CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5] — Page 250

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Extract from letters from Jardine Matheson & Co's representative at Foochow to John Bell-Irving, Hongkong.

Foochow, 12th April, 1887.

"I am having some trouble about Opium, the Chinese up country are endeavouring to evade their Officials' new rules with regard to the collection of Likin by the Customs, first of all by disregarding the label affixed to Opium that has paid the Likin of Tls. 80 per picul demanded by the new Convention, and then by imposing local taxes on the native article, which taxes, by the Convention, immediately become applicable to foreign drug.

I am in communication jointly with Messrs. E.D. Sassoon & Co., with the Br. Mo. Consul and the Commissioner of Customs and hope to be able

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AEG ¡ 243 Extract from letters from Jardine Matheson & Co's representative at Foochow to John Bell-Irving, Hongkong. Foochow, 12th April, 1887. "I am having some trouble about Opium, the Chinese up country are endeavouring to evade their Officials' new rules with regard to the collection of Likin by the Customs, first of all by disregarding the label affixed to Opium that has paid the Likin of Tls. 80 per picul demanded by the new Convention, and then by imposing local taxes on the native article, which taxes, by the Convention, immediately become applicable to foreign drug. I am in communication jointly with Messrs. E.D. Sassoon & Co., with the Br. Mo. Consul and the Commissioner of Customs and hope to be able

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AEG ¡ 243 Extracate from letters from Jardine Matheson & Co's representative at Foochow to John Bell - Irving, Hongkong. Jorchow, 12th April, 1887. "I am having come trouble about "Opium, the Chinese up country a-o are endeavor udeavouring to evade thei Officials "new rules with regard to to the collection " of Likin by the Custome, first of all by "dieregarding the leebel affixed to Opium "that has paid the Likin of W.K. Jails "80 per pioul demanded by the new " Convention, and then by imposing " local taxes, on the native article, of " which there is not which taxes, " rone) " by the Convention, immediately become " applicable to foreign drug. I am "in communication jointly with. "Mess" ED. Sassoon &Co., with it. "B. Mo. Consul and the Commissioner " of Cystonis and hope to be able

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AEG

243

Extracate from letters from Jardine Matheson & Co's representative at Foochow to John Bell - Irving, Hongkong.

Jorchow, 12th April, 1887.

"I am having

come trouble about

"Opium, the Chinese up country

a-o

are endeavor

udeavouring

to evade thei

Officials "new rules with regard to

to the collection " of Likin by the Custome, first of all by "dieregarding the leebel affixed to Opium "that has paid the Likin of W.K. Jails "80 per pioul demanded by the new " Convention, and then by imposing " local taxes, on the native article, of " which there is not

which taxes,

rone)

" by the Convention, immediately become

" applicable to foreign drug.

I am

"in communication jointly with. "Mess" ED. Sassoon &Co., with it.

"B. Mo. Consul

and the Commissioner

" of

Cystonis and

hope to be able

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