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been practically rejected by the decision ment that they

of Her Majesty's Government could not assent to the levy of taxation

the

from population of Hong Kong for the benefit of the Chinese Government, o result which the adoption of Sir R. Hart's proposals would involve.

From the accompanying papers it will be seen that the Government of

India have not under their considerate on

scheme for restricting

the

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any export of opium from India to ships carrying any particular D`lag. In these arcumstances

the question is xarrowed to the last the schemes referred to above.

It will be observed that the

of

Viceroy in Goarcil does not view with favor any proposals for leaging

in

India an export duty on Opium

In addition to the

many

and

formidable difficulties to which attention

is drawn in the

papers

romo

forwarded

for the Earl of Rosebery's consideration,

any arrangement by which one Power

هند

collect taxation on

behalf of another

nation