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Bill, and after considering it at a meeting of the Executive Council at which His Honour Mr Justice George Phillippe, and Mr Justice Russell were invited to assist, it was thought desirable to adjourn the second reading for a short time, in order to see whether this scheme could be developed in a manner which would be satisfactory to all parties. In an able speech made the following day at Council by the Chief Justice to which I would invite your special attention, he advocated an adjournment and called attention to grave inaccuracies in the speeches of the two learned Counsel who had been permitted to appear at the meeting of 30th March on behalf of the wholesale and the retail dealers in Opium.

It has been alleged that the whole of the retail trade in Opium will be destroyed if the Bill is passed.


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Bill, and after considering it at a meeting of the Executive Council at which His Honour Mr Justice George Phillippe, and Mr Justice Russell were invited to assist, it was thought desirable to adjourn the second reading for a short time, in order to see whether this scheme could be developed in a manner which would be satisfactory to all parties. In an able speech made the following day at Council by the Chief Justice to which I would invite your special attention, he advocated an adjournment and called attention to grave inaccuracies in the speeches of the two learned Counsel who had been permitted to appear at the meeting of 30th March on behalf of the wholesale and the retail dealers in Opium. It has been alleged that the whole of the retail trade in Opium will be destroyed if the Bill is passed. Page 11
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4 11 Bill, and after considering it at a meeting of the Excentive Council at which His Honour mr dir George Phillippe, and Mr Justice Nussell were invited to thought desirable assist, it was to adjourn the second reading for a short time, in order to wee whether this scheme could in a manner 2 be developed in which would be satisfactory to all parties. In an able speech made the following day at Council by the Chief Justice Justice to which I would invite your special attention, he advocated an called attention adjournment and to grave inaccuracies in the speeches of the two learned Counsel who had been permitted to appear at the meeting of 30th March on behalf of the wholesale and the retail dealers in Opium. It has been alleged That the whole of the retail trade in Opium will be destroyed if the Bill is passed 5
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Bill, and after considering it at a meeting of the Excentive Council at which His Honour

mr

dir George Phillippe, and Mr Justice Nussell were invited to thought desirable

assist, it was

to adjourn the second reading

for

a short time, in order to wee whether this scheme could

in a manner

2 be developed in

which would be satisfactory to all parties. In an able speech made the following day at Council by the Chief

Justice

Justice to which I would invite

your special attention, he advocated an

called attention

adjournment and

to

grave

inaccuracies in the speeches

of the two learned Counsel who had been permitted to appear

at the meeting of 30th March

on behalf of the wholesale and the retail dealers in Opium.

It has been alleged

That the whole

of

the retail

trade in Opium will be

destroyed if the Bill is passed

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