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invite Your Lordship's attention more particularly to the

last three paragraphs of the enclosed memorandum from which

you will see that as from February 28th. next the sale by

unqualified Chinese vendors of morphine and compounds of

opium will entirely cease, and the highest reasonable duty

will be imposed upon both morphine and opium sold by

reputable Chemists under effective supervision.

3.

I would venture in this connect-

-ion to remind Your Lordship that morphine is (as I under-

-stand) very largely exported to China and Hongkong from

the United Kingdom and to suggest that those who are deep-

-ly interested in curtailing the export of opium from

India, and in restricting its consumption for smoking in

British Colonies should investigate the conditions of the

home trade in Morphia with the Far East and the extent of

the participation of the United Kingdom in the profits of a

trade which in common with the highest expert authorities,

I am convinced to be a source of the greatest danger to

China.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient,

humble servant,

Mangar

Governor, &c. •

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