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is satisfactory to note that the purchases of the Hongkong Opium Monopoly in Calcutta are to be reduced frem áb chasta to 10 chests
■ meth; and it would create an excellent ef ect if it could be publicly announced that it was proposed to abolish the Konopoly il together within a defini te period,
His Excellency the Governor of Singapore, who has been q enough to supply me with information respecting the transship- cente of Persian and Indian Optum from that Colony to Japanese terri tories, states that he is unable to take any definite steps in the matter, as he has no legal power to prohibit the transship- cent of oni um I enclose a despator to this effect just re- ceived from Sir Arthur Young, in continuation of the correspon- cenes forwarded to Your Lordship in my despatch No.152 of April lind 1 set. It would seen desirable that there should be some norease in the powers of the Governor to exercise his discretion ʼn these matters.
1 am sending a copy of this despatch to the Government of India, and to Their Exoellencies the Governors of llongkong and ingapore.
I have the honour to be,
with the highest respec t
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble servant,
(sd.) J.N. Jordan.
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