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Customs of many tons of smuggled Indian Opium annu-
ally is sufficient proof that, in the case of China,
at least, H.M. Government is not taking satisfactory
measures to prevent the export of raw opium to
countries which shall have "prohibited ite entry",
and effectively to prevent smuggling (Chap.IV).
2. The leased territory of Kowloon is a part
of China, a country which had prohibited the entry
of raw opium. In spite of its obligation under the
above clause, H.M.Government has taken no measures
to prevent export of raw opium into this leased
territory.
Art.5. This Association would appreciate the
inclusion of a list of "duly authorised persona
engaged in the import and export of raw opium, in
the statistical information to be exchanged in accor
ance with Art.21 b.
Art.6. This Association considers it regret-
table that in recent years one-half of the fiscal
revenue of the Straite Settlements and Federated
Malay States and one-third of that of the British
Colony of Hongkong should have been derived from
taxes on opium consumption. This state of affaire
is the more regrettable in that continuance of the
existence of an opium farm at Macao is in a large
degree due to existing British policy. Any action,
therefore, against the Japanese opium monopolies
at Tsingtao and Dairen and the French opium farm
at Quang Chow-wan is seriously prejudiced by the
British farms at Hongkong and Singapore.
It is hoped that the humanitarian objects
outlined