CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12]

made at such new

tariff,

be

which it is hoped may

be attended with some success,

though the reduction

of

likin

to anything like a fixed rate is, I fear impracticable at present owing to the

very

the

strong opposition of Provincial Magnates who like

this inland tax to be as

elastic as

possible, and to

be lowered or raised according

to the

requirements of the

hour.. and the arguability of the payer

10.

10.

163

In conclusion it may

be as well to inform you

that there is every prospect

of a considerable increase in the Colonial Revenue, to be

Derived

from the Opium Farm: when the present contract expires, and another is entered

into.

It is considered that,

the Opium Farmer's profits at the present moment are at

about the rate of 60 per cent.

per

annum in excess

of what

the...

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made at such new tariff, be which it is hoped may be attended with some success, though the reduction of likin to anything like a fixed rate is, I fear impracticable at present owing to the very strong opposition of Provincial Magnates who like this inland tax to be as elastic as possible, and to be lowered or raised according to the requirements of the hour.. and the arguability of the payer

10.

10.

163

In conclusion it may be as well to inform you that there is every prospect of a considerable increase in the Colonial Revenue, to be Derived from the Opium Farm: when the present contract expires, and another is entered into.

It is considered that, the Opium Farmer's profits at the present moment are at about the rate of 60 per cent. per annum in excess of what...

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