CO129-222 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [7-10] — Page 362

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Enclosure

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of Hong Kong, to transmit

for-

consideration the enclosed

Enclosure 7th October,

Memorandum on the subject incl

of smuggling in connection with

the collection of the Chinese

tu on

Governments duty

Opium.

I have the honour to be,

Sir, Your Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

5. Bowen

1885

Treas

of

Memora

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Stangkang.

e

bey

the

the subgial

of sunggling in comresion with the collection of the Chinese Governascuté duty on Opinen.

1. The device Government has concluded

by

Correction with the United Kingdom

which

A

The bored on

duly of Is.110 per chesh is lo

Opines imported into

Gina. The Chiese Government

(hina).

}

is aware that this increased duly will give a great infolens to sunggling, of which Hongkong is, naturally, the point d'appué. is understood that any feasible. suggestion

which might tend to secure)

to the Chimice Government ils revenues,

Aud

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yet to point out a

way

of

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