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424

which

is essential to the value

of the farm powers are

to issue search

giver

A variants and

seizes opium found

in their

possession of persons contrary

to the prohibitions.

Under the present arrangement =

ment the Government retains

the whole

of

the farm in

its

own hands except so much as

relates

sale

of

to the preparation and

dross opium which is

separately farmed out to a

who is called the

licensee who is

Dross-farmer. It is essential to

the value of

the dross

farmer's

monopoly that no persons

except those authorized by

himself shall prepare

or deal in

this

dross opium. But it

was

doubtful whether the prohibitions

of

the Ordinances as they stood applied to dross opium. The

object of this Ordinance is to

extend all the prohibitions

and the

powers for

enforcement so as dross opium

was

to apply to

as fully

as to

ordinary prepared opium.

Signed) Edward L. O'Malley

21 July, 1883

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424 which is essential to the value of the farm powers are to issue search giver A variants and seizes opium found in their possession of persons contrary to the prohibitions. Under the present arrangement = ment the Government retains the whole of the farm in its own hands except so much as relates sale of to the preparation and dross opium which is separately farmed out to a who is called the licensee who is Dross-farmer. It is essential to the value of the dross farmer's monopoly that no persons except those authorized by himself shall prepare or deal in this dross opium. But it was doubtful whether the prohibitions of the Ordinances as they stood applied to dross opium. The object of this Ordinance is to extend all the prohibitions and the powers for enforcement so as dross opium was to apply to as fully as to ordinary prepared opium. Signed) Edward L. O'Malley 21 July, 1883
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424 which is essential to the value of the farm porvers are to issue searc giver A variants and seizes opium found in ther possession of persons contrary to the prohibitions. Under the present arrange = ment the Government retains the whole of the farm in its own hands except so muchas relates sale of to the preparation and dross opium which is separately farmed out to a who is called the licensee who is Dross- farmer. It is essential to the value of the dross farmer's monopoly that no persons ixcept those authorized by imself shall prepare or dealin this this draes opinn. But il was doubtful whether the prohibitions of the Ordinances as they stood applied to dross opisum. The object of this Ordinanc is to extend all the prohibitions the powers for and the enforcement so as dross opium was their to apply to as fully as to ordinary prepared opinn. Signed) Edward L. O'Malley 21 Jerky, 1883
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424

which

is essential to the value

of the farm porvers are

to issue searc

giver

A variants and

seizes opium found

in ther

possession of persons contrary

to the prohibitions.

Under the present arrange =

ment the Government retains

the whole

of

the farm in

its

own hands except so muchas

relates

sale

of

to the preparation and

dross opium which is

separately farmed out to a

who is called the

licensee who is

Dross- farmer. It is essential to

the value of

the dross

farmer's

monopoly that no persons

ixcept those authorized by

imself shall prepare

or dealin

this

this draes opinn. But il

was

doubtful whether the prohibitions

of

the Ordinances as they stood applied to dross opisum. The

object of this Ordinanc is to

extend all the prohibitions

the powers for

and the

enforcement so as dross opium

was

their

to apply to

as fully

as to

ordinary prepared opinn.

Signed) Edward L. O'Malley

21 Jerky, 1883

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