CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 476

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argument founded upon such reasoning is fallacious unless the Opium Farmer boils the whole of the contents of the 300 Chests allowed and disposes of them at his prices.

that

27 V

Jo

prove to

Your Excellency

: your petitioner is in

he states that practically

way exacerbating when

the duty payable to the Hongkong Government is larger than that paid on raw opium to the Chinese Government

Petitioner

Your

is willing to modify the terms of the present Grant by paying, instead of the fixed sum of $39,800 each month, a sum of $400 per chest or licence for the amount charged by the Chinese Government for raw opium provided he is not bound to boil a larger number of Chests than he can dispose of profitably;

should the system of paying for each chest appear to be objectionable your Petitioner would suggest to Your Excellency that the number of Chests he be permitted to boil, without extra fee, be reduced to 125 Chests per month and that the monthly rent be reduced to $30,000.

In the event of Your Excellency releasing your Petitioner from the engagement into which he has entered, the Government could take over the farm and work it

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471 argument founded upon such reasoning is fallacious unless the Opium Farmer boils the whole of the contents of the 300 Chests allowed and disposes of them at his prices. that 27 V Jo prove to Your Excellency : your petitioner is in he states that practically way exacerbating when the duty payable to the Hongkong Government is larger than that paid on raw opium to the Chinese Government Petitioner Your is willing to modify the terms of the present Grant by paying, instead of the fixed sum of $39,800 each month, a sum of $400 per chest or licence for the amount charged by the Chinese Government for raw opium provided he is not bound to boil a larger number of Chests than he can dispose of profitably; should the system of paying for each chest appear to be objectionable your Petitioner would suggest to Your Excellency that the number of Chests he be permitted to boil, without extra fee, be reduced to 125 Chests per month and that the monthly rent be reduced to $30,000. In the event of Your Excellency releasing your Petitioner from the engagement into which he has entered, the Government could take over the farm and work it
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471 argument founded upon such reasoning is fallacims unless the Opium Fanner boils the whole of the Contents of the 300 Chests : allowed and disposes of them at his prices. that 27 V Jo prove to Your Excellery : your petitioner is in he states that practically way excasserating when the duty payable to the stingstong Gevemment- is layer than that paid on raw opum to the Chinese Govenment Petitimer Your is willing to modify the tems of the present-Grant- by paying, instead of the fixed of $39.800 each mouth, a sum of $400 per chest or lince the ammut charged by the the Chinese Goremment- rawe opicum provided he is not bound to boil larger number of Cheeto profitably than he can dispore of; should the systern of paying for each chest appear to Objectionable your Ptitioner Excellency to be would suggest that the number of Chests he be permitted to boil, without fee, be reduced to 125 Chesto per 8. paying CLT-L extra mmth and that the mm Kkly rent be reduced to $30,000. In the event of Ynn Excelluey releasing your ! Petitioner from from the engagement into which he has entered, the Government could take over the farm and work it
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argument founded upon such reasoning is

fallacims unless the Opium Fanner boils the whole of the Contents of the 300 Chests : allowed and disposes of them at his prices.

that

27 V

Jo

prove to

Your Excellery

: your petitioner is in

he states that practically

way excasserating when

the duty payable to the stingstong Gevemment-

is layer than that paid on raw opum to the Chinese Govenment

Petitimer

Your

is willing to modify the tems of the present-Grant- by paying, instead of the fixed of $39.800 each

mouth, a sum of $400 per chest or lince the

ammut

charged by

the

the Chinese Goremment-

rawe

opicum provided

he is not bound to boil

larger number of Cheeto

profitably

than he can

dispore of; should the systern of paying for each chest appear to

Objectionable your Ptitioner Excellency to be

would suggest that the

number of Chests he be permitted to boil, without

fee, be reduced to 125 Chesto per

8.

paying

CLT-L

extra

mmth and that the mm

Kkly

rent be reduced to $30,000.

In the event of Ynn Excelluey releasing your ! Petitioner from

from the engagement

into which he has entered, the Government could take

over the farm

and work

it

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