CO129-164 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [7-9] — Page 336

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he

of one of his Predecefors, his expriser double as

to his

duly

and states his intention of referring to his Gavemment

for instructions.

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In conclusion denimol-

4.7.

but comment upon

the

inacemate statement of hepre

Jardine Mathieson and

M4 and N.

that the "Cyphrenes" left" "with "Will bustouse, the full fermision of the local Government." - the Corespondence plainly shows that she lift without permission or frohibition from

me_ indeed, that I would not have allowed her

to Macas had I a

b

go

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legal right to prevent it..

Further, I think Your Lordship will be somewhat surprised to find the same Firm, who are the largest= shippers of Opium to the Rast, the senior resident Partner of which is a Member of the Legislative Conneil, moeighing at this time in

unmeasured terms

against

the Opium Monopoly... That Monopoly has

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existed since 1858, and it was

only last

year

that after

publishing the Report of the

Commission appointed to

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