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opinion as to the propriety of conducting prarudings efsentially affecting this belony

in that pecret

dwell on

manner. I shall

Ishall therefore not

that subject further

but Conclude

by reperting that Sir Rutherford Alcoctt's

picture of the amount of contraband trade

in

Opium from here is

greatly exaggerated-

Although whether it be much or little- no

chinese lopes can justify Chinese violations International

of cheaty engagemento

·Countery or usage.

dott. The whole amount of opium

imported annually

be considered to

inte Hongkong may averaging 50,000 chests,

the value being about M1 millions sterling.

Of this quantity

I believe 63000 chests

to

jo

Worth in stemmers te Amey Frochaw Ningpo

Shanghai

and

Tientsin Ve

and the Chinese

bb of that

Tariff duty is paid on every

opium.

25.

About 10,000 cheats

до

to mucas and

of

Thenly Ports.

it is supposed that from 4000, to 4,500

those

ane

-smuggled

into

mon

the remainder are the subject of open

legitimate traffic- there remain. then

chesto to be accounted

and

7000

for at Hongkong. U

great quantity of thisis chipped spinty to Canton and other Ports. A large amount, necily

3000 chests is boiled down and shipped

for balifornia. whilst of the remainder probably

Smuggled

some 1500 chests are

in small ventures into different parts of

bhina.

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The prabubility however is that out