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which are now fully established are that for the more satisfactory working of the opium ordinance passed last your the Superintendent of Sports and Exports with the knowledge of the opuim Farmer had been in the habit of endorsing opium permits for Exportation with permission to call as the Chinese Customs stuck which is of course in Chinese waters just outside The waters of the Colony so that the cpuim covered by scorral permit was usually put into our cargo to the bustous Hulk where
boat taken
duty
was
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paid and the opurin was then brought back into the waters of the Colony placed on board the junks named in the permits and exported. This promission was of great advantage to the oprime dealers and the Government had promised on passing the opium ordinance that sorry facility should
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be given to the dealers to enable them
to
carry ou mouths after the practice
their trade. About six
as stated
had been adopted the opuire Farmen
оt
goes to the Colomal Treasurer compinim
of the practice and the Colonial Irasure takes upon himores the duty of informing the opinn Farmer that the practice is illegal and apparently advises a co prose
secution the Colonial Treasurer stated in his coidance that he wouid,
not have given such advice had ke known of the practice of giving penusion to call at the Customs Hulk. In sus
client's case he was returning with : 32 Chests of opium ( covered by y permits) from the Customs suits when the opuim was seized and he was charged before the magistrate and ultimately convicted of exporting opium without a
permit und find $ 20 and on appeal to the Suprime
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