5th April, and to the Chinese Government through Sir John Walsham.
The Chinese Government accepted it on trial. They asked however that retailer should undertake not to send Opium in quantities less than one chest to any Treaty Port by steamer except to Canton, and then only by the River Steamer. There is no objection to sending Opium to all ports by Junk. This of course was at once agreed to, and indeed the Chinese Government need not have asked it, because at present Opium in quantities less than one chest is not legally admissible at the open ports.
In anticipation of the acceptance by China, I had prepared the necessary modifications in the Ordinance which was before the Council and it was only necessary to substitute for Sections 3, 4, 5 of my Ordinance, (Appendix D) Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 of my first draft ordinance (Appendix A of my report) with a few modifications, also Section 14 was replaced by Section 16 of draft ordinance (Appendix A of my report). The sections were then renumbered, and to Section S was added a clause to enable the Magistrates to deal summarily with breaches of conditions of license in cases where it was thought unadvisable to proceed for the full penalty under the bond. Section 15 was also modified so as to allow fishing jinks belonging to Hongkong specially licensed to proceed from the anchorage at early hours.
When I acceded to the modification of Section 38, subsections 8 & 9 of Ordinance 8 of 1879, I did so on information from the Harbour Master that only one junk had left in six months under special clearance and that one Theatrical Company carrying ... Subsequently however it turned out that fishing Junks went out early...
5th April, and to the Chinese Jovernment through Sir John Walsham .
The Chinese Government accepted
it on trial. They
asked however that
retailer should undertake not to send Opium in quantities less than
Ove
cheat
to any Treaty Port by steamer except
to Canton, and then
Stearmen, There is 110
only by
the River
objection to sending
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to all ports by Tank. This of con
al once
once isgreed to, and indeed the Chinese Government need not have asked it,
because at present
less than one chest is
at the open posts :
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Opium. in quantities legally admiserable
In anticipation of the crocoptauire by China, I had prepared the-- uccessary modifications in the
Ordinance which
was
Comcil and it was
before the
only necessary to substitute for Sections 3, 44, 15 of my Ordinance, Dof Appendice, Sections 3, 11, 5, 617 of my first draft ordinause
(appendix
36
(appendice Aof my report) with a fund
modifications,
also Section 14 was
replaced by Section 16 of draft ordincavez The sections (Appendix A of my report).
were then renumbered, and to Section Swas added a clause to enable the
Magistrates to deal summarily with
license in caves conditions of lis
breaches of
where it was
irvadvisable to
thought suc
prooeed for the full penalty under the boud, Section 15 was also mode
modified
Ro
as to allow fishing jinks belonging to Hongkong specially liceused to proceed from the anchorage at early hours. When I accented to the mode
modification of Section 38 subsections 84 9 of Ordinas .
8 of 1879
Idid
Q1 on
information from
the Harbour Macter that only chink had left in
Q
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in six months under
special clearance and that one
Sheatrical Company,
exrrying
a
Subsequently however it turned out that fishing Junko
Ko went out
Eearly,
the
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