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No. 15.
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1.
The regulations for the management of the Opium Lioeno- Mon-
re respectfully set forth as follows:-
The monopoly of the (oplım) licence for the whole province of Im Tung has been directed to be managed by the establislment of
the Kwong Un General Office by Kwong Wing Un and Leung Chiu Tong, a
A seal will be issued to ensure merebant holding official rank.
bona fide complianoe.
2.
The object of this licence monopoly is to ascertain the rate
of consumption (of opium), stop storage and restrict smokers in the
hore that suppression (of sopium) will be affected within the term.
5.
Firms dealing in raw opium on importing the article, should after paying duties, report olearly to the General Office before
This is to facilitate the articles can be removed from the Godown.
sscertaining the rate of consumption.
4. Dealers in prepared opium, on buying raw oplim must first re- port to the General office the quantity and weight to be purchased and furnish a satisfactory security giving the limit of time within which the onium will be prepared, stating that there will be no such avil practices én seoret keeping or long storage and promising to pay
A permit the levied tax on converting the raw into prepared opium.
As
for preparing opium and for purchasing raw opium will then be issued and the opium will then be allowed to be prepared.
5.
The various firms dealing in raw opium should ascertain that the purchasers are provided with permits for prepared opium for pur- chasing raw opium before the sale is allowed. The quantity sold should be reported from time to time to the General Office for
cancellation to facilitate investigation.
6. A tax will be levied at the rate of 30 cents on every tael of prepared opium. It will be collected by the Kwong Un General Office
100%rding to the quantity. Although this tax is paid by those pur- chasing raw opium and selling prepared opiw, it will be without prejudice to the raw and prepared onium business as it is ultimately
borne by the smoker.
7.
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Those buying opium are allowed 3 days within which to convert
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