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that

the collection of the duty on fium in Kwang Ding with a request the authesities might thoroughly investigate and taste the management of it into their own hands.

That it appeared according to statements inade in a despatch

from

Mr. Wart that owing to the Canton, Suthorities not having

under their control the collection

of the regular duty on Opicum imported from Warz Kong and Mavar, in addition

Hong to that of the Listin, the duty

on a

large proportion of the Opimme imports in Awangtung

A VAS

best through smuggling

It had been thought

that stations shoul be cetillished

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in the vicinity of Hongsting and

Macas, where the duties should,

be paid instead of at the Canta Custom house, and that over the Awenne Cuizors already transferred to the Meang Tang Province the

Swing Assistant Commissioner should be placed in sole charge.

And it had been calculated

that against expenses amounting to ton thousand tools per mouth, would

be set an increased) revenue

of Belwan

four or five hundred thousand tacks derived from this method

per

A v vrt i ALVE

of collecting the duty

Opium).

(The Imperial communication

that the quantity.

went on to

say)