CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886 — Page 267

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Some plan (which the smuggling of opium from the Colony caused) was presented; indeed the instructions from the Tsungli Yamen to his R. Highness speak of his joy at being able to "arouse the new opium rules"

There is a disposition on the part of the Throne for a compromise that time has to some extent pleased itself to place the opium Trade of Any Rony under restriction, and to look upon the additional article signed in London on July 10, 1885 as conveying H.M.'s application.

Undeniable that the present obligations of H.M. in regard to opium should be clear and defined in order that the Commission may not proceed on false premises.

In the Treaty for Convention of 1876, nor the additional article of the 18th July 1885 commit H.M.'s Govt. to assist China in collecting her opium revenue in Any Rony. Both instruments make mention only of opium imported with China. What therefore H.M. has so far agreed to is that opium being imported with China, subjects shall pay 30 as duty & Tls 80 as Likin before it is released from Customs Control.

The Throne for may proceed to refer back to the additional article at once: and the Co-operation of Any Rony is ...

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266 1 Some plan (which the smuggling of opium from the Colony caused) was presented; indeed the instructions from the Tsungli Yamen to his R. Highness speak of his joy at being able to "arouse the new opium rules" There is a disposition on the part of the Throne for a compromise that time has to some extent pleased itself to place the opium Trade of Any Rony under restriction, and to look upon the additional article signed in London on July 10, 1885 as conveying H.M.'s application. Undeniable that the present obligations of H.M. in regard to opium should be clear and defined in order that the Commission may not proceed on false premises. In the Treaty for Convention of 1876, nor the additional article of the 18th July 1885 commit H.M.'s Govt. to assist China in collecting her opium revenue in Any Rony. Both instruments make mention only of opium imported with China. What therefore H.M. has so far agreed to is that opium being imported with China, subjects shall pay 30 as duty & Tls 80 as Likin before it is released from Customs Control. The Throne for may proceed to refer back to the additional article at once: and the Co-operation of Any Rony is ... ... (The last two lines appear to be corrupted and unrelated to the rest of the text, likely due to OCR errors or inclusion of text from a different document or language.)
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Isome plan (which the smuggling of opin fimm the Colony caute presunted;

indeed the cinstinctions from the Tragli Jamen to his R. Hars speak of his jouil

A.

to Any Rony to "arrause the new op min

rutes"

There is a disponition

on the part of the thumes for a copreme that time. has to tome satent pleased itself to place the opium Trade of Any Rony under restriction. and to look upon the additional article seper in London on July 10.1885 as convolving Hory May nich application.

Südeniable that the mesent

Aligations of Amf. n' repard to opium

should be clearn. defined in order that

the Commipion may not proceed on

premises.

false

In the the ther for Convection

of 1876, nor the additional article of the

18' fuf 1885 commit toms. To aprit China in collecting her openi Percume

in Arap Kory. Both winstruments make mention out of grunn imported wite

Cluna. What therefore & Mef. has

So far is that opecim

on

afreed

being imported with

Cherná zbris. Subjects shall pay

30 as

to

dutę & Tes 80 as Lekin before it is released

from Customs Coutros.

The flumes for may proceed to

frie Meck to the allitional article at once:

and the Es-operater of any Rory is

مه

Me

في السلام مره

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