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concur, contending that it was open to the Chinese Goverment to
deal with the suppression of opium smoking in any manner they
saw fit, so long as equality of treatment between foreign and
native raw opium obtained. In the course of argument I adduced
several illustrations of what conceivably might, but of course
never would happen, without our being in a position to re-
-monstrate. Inter alia I cited a licence fee of Tls 500 on
every smoker, and committed myself to a statement that, in the
extremely unlikely event of every ounce of Chinese opium having
ceased to exist, and no farther supplies being grown, the
Chinese Government could with a perfect show of right approach
the British Government with a request that the sale of British
Opium cease. This statement created so startling an impression
that I daresay it will be widely quoted. It is of course an
individual diagnosis of a suppositions case, and, if erroneous,
can at ones be rejected by my superiors.
The farmer of the tax gave full assurance.
that it would, in the province of Kuangtung, be a single levy
only
on prepared opium and that unbroken packages of raw opium
would not be interfered with in transit. I have received
similar assurances from the Opium Prohibition Board. Under the
circumstances, therefore, I do not propose, unless instructed
to the contrary, to take action. A copy and a translation of
the Regulations are enclosed.
It may interest you to know that, on the
authority of the farmer, opium smoking in Canton amongst the
well-to-do classes has not sensibly diminished, and amongst
the lower classes only to the extent of fifty per cent. The
former are willing to pay any price for their favourite drug and
are commencing to hoard opium against the time when total
suppression comes into forca. It is with a view to endeavouring ́
to check this propensity, and to retain raw opium under
observation, that the authorities are calling for a return
of sales effected by the wholesale dealers. Prepared opium
will