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W.55 of 8th April, 1892, in which he asked, "before finally deciding whether the (Opium) farming system should be maintained or not, to be furnished with a further report by the subject, because the question of such vital importance to the Colony both from point of view of revenue and otherwise, that I desired before reporting to consider it fully and carefully in all its bearings.
Having studied the question to the best of my ability by reading the voluminous literature on the subject, and by personal investigation of the facts on the spot, and having had the advantage of discussing it on its medical side with local members of the profession, and in its other aspects with those who are most competent to form a sound opinion, such as
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