CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6] — Page 435

1 : To improve the Revernce of the Colony by giving greater powers of conted over

Raw

Opium

to the Farvier

of prepared

Opine.

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By such complete control to

to give effect to an arrangement with Chica

which enabled the Chinese Castomo Authorities to prevent suuggling into China from Hongkong and Utsaca..

and

Hence the Ordinance provides for Opicin Import and Export Officer, controle by percuitos granted by him countersigued by the Oprim Ferenser the movemen

tofall Opium within the Jurisdiction!

ovementofall

The Ordinance as it reads would.

be construed as one

of protection for the

Opinn one of pro

Farm and the

oni s

only

of guarding against all the evasions of the Ordinance by providing Excise Officen

him .

upon

is thrown

He is therefore the person to take the initiative in prosecuting offenders

against

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against the Ordinance.

As appears from the judgment a different manager of the firm took

action

against the appellant for carrying opium without a legal __ permit. The position of the Youtenment

tvas

peufcetty clear. Mr Seth had mistaken his powers in his desire to facilitate the honest carrying of trade in Opium, and he and the Opium Faruwi's Agent

tassumed to

atr

on of

authority which the Ordinance

The Magistrate -

give had not given.

Could take no notice of that as

law although

justifying a breach of las

he could do so in

fixing the fine,

the Court did think that under the

and

the

circumstances a fine of 50 cents would have been enough. The Opium Farmer was to blame for putting law in motion, rislead of doing what the Government Officer, Captain Rumsey, did, stopping or practia -

which

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