principal establishment here, and at their time can.
have little less in hands than half of the whole Opium trade with China, and generally much more).
involving annually dealings valued at more than six million sterling. Frequent Messrs. Gettiel and Sassoon to give me such details as they could give, and indeed as they had often verbally given me, of the general dealings with Opium imported here. I specially wished them to explain, what became of all the Chests of Opium arriving at Whampoa/Houghtongs?
18. I now enclose their statement in reply, which instead of a mere information, has assumed the more formal shape, of a Memorial, which they request me to forward to Your Lordship.
17. I gladly comply with that request and hope the experience and extensive practical Knowledge of the trade, possessed by the Sassoon firms will receive such consideration as may counterbalance the frequently vague and unsupported assertion sometimes transmitted from Peking.
16. The Memorial goes very carefully into the importation of Opium from Bombay and Calcutta, for 1870 and 1871, shewing the total importation for the two years appears to have:
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principal establishment here, and at
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their
time can.
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hands than half of
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generally much more).
involving ammally dealings valued at more than six million stuling, Frequnter Mefs? Gettiel and Sassom to give me
such details
as
They could
give,
and
indeed as they had often verbally given me, of the general dealings with Opium imported here. I specially wished them to explain, what
became of all the Chests of Opium
arriving
at Houghtongs
18. I now endlose their statement reply, and which instead of a
Enclcome Ny
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Mem!
for my
has assumed the
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information, formal shape, of a Memorial, which they request
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me to forward to Your Lordship. I gladly comply with that requent and hope the experience and extensive practical Knowledge of the trade. posessed by the Sassoon firms will
receive such consideration as
may
counterbalance the frequently vague
and unsu
unsupported apertion sometimes transmitted from Petting.
16. The Memorial
orial you very
carefully into the importation of
Opium from Bombay and Calcutta, for 1890 and 1871, shewing the total
importation for the two
apears
to have:
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