No.
357-
Hongkong.
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Government House,
Hongkong,
21st.October,1910.
13.7-2421
My Lord,
With reference to Your Lordship's
Despatch No. 44 of the 8th. of last February, I have the
honour to state that the Honourable Mr. K. Stewart asked in
Legislative Council on the 20th. instant the following
question:-
With reference to ceruain regulations recently issued, will the Government inform the Council what countries export morphine
and its compounds to this Colony, and what proportion, if any, of the quantity import-
-ed, is exported from the United Kingdom ?
The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:-
1.
2.
A record has only been kept since the Opium
Ordinance (23 of 1909) came into force
on the 1st. of last March.
Between the first of last March and the
thirtieth ultimo, 7,030 lbs. of mor-
-phine were imported into the Colony
the whole amount being shipped from
London.
8C = 1
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