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bessure the mercantile community had suffered senovo losses from its adulterations, and a long and tedious examination of t'i porronous plant- dalira alla
conied out because it was frequently used for criminal poisoning. The work connected with the papers had always to be done under difficulties,
very
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little time
reality for anything the except routine, many other investigations were made, which being of a speich kind, were not considered of sufficient general interest to publish, and are recorded only in the Hongkon & Laboratory Journal. Then in connection with ofuim, it
was found nexessary to obtain a great deal of information, which was comprised in a fafer on "Ofuim. Its hrature, Composition, Preparation and methods of Consumption," which was and before the Legislative Council of Stonghong in 1910. This paper was reproduced in the Pharmaceutura journal, and in
many
other newsfofero, and, I understand, has been of mucê assistance in putting before the general public, particulars enabling them to considerably modify the usually accepted view of the opium question.
4. Personal services. When I joined in 1893, the personnel of the Hongkong service was much smaller than it is now bonsequently, for specia work, the govemment were glad to have i essistance of officers, although such work
outside their usual duties. Thus in 1894, officers
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