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Mr. Fiddes
The enclosed answer will suffice i tainic.
There is no cas at present for giving .. more than one ha
of the direct luss of opium revenue. Of course, as regards
raising new revenue, there is this difficulty that in the
past
the venue WAS raised from
ThỂ
A
opium- smoking Chinese. We can't get money from the sage class
in any other way. But it is impossible to arque tais question
in detail in
rivate corresp. with an K.2.
As to the Military Cont. question, I would susiest that
Col. Seely should take it up at the W.0. end. We hate pressed
In vain for
it to the Treas. more reasonable arrangements.
10oached by the #.0., who have refused a Departmental Scamit- :
tee, or any comprenerasive re-settlement of the question.
Me Bottomley
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