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Appendix VI.
A prospectus found amongst the papers of a Chinese
Proposed Capital
opium smuggler.
Estimate of expenditure.
$6,000
Each trip, to purchase of 3,000 taels of opium
Each trip, to purchase of grocery supplies
$1,800
800
Sale of each consignment, half in Hong Kong
2,300
half in Canton
1,950
Expenses.
Wages:-
Upper portion of the route, for 5 men
Middle portion of the route, for 3 men
Hong Kong branch for 4 men....
$90
50
100
Rent per month for three branches
Food per month for three branches
Each trip, taxes and conveyance
Bonus, 25 per cent. of the profits to be divided equally arnongst all the employees.
Initial Expenses :—
Travelling, furniture and equipment $500.
85
130
140
as
Note:The groceries would doubtless be used to conceal the
opium, and the whole consignment would pass groceries, paying some small tax in transit instead of the much higher tax levied on opium. By "Upper" is probably meant Kwangsai, by "Middle" the province of Kwangtung. Hong Kong itself would be the "Lower".
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