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Correspondence has passed with the Governor of Hong Kong on the subject of giving effect to the resolution adopted by the House of Commons. His Majesty's Government are not yet in possession of the final proposals of the Colonial Government.
The accompanying Sessional Paper, published by the Government of Ceylon, contains the report of a Committee appointed by the Governor to enquire into the Importation, Sale, and Consumption of Opium in the Colony, and shows the steps which it is proposed to take in the matter.
An Ordinance to give effect to the policy of the Colonial Government has now been drafted, and will shortly be considered by the Legislative Council.
With a view to assisting the Chinese Government