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been established

on the Chinese Coast

in the vicinity of the Seaports, so that merchants have been unable to report

their

goods for the levy of the taxe, and dishonest persons have thus

been enabled

to

cany

their villanous devices in ellect.

The Viceroy, moved by these considerations,

in

has now established regulations accordance with which offices for the

levey of the taxe

in the

Jow

oprium will be opened

the neighborhood of the bellowing plases in the District of fuis. Ngan, viz.

yü

the kup. phui. Moon, the Lai yu. Moon, and Howloong, and in the nigglerhood of the bellowing places in the District of Hoang phim, cùng điên đang, hút du năm,

này

and Isi en shan, where Civil and

Tsien

Wan,

Civil and Military

officials ivill be stationed to levy the

import tax on

apium, according to the

following rates, viz.

Patina Opium, per chest, Juelo 16.0.0

ball

one

#

0.4.0

chest)

when lef than Mbulwa Opium, fur chest

#

less than one

(when lefo

The taxe

be Juels 2

cow

om

every

ball t'

Chest)

16.0.0

"

0.5.0

prepared aprium will

100 taelo weight.

Stamped Sictats and brandmante's will

be issued, together after which, on opium being brought to bantin and Whiumpuan,

Whampua, bh'ao chow. fu

with receipts in triplicate,

and Iwatow, the tariff duty

oprium must wo

.om

the

heretofore be paid at

IX.