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