CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 298

with the Acting Commissioner of Customs Me: Bowra, desining him to forward

for the

a Statement of the case

Ixperintendent's information, and he

is now in receipt of a reply as follows :

In reply to your despatch of yesterday, respecting the Him to. Gein passage boot, I have to observe that native junks having long been.. prohibited by proclamation of om

Carrying Opium among their cargo, and the junk in question having been reported by

infermer

as about to

Smuggle a quantity of Opium, revenue-Stanser Hai-

Thing

the

ordered to pursue and seize her,

on

the grounds of her conveying. Opium

"

to the interior

by the

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way of Hoisting

in controvention of the published: prohibition. The Espot where the junk

Was

seized was not within the writer's

of Hong Hong. Deforwards for your

Copy in English and

the

information a Copy Chiness of the report made by Captain of the Hai - Ching, together with a Chort of the locality.

On receipt of the above, with its encloswas, the Superintendent

has to communicate them to the honourable Consul, with wishes for his constant prosperity.

Enclosed are the report by

the Captain of the Har-Ching, together with a.

Copy in English