the cost on

the salary wasanghai

way introduced

? Reply that as

Treats Ports in

regardé

(lina,

a

other

Lord Ripon

has no control refer Lord Bassey to the 7.0.am

& these places;

tsay that as regards ingefen

his Landsleife Buany thoughey, #fears that it would be

difficult to form Local Commissions,

which would in a reasonable time get together evidence that would be at all satisfactory to the Royal Commission, & it would in Lord Ripon's opinion al Caumisse be better if the Rozal Con cold (as suggested in the last par.) make the Enquiry

themselves, in which case bis Lordship would be happy if

they instruct the Gov. of Hong Kong & other Straits to render every assistance in their power.

In the meantime

the Rozal

Report of

send, for information of Commission the In Colonial Surgeon's report of 21st June 1892, at pp. 4-6

which are contained some observations on the effect of Opium smoking by Chinese

and send also pp. 50-79 of

the [Revised] Proof of corresp. re Opium attached to 6206, which contain information

in regard to

the consumption of opium in the two Colonies, & opinions by

Officers on the Effects of such smoking.

We can send

a dozen copies

of the latter paper for the use of the several members of Royal Commission, & say that a copy of this Colonial Surgeon's report is available, if the Commissioners would like

we will ask them

The Comm. further copies were tendered Governor of Hongkong

to

about

a day or so I understand

to send

Copies to them at Calcutta)

Suf so bef.

? Say that if all that is

it to At

A to do fra

is to Main

from

requir

most intelligent

& trustworthy gentleman of oriental experience from the Cobouses & from those

McL Officials, medical men, merchants to

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