Kowloon, and although upon the face of the ball it appeared that the dues to the Chinese Government had been paid upon them, yet I considered it my duty to ask the Magistrate to inflict a heavy penalty, the intention of the Legislature being the protection of the Opium Farmer's interests as well as the carrying out of the Opium Convention;
for, had these two ballo passed undetected, they would have been surreptitiously boiled and disposed of in the Colony to the pecuniary disadvantage of the Opium Farmer.
Since my last Report it was found necessary to make some modifications in sub-paragraph (a) of para. 10 of the Report which now reads as follows:
"That in every award not exceeding ... every case the Magistrate may award one half of the fine, if paid, to the Informer, Excise or Police Officer, as the case may be, together with one half of the proceeds of the Opium confiscated."
8.
It was in contemplation to remove this Office to the Harbour Master's Office; but in consequence of a general representation made by all Opium dealers (Chinese included) as to the inconvenience that would be caused to them by doing so, the Government decided not to make any change for the present.
The following is a summary of the Permits and other papers issued during the last two months:
Landing Permits July August 40 26 Removal Export Memos. of Exports 672 568 967 8 213 161It gives me much pleasure to report the perfect harmony existing between this Office and the Office of the Commissioner of Chinese Customs at Kowloon. The Export Memos. mentioned in last Report have been regularly transmitted by my...