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to the

aware that the greater part of the Opium Revenne was derived from Opium prepared for export, and this dorsifi statement "Manifestly danger

this source of revenue of depending referred to the possibility of great

opics export trade Hall fluctuations in opium, tially mostly

shown by the papers inclose

tuations in the

Meas

in 14786, and forcibly alluded to in par.

later desp. from Maral,

87.

and it was this

revenne

verz

[2737];

mistability in this

to be derived from Simmboiled for Export that suggested to his Lordshich the proposal wounds to raise, if that

Opium were practicable, the tax prepared for local consumption.

du reply to par. 4 reply that Lord Derly had not overlooked the suggestion made byt-Russell that the notification of May 3 should be cancelled but had not

ayout desp

adapted

seen anything in the papers accompan nying desk (11)88) that distinctly sheved that the notice had been cancelle

[dar.

whole

11 J

^

the report on p. 48 need not imply that the last line of the Notification as to You Wo had been more cancelled, vj.

more that

not being

^

licensees]

and mold theat

the saquial the subrequent 73 "Cancellation of

the notification

did

not affect the alter the fact affect the question raised in the last part

the last parag. If

Lord Derby's

the

as to the issue of

been incompatible

за desp. on 14786, notification having

intention with the instruction

to call

El for

Lenders

offor the opium farm for the next year. At the same time acknowledge the receipt of the talegrams of

24 dec. (22025) from that the farm

appears leased for

this

which it

has been

year after all, adding

that telegram

that Lord Derky will await the rectof the desp. promised

on

Per remarks

before offering any further the onbject. GM.J. 6 Jan

aud. 6/am.

So pround. M7.1 Rustyme &

Д.

Jan.10.

[The Governor's despatch +(.0.

despatch in reply, me printed

Facem 63]