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a fee in respect of an export, see annexe VI under date
5/6/27, and this may quite possibly refer to an export
of Indien opium from Kwong Chow Tan, and in any case may
have been in the shape of a gratuity to some individuals,
ns it is not ct ted that it was paid to the Government.
mport sce Annexe VI.
G
There are only two entries which judging by the
given
genuine expenses of export incurred in other cases
definitely can be said to refer to export by the Farmer
himself, i.e. those under dates 16/12/26 and 26/6/27.
Only in the last case are any details/es to what was being
exported and the destination. This export took place just before the Farclosed, nd Lee had had to give up all
hope of obtaining the monopoly again. The fact that he
left the clerance of his stock till the very last shows
that he was very hopeful of obtaining the Monopoly again, even though the Government had stated that the farm system was to be abolished. In fact, Lee alleged during the libel case previously referred to, that the farm system was being really continued under the name of Yau ing Company, and that was the name given to me recently when agents for Insurance Companies were enquiring whether they could safely insure Persian opium for the cau Honopoly. Iee stated in his petition to the Governor of cau, which formed the subject of the libel action brought against him here, that his old Macau manager Pat lui Kim had been installed, under the guise of official advisor, as the
Farmer to all intents and purposes. There is no doubt
that the Lacau Government onopoly and the Yuu hing Company are identical.
The other two entries though stated to refer
to export may only refer to export from Ivong Chow Tan,
as