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ν
v so long
остонтед на
opmim my be imported
so long, it is not for
may
the Colonial Ear? At so anto itsing to bay in the dearest market.
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an inicirculation intha oft
JR 14/6/13.
It is a pity that the O.A.G. referred to the question
of erecting permanent Offices. I am afraid that lik
others in the Far East he does not realize that
opium smoking in British Colonies has to be brought
to an end eventually, though we cannot go faster in
reducing it at present. On this point we had better
tell Mr. Taylor that H.M.G. fully intend to proceed
with the suppression and ultimate complete suppression
of opium-smoking as soon as the effective regulation
of the morphia and cocaine traffic under the recent
Hague Convention makes it possible to take further
steps without encouraging the more deleterious
practice of morphine and cocaine injection.
As to the stooks at Shanghai &c. we must I sup-
pose explain that prices, haye been forced so high
until the firin
vwy lash romant
that we cannot afford to buy from that source the
A
amount of opium still required for consumption in
H. Kong. And 9 add that the praction at smugg
artiffinially
opium into China has no doubt bontributed to
the high price of the certificated stocks, and
that H. Kong does not wish to be penalized on
that account.
This letter had better be registered and
a draft for Mr. Harcourt's sig. sent on for
conson.
AVC
14. X. 13
of conson
C
14.10.
aboute
le 14.10.13
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