CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12] — Page 512

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An important financial Change of this nature should not be made without giving the Secretary of State an opportunity of expressing an opinion on the proposed scheme, just as a matter of course that you should inform them that the matter has not been brought before us without allowing copy notice wrong the consideration of this question to be deferred until a period of the year which prevents your being placed in possession and acting upon my views, before the termination of the present License.

In the difficulty of an earlier period, Letter... the case, ...

have that accautioncel I have thought it best to Telegraph to you in the following words - Instead of Auction call for tenders for open Monopoly for one, two, three or four years. Do not accept longer terms unless considerably in advance of that offered for the shorter period.

My reason for adopting this course is that I find that the revenue derived from the Opium Monopoly has increased from $72188 in 1866 to $118444 in 1871 and I therefore hesitate to sanction the proposal to lease the Monopoly for three years.

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three years - An important financial Change of this nature should not be made without giving the Secretary of State an opportunity of expressing an opinion on the proposed scheme, just as a matter of course that you should inform them that the matter has not been brought before us without allowing copy notice wrong the consideration of this question to be deferred until a period of the year which prevents your being placed in possession and acting upon my views, before the termination of the present License. In the difficulty of an earlier period, Letter... the case, ... have that accautioncel I have thought it best to Telegraph to you in the following words - Instead of Auction call for tenders for open Monopoly for one, two, three or four years. Do not accept longer terms unless considerably in advance of that offered for the shorter period. My reason for adopting this course is that I find that the revenue derived from the Opium Monopoly has increased from $72188 in 1866 to $118444 in 1871 and I therefore hesitate to sanction the proposal to lease the Monopoly for three years. Page 503

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three years -

An important inancial Change of this nature should

hot bome be made without

piving the decretary offtate

opportunity of repressing

an opersion on the

proposed scheme, gust it

smatter of expret

that you

Ingret them for

that the matter has

nos hought befor

have allowed comy notice wron

the consideration of this

question to be deferred

until a percod of the

Jear which prevents youn

thaw

being pland in possession and acting upon of my views, before the

termination of the present- License

In the difficulty

Barlier

period. Lette present Тринит the case,

сий

503

have that accautioncel

I have thought it best to

Telegraphe to you

in the

following words -

duatead of Auction call for tenders for opene Monopoly

for one, two, three or

foun

years. Do not accept

louper terens unlus considerably

in advance of that offered

for the shorter period.

Muy

reason for

adopting

this course is that Ifund

that the revenue derived

from the Opium Monopoly has mereased from $72 188 in 1866 to $11844 in 1871 a Itherefore hesitate to sauction the proponal to lease the Monopoly for three years

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