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It has been suggested that since presumably the smugglers are already exerting their utmost efforts to evade the preventive measures now in force in the Colony, the mere maintenance of the present degree of vigilance would continue to restrain smuggling within due limits. I have put this suggestion to the Governor who, however, has replied that at present the profits of smuggling are limited by the existence of supplies of legitimate opium. If legitimate supplies were stopped the temptation to smuggle would be increased, as much larger profits could be made, especially as wealthy people who now use Government opium would be driven to use contraband. Even now, most of the large seizures of illicit opium are due to information given by persons who have not been paid well enough to keep quiet. With increased profits higher bribes would be possible, and the Government could not compete without greatly increasing their scale of rewards, whereas if deprived of the opium revenue they could not afford to maintain the present scale.

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##It has been suggested that since presumably the smugglers are already exerting their utmost efforts to evade the preventive measures now in force in the Colony, the mere maintenance of the present degree of vigilance would continue to restrain smuggling within due limits. I have put this suggestion to the Governor who, however, has replied that at present the profits of smuggling are limited by the existence of supplies of legitimate opium. If legitimate supplies were stopped the temptation to smuggle would be increased, as much larger profits could be made, especially as wealthy people who now use Government opium would be driven to use contraband. Even now, most of the large seizures of illicit opium are due to information given by persons who have not been paid well enough to keep quiet. With increased profits higher bribes would be possible, and the Government could not compete without greatly increasing their scale of rewards, whereas if deprived of the opium revenue they could not afford to maintain the present scale.He goes on to say that

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since presumably the smugglers are

already exerting their utmeat offerts

to evade the preventive measures new in

forse in the Colony, the mere maintenane

of the present degree of vigilance

would contime to restrain maigɛLång

within đưẹ limits. I havejut this

suggestion to the leverner who, however,

has replied that at present the profits

of smuggling are limited by the

existence of mupplies of legitimate

opium. if legitimate supplies vêre

stopped the temptation to smig: le would

be inerecued, as much larger profits

could be made, especially sa wealthy

people who now use Government opium

would be driven to use contraband.

Kven now, most of the large seizures

of illicit opium are due to informe tion

given by persone who have not bees paid

well enough to keep snorat, With

increased profits higher bribes would

be possible, and the Government could

nat compete without greatly increasing

their scale of rewards, whereas if

the Governor states that the deprived of the ori a revenue/thay

could not afford to maintain the present

scale.

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