$4
(Minutes.)
Mr Meade
The Farming system
was
FED FOR USAN
EASTERN
No. 63 COLONIAL
OFFIO
changed for
licensing, because the highest offer for
1883-4 was
the gear
fearainst
anly $$132,000/5955)
[insters of $210,000
o of the previous year
Lord Derk approved under the circumstances
while regretting that the for! should get
unto direct relations with the supply opium to the public (see
Gr
agreed
and later Lord Darkn
wor
in the
abrence of a suitable offer for the prim & Farm, to continue the present system of
"
issuing licenses for another year", directed at end of
bnt
I of that year that tenders should again be called for in case it may then be found desirable to revert to the old system" (on 1720663] At the end