CO129-222 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [7-10] — Page 364

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3. Many plans have been propoved, both in the interest of Hongkong,

and

duly

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that of Chinar, for levying,

order Opin

arrives here, either.

it

the sheet

the ball, A Government

-Bonded Wirrehouse) has been

talked of,

<!

Syndicale to buy up-

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all the Opini that arrives port (alculla, 12 But all these flans break down at the same point, viz, that nothing.

could prevent

the introduction into Hongkong

of China) of untased: Opinin

shipped from Singapore at from

Saigon, and that, if sufficient inducement offered, steamers would bochartared

Opinn direct from

to cou

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Singapore or Saigon to Macao 1

ea

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where as rivals Opines trade would)

bel

be welcomed i open arins.

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mied that the

Bearing Hongkong Government wants to

Opinne

>

get $90 from each chest of Opium: "prepared here, the Singapore. Government a certain sund.

probably of

about the same-

anouit, and the Chinese)

Government about $150-on

every

chest admitted into China under

any circumstances,

instances, the real

Solutions

seem to be

of the difficulty would a 11 € 1 nalisation of the daims of the three Governments, the collection of a duty of $ 150 per cheat at the Port of export in Judia, and absolute free trade in Oper crude of prepareds; from

it leaves that port.

the

moment

5. According to this plan the

Indian