Government, bocus really op rutive in
Chira
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Up to 15 or 20 years ap the
ayata... of requlation generally in fores in
taze British Colonins whore there was an
opium truffic of any Mcensions, was that
know us the "fanaing; system" un'or må ch
the exclusive privilee of dealin în opium
for a given urea vas put up to t ́m:lor and sol:t for a period of yours to the indivichial
or Company offoring the hi: host price.
Conditions mire attached to the contract to
minimize abuses, and in order to aufa, mord
hia own intɔrasta the farer would do all in
his power to ensure that others should not
encrouch on his exclusive ri. àto to Joul in
opius, Govamont on ito purt assisting
him by logialation and othervion. By this
mouns the traffic mus limited to one concern
and the rojulution by Governant throby
facilitated.
This furing: ayatou is still in
foron in the Portuuone Colony of Neue; it
hos however been abolished in favour of a
system of direct Govor:ont control in the
British Colonies as well as in 3ia, the
Dutch Fast Indios, and French Indo-China,
The furaing system proved itoolf
open to serious objectionsin uovoral ways,
theessential rouson being; that the furor in
his desiro to ¡nt rich quick was soldom
scrupulous in his anthoda, and was prepared te. go wny longth to increage the market for his opium ut hoce or abroad, legally or illegally."
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