nt bevaat moltamsfoor¶ to noidalansTT
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.(LLIqA.HJOS) gnuT
ni bermat moltersfoor¶ to moldalunSTI
nout to Isey .bus noom .bid yeb .byGS bajab nofnað
.(.bes) gouT
Luanoo .** ot atasdotel muiqü mort Tottel
.fi¬qA .dies basah,moseimaḥ
of noseinet Laroned-Leroð .1 MOTI Isjjaï
Istens.
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-Ivano IM od atnaɗoral mulɖo mort is ded
.Val.bus betsb noseimat Istena-Dw
of moaaimal Istonoð-Ivano) .IM mort Tojzed
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The British Opium Merchants have dealt
on
very fully with this question in their letters to the Consul- -General at Canton, but Mr. Jamieson takes the view that as the tax is imposed on both native and foreign opium this does not constitute a breach of the Treaties. With this view, however, the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce cannot agree.
Although it is true the tax islevied prepared opium, it is collected from the raw opium dealers in Canton who are compelled to take out a new form of licence under which they have to guarantee the paygent of this new tax to a Chinese firm in Canton who will hold the farm from the
Viceroy.
Cal .dk betab noạeinat
Istene
eds of buvlecer need asd viqox on,gatóiww to emit and of qu
.Tattel tesi
evode ent mort esa [[tw Yo¬e[[eox wor
exotuerat of atquette asolvang «i bellst golvad „Jaďð adnomwoob
Lanottibba gntaoqni of velv a dtiv abart miqo mienot edit dtiw
Iis no xat a wel of bretat won sel‡kroďtuk saentd) edt (aex)
(anoiasooo avolvang no «A „Isað Teq ɑtneo 08 to msiqo betsqorq
is ritiw obsid sad to gattslønor rojjed edt al aidt tot eepɔxe edit
anted noaser Iser edt .wwiqo to gatioma eɗt gatxoedo of wolv
.sunever to moltosIIoo art virselo
bogiat eď of al xat aldd to moltosiloo sɗT
mulqo wat nt arefeeb l'a bie nodrað at mitt sɛealɗ0 s of juo
von szedt zab¬U .aeoncoll wen tuo exat of battupe od IIIW
ødt 10 dnemyaq ont sotnatang of svad [Ilw anelseb edt,amonesti
VAT Bɗt mort yidamweerq beouborg) miqo boxagorg (ie no xat
soubory of evad bas (abnad rørt devorst aseasq doldw muutqo
ent o taemysq bra moltoallos sild gatsetasiera asitiuusaa
.mitqo barsqerq no xat wen and to marit vď TOMIBI
edT
The Committee of this Chamber cannot but view this as an attempt to interfere with the raw opium trade and consequently a breach of the Opium Convention, more particularly Articles 2, 3 and 5 of the Additional Articles of the Chefoo Agreement signed in London on 18th. July, 1885, it being clearly laid down that no tax is to be placed upon opium, either direct or indirect, after the payment of import duty and likin until the opium has reached the place of consumption.
Under the new regulations, the raw opium dealers in Canton are to be held liable for this extra tax on their drug which may be consumed long distances from Canton.
KUZITUMISKEx The Committee of the Chamber of Commerce considered it advisable to telegraph very fully to Your Excellency, explaining the situation and asking you to be good enough to take the matter into your careful
consideration.
As they are unaware if the Consul-General
at Canton has communicated with Your Excellency on the subject, they felt it right to give his views in their message.
The new regulation comes into force on the
9th. May (1st. day 4th. moon 2nd. year of Suen Tung) and the
Committee