CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 184

A. 82 of 1847.

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the Opium monopoly . January, 1847.

Chinese inhabitants against

Petition from certain

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Sir

In

Chief Magistrates Office, lictina. Hongking 5th April 18.07.

compliance with your repeated regenst, I han penned a few remarks relative to the Opium

Farm . I give them rith much diffidence, as the

subject embraces

many mothers foreign to my

ordinary duties, and is one in which I have but. Whatever, there; on. I may say

little experience .

will be founded

more on the

reports of others than

my own I personal observation, and will consequently

deserve

● proportionally less credit:

Jassume as determined the expectincy

of the impost on retailed Opium;

and

Suppose

that the question to be decided is whether it be

The Honorable Major Caine

Colonial Secretary

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In charge of the For of Wonghing