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Frol. No. 9.
Translation.
To Messrs. E. D. Saasoon & Co.,
PRESENT.
HONGKONG, 17th May, 1910,
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Dear Sirs,
We have repeatedly received from you letters pressing us
We would have had no dif- to clear our purchases of opium from you. ficulty in doing so, had it not been for the fact that the bulk of our
This port is now starting to levy a
purchases were sold to Canton. new tax on prepared opium which will be collected from the raw opium
Consequently our constituents are clearing only from hand
The bad
dealers.
As
to mouth, while those who are short of stocks dare not buy.
deliveries 1sat month up to the present are due to this cause. you are aware under the new tax every ball of raw opiım will be taxed
$ 7*.
We hope you will take immediate steps to secure the with-
drawal of this tax so that deliveries will improve and the trade will
resume Its normal condition.
We are, &0..
THE RAW OPIUM GUILD OF HONGKONG,
(Chop) Kwong Hung Sing.
Yee Fung Lung.
Tin Yuen.
San Hing.
Wo Fat.
Yee Wo Obeong.
Ying Fat Yuen.,