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they
were
before the passing
of the Ordinance when it -
our
paid neighbours so will to smuggle the prepared drug into the Colony and there was so much less check on the illicit boiling of Opium here to the
detriment of the Farmer.
12.
His profits
are
the bill of
coming
into operation
has been exhausted, and I think the Government may
reasonably expect a revenue
of at least $350,000 per annum
from the farm
instead of $182,400 as at
present.
raw
likely to be still greater when the large stock of Opium which was held here
and in China previous to
the
at
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
Aflammer.
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