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Enclosure 4.

13146

RECD

REGP 4 JUL 87.

--

Memorandum by the Acting Chief Justice

(Copy.)

33

At the desire of His Excellency, Acting Governor, I have much pleasure in pointing out the alterations made in the Opium Bill, since its first reading, on the 18th March, 1887, until it became law.

The Bill as introduced to the Council was the one appended to my report, appendix D, and which had been approved by Her Majesty's Government. It had been drafted by Sir Robert Hart and accepted by him on behalf of the Chinese Government. It will be remembered that when I first submitted a scheme to the Commission for solving the question of the blockade of Hongkong, and the smuggling of Opium into China from the Colony, I proposed that licenses should be granted for the retail of Opium, but that such licenses...

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En closure 4.

13146

REC?

REGP 4 JUI 87.

--

Memorandum by the Actq Chief Justice

| (lopy.)

the

33

:

At the desire of His Excellency, Acting Governor, I have unch

pointing

out the alteration,

pleasure in

-made in the Opium Bill, eince it first reading, on the 18th March, 18874,

until it became law.

The Bill as introduced to the

Conveil was the

one appended to

гу

report, appendice D, and which had been approved by Her Majesty's Govern, men It had beened by din Robert Hurt in,

traft,

and

AXXO

accepted by him, behalf of the Chinme Government. It will be remembered that when I first

submitted a scheme to the

Commission for solving the question of the blockade of Hongkong, and the sunggling of Opisem cisto China- from the Colony, I propond that license should be granted for

retail

the

of Opium, but that such

licendo

I

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