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Appendix VI.
A prospectus found amongst the papers of a Chinese
opium smuggler.
Proposed Capital
Estimate of expenditure.
$6,000
Each trip, to purchase of 3,000 taels of opium
$1,800
Each trip, to purchase of grocery supplies
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
$90
50
100
85
130
140
Middle portion of the route, for 3 men
Hong Kong branch for 4 men..
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 amongst all the employees.
Initial Expenses :—
Travelling, furniture and equipment $500.
Note: The groceries would doubtless be used to conceal the opium, and the whole consignment would pass as 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".