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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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