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DESPATCH.

C. O.

Governor. No.

wen 419

Date.

1452

HongKong

No 1179

(Subject.)

1873

REC2

Sign

REGP 31 JAN 85

Leasing of the Opium Farm

Last previous Paper.

Gor

Reports by

bal Heartbot Lec: on

Remarkin

22025

Py

Next subsequent Paper.

kor

317665

$4

(Minutes.)

Mr Meade

The Farming system

was

FED FOR USAN

EASTERN

No. 63 COLONIAL

OFFIO

changed for

licensing, because the highest offer for

1883-4 was

the gear

fearainst

anly $$132,000/5955)

[insters of $210,000

o of the previous year

Lord Derk approved under the circumstances

while regretting that the for! should get

unto direct relations with the supply opium to the public (see

Gr

agreed

and later Lord Darkn

wor

in the

abrence of a suitable offer for the prim & Farm, to continue the present system of

"

issuing licenses for another year", directed at end of

bnt

I of that year that tenders should again be called for in case it may then be found desirable to revert to the old system" (on 1720663] At the end