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I beg to confirm Chamber of Commerce telegram of the 10th
instant regarding the position of the trade in raw opium in Kwang-
tung, reading as follows:-
"Canton Authorities now enforce tax whereby dues on
"prepared opium are collected from raw opium dealers
"whose licences are cancelled and new licences can only be
"obtained through private Chinese firm who have got Chinese
"Government monopoly. This forms breach of treaties es-
"pecially articles two three and five British Chefoo
"Agreement 1885 and article sixteen French Treaty 1888
"Raw opium trade entirely at standstill and very large
"purchases made from Indian Government with understan-
"ding that Treaty right would not be impaired will now
"result in enormous losses unless new monopoly with-
"drawn.
Consul-General Canton declines to act stating
"Tax not differential Charge D'Affaires hesitates take
"other view than Consuls Chamber of Commerce HongKong "strongly protest against creation of monopoly contrary "to Treaty and imposition new tax and beg you will after "consideration instruct Chargé D'Affaires insist on ful-
"fillment Treaty obligation".
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I regret that through a clerical error article 16 of the French Treaty was referred to, this should have read article 14.
This mistake was corrected in a second telegram despatched on the
18th instant when reference was also made to Article 7 of the
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR EDWARD GREY, BART.,
H. M. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
DOWNING STREET,
LONDON.