to protect it's revenue without prejudice to the interests of the colony. In
In 1885-
the clause in the
apeement
as to importation of opium into China loas
a new
agreemen
superseded by
meat signed the consul at faubon
in London, and in 1886 Sir Robert Hart, a Chinese, and M. Prussell a
Houghtong and
me
Hay Hong judge met at Mr. Prussell's proposals on behalf of Houghtong galeemment were accepted The jist of there proposals was that y colonial adinance. Which was possed, Spicem should not be imported into or exported from the colom in quantities less than
a certain amount: that in the
it
one but
colony should not be possesion in quantities less than a certain amount by any the spicem farmer: that all imports at of opiam all exparts of opice and Mrausfore of... within the colony should be repented to the haubom motta
all
A
matter.
Under His ádinance it is easier than
before in control the opium Traffic, and
こ
it must be difficult for others than the
•pium farmel & not eary for him to
him to smuggle..
19209
Marked
X
hat that there is smuggling is pard by what
(
M2 Lockhart telle me
>>
that
il
hre habre
effective measures we shall get less revenue No other for as less will be offered for ire
opiam farm This 1886 Cartome
Ferritory
they
agreement refers
Mice being
to a Chinese
1
established on Chinese
in
teritay at a convenient spot on the -Kowloon side, but as a matter of fact have criablished a Customs office Anything itsch, though it is not officially recognised; and Wis Pistat Haut having been asked what suggestions
Hay Hay
he
lau
make
with a vices to preventing smuggling under the new order.
"The
right
of things, putfrist
the Clinete customs to
-Maintain its office in Hongling - where it
only unofficially recognised.
is now
- only
Customs
ought to be formally allemitter, and the
status of the fonimissioner "As a Chinese official recognised
He also proposes to keep your existing
Customs stations in the leased ini
and to have more
if necessay
canitory
Ates proposals seem to me inadmissible; Angabel Works not to say autrageous. For Rugshellacks