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"Official Report" 16 June.
Opium Trade (Taxation at Canton). Mr. REES asked whether the Colonial Office has received any protest from British merchants at Hong Kong against efforts which are being made by the pro-
Canton vincial authorities at foreign raw opium without regard to treaty provisions in this behalf!
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UNDER-SECRETARY The
(Mr. McKinnon AFFAIRS FOREIGN Wood): The Secretary of State for the Colonies has received no direct protests from British merchants, but protests have been addressed by the Chamber of Corn- merce to the Foreign Office and to His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Peking.
matter is receiving the attention of Majesty's Government.
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Foreign Raw Opium (Canton Tax).
Mr. REES asked whether the Colonial Office has received any protest from British merchants at Hong Kong against efforts which are being made by the pro- vincial authorities at Canton to tax foreign raw opium without regard to treaty pro- visions in this behalf!
Sir EDWARD GREY: The Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce has referred the matter to His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Peking, who reports that regulations were issued by the Canton provincial authorities on 7th June enforcing a tax on He has informed the prepared opium.
Wai-wu-pu that he could not accept any regulation enforcing an additional duty on raw foreign opium in a treaty port. They have promised to call for a report from the Viceroy of Canton.
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Telegram from Mr. Hewett, Hongkong, dated June 10th,
1910.
Canton authorities now enforce tax whereby dues
on prepared opium are collected from raw opium dealers
whose licenses are cancelled and new licenses can only
be obtained through private Chinese firm who have got
Chinese Government monopoly this forms breach of
treaties especially articles two three and five British
Chefoo Agreement 1885 and article 16 French Treaty 1858
raw opium trade entirely at standstill and very large
purchases made from Indian Government with understanding
that treaty rights would not be impaired will now re-
sult in enormous losses unless new monopoly withdrawn.
Consul General Canton declines to act stating tax not
differential Chargé d'Affaires hesitates take other
view than Consul's Chamber Commerce Hongkong strongly
protest against creation of monopoly contrary to treaty
and imposition new tax and beg you will after consider.
ation instruct Chargé d'Affaires insist on fulfilment
treaty obligations.
Hewett, Maurin