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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

30-

(B.)

Opium Certificate, if there is no Opium Farm.

Not Transferable. To be returned after the opium is used.

No.

Sold this day to

Hong Kong,

Taels,

mace,

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of No.

Street, candareens of prepared opium for his own use.

NOTICE. The Governor in Council has granted the exclusive privilege of preparing and selling prepared opium within the Colony to

from

The opium now purchased and sold cannot legally be used or retained in your possession after noon of the third day from the above date, without the consent of

(Signed)

(C.)

Public Notice of Expiry of Farm.

The exclusive privilege of preparing opium and selling and retailing opium so prepared will cease on

18 No prepared opium purchased from us or our licensees can be used after at noon, without the consent of the new holder of such exclusive privilege as aforesaid.

(Signed)

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7. Section 12 of the principal ordinance is hereby amended by inserting after the words Amendment "to land or ship any opium," the words “which is entered on the ship's manifest."

of section 19 of 22 of

8. Section 14 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by inserting after the 1887. words "importer of opium," the words "and person storing the same," and after the Amendment word "register," the words "in such form as the Governor may require," and after of section 14 the word "imported" the words " or stored."

of 22 of 1887.

9. Section 15 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by inserting after the Amendment worda" shall leave her anchorage," the words "or leave or attempt to leave the waters of section 15 of the Colony," and by striking out the words "except in the case of Hong Kong specially of 22 of licensed fishing boats," and by inserting in lieu thereof the paragraph following

"This section shall not apply to Hong Kong fishing boats licensed under Ordinance No. 8 of 1879, section 38 (24) or any provision substituted therefor, provided such boats have obtained permits from the harbour master allowing them to leave within the hours aforesaid."

1887.

10. Section 19 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the words Amendment from "unless he be absent" to the words "by his agent for him," and by inserting in lieu of section 19 thereof the words "or by his agent thereunto lawfully authorised in writing."

of 22 of

of 22 of 1887.

1887.

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11. Section 20 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the words Amendment "police officer not under the rank of sergeant," and by inserting in lieu thereof the words of section 20 "police or excise officer,"

12. Section 21 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the Amendment words “principal ordinance" and inserting in lieu thereof the words" Prepared Opium of section 21 Ordinance, 1891" and by inserting the word "protection" after the words "like powers," of 1887. and inserting in lieu of the word "principal " the word "said" in the last line of the said section.

C.O. 882

5 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

Preambla.

Short title.

Repeal of section 1 of 22 of 1887.

Amendment

of section 2

of 22 of

1887.

Repeal of

section 8 of

22 of 1887.

Amendment

of section 6

of 22 of

1887.

Movements of opium

under

nections 10

Enclosure 2 in No, 22, No. 22 of 1891,

AN Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend Ordinance No. 22 of 1897.

(L,8.) G, Digby Barker, Officer Administering the Government.

November 18, 1891.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :---

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as the Raw Opium Amendment Ordinance, 1891, and shall be read and construed together with Ordinance No. 22 of 1887, as hereby amended, and hereinafter referred to as the principal Ordinance,

2. Section I of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed, and the following section shall be substituted in lieu thereof :---

"This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as the Raw Opium Ordinance, 1887," 3. Section 2 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the words "of opium" after the word "chest," and by inserting after the definition of "cheat" the following definitions :---

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Opium farmer. The holder for the time being of the exclusive privilege of pre- paring and selling prepared opium either inclusive or exclusive of dross opium."

"Loose opium shall mean all raw opium found or discovered otherwise than in a chest full of one quality of raw opium."

And in the definition of "ship" by striking out the words "and in the principal Ordinance."

4. Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof the following section and marginal note are hereby substituted,

"Import of loose 3. No person shall bring into the Colony, or the waters thereof or opiam probibited." receive therein any loose opium,"

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5. Section 6 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the words opium in quantities less than one chest," and by inserting in lieu thereof the words any loose opium," and there shall be substituted for the marginal note to the said section the following marginal note "possession of loose opium,"

6. Except as provided in section 12 of the principal Ordinance no removal or movemert of opium whatever under sections 10 and 11 of the principal Ordinance shall be allowed between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. from October to March inclusive or between the and 11 of 22 hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. from April to September inclusive, unless the requisition mentioned in the said sections shall so state and unless the superintendent shall in his discretion in and by the permits in the said sections mentioned so direct, and

any offence against this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 13 of the principal Ordinance.

of 1887.

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13. Section 23 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the words Amendment inspector of police or an excise officer" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "police of section 25 or excise officer" and by striking out the words "such inspector" and inserting in lieu of of thereof the words “ such officer.'

1887.

Amendment

14. The forms in the schedules C., D., E., and F, of the principal Ordinance shall in of schedules the case of opium other than Bengal opium contain a statement of the weight of the No. 22 of opium in each chest at the time of sale,

1887.

15. No repeal or amendment hereby made shall be deemed to affect anything lawfully Effect of done or suffered under the principal Ordinance. •

repeals, do,

ment of Ordinance.

16. This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be proclaimed by the Governor, Commence Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 2nd day of November 1891.

A. M. THOMSON, Acting Clerk of Councils. Assented to by his Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the 13th day of November 1891.

W. MEIGH GOODMAN, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Enclosure 3 in No. 22.

MEMORANDUM by the TREASURER (Mr. Mitchell-Innes) on the OPIUM Ordinances, 1891.

THE Opium Legislation in force in Hong Kong consists of two Ordinances, viz., No. 1/84 and 22/87. The first of these regulates the local farm and is concerned almost solely with opium in its prepared state, the second has its origin in the agreement arrived at by the Commission which sat in 1885, and deals entirely with the raw article. 2. These two Ordinances have worked well during the time they have been in force, but it was only to be expected that as time went on, possible improvements should suggest themselves. It will be at once granted that, in view of the manner in which the 1887 Ordinance came into force, and of the fact that it had been laid before the Commission above referred to as a means of carrying out the understanding 'arrived at, and had been approved as such, it was not desirable to alter it unnecessarily and it will be seen that the new legislation on the subject is contained in a short amending Ordinance containing nothing to which any member of the Commission could reasonably take exception. The Ordinance of 1884 dealing as it does with our local farm, is under no such restriction. Its objects are two, first to ensure the efficient safe-guarding of the farmers' interests (and consequently of our revenue) and second to secure the public from unnecessary interference by the farmer. The new Prepared Opium Ordinance, it will be seen, contains a number of provisions having these two objects in view.

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