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who were formerly the strongest tendered $25,000 a year (in 1888 they tendered $11,000) and if they got the farm 3,600 Chests a year above their requirements. Irons thought however that if they were to compete in the trade it would be able to have a large supply. As a fact, the Hongkong Farmer has to compete with people in the Foreign countries, and therefore draws 3600 Chests of Opium for legitimate trade. It has been alleged that he draws 10 Chests a day, that his monthly drawing into the farm is 174 of all sorts instead of 300, but the way he is drawing at present is legitimately what your Excellency knows.

The Farmer pays the Government $15,300 per annum against $15,300 paid by the previous Farmer, whilst therefore in the interests of the public revenue shared be $13,800. When the Kat lerie Campel lost his farm, the position becomes different if he has to pay, he is driven to unlawful methods to meet his engagements, and I am afraid from the evidence in the papers that he does not stand to be borne in mind.

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477 who were formerly the strongest tendered $25,000 a year (in 1888 they tendered $11,000) and if they got the farm 3,600 Chests a year above their requirements. Irons thought however that if they were to compete in the trade it would be able to have a large supply. As a fact, the Hongkong Farmer has to compete with people in the Foreign countries, and therefore draws 3600 Chests of Opium for legitimate trade. It has been alleged that he draws 10 Chests a day, that his monthly drawing into the farm is 174 of all sorts instead of 300, but the way he is drawing at present is legitimately what your Excellency knows. The Farmer pays the Government $15,300 per annum against $15,300 paid by the previous Farmer, whilst therefore in the interests of the public revenue shared be $13,800. When the Kat lerie Campel lost his farm, the position becomes different if he has to pay, he is driven to unlawful methods to meet his engagements, and I am afraid from the evidence in the papers that he does not stand to be borne in mind.
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477

who were formerly the strangsing

tendered $25,000 a

cast time thing

mouth (in 1888 the

tendered they offered $11,000) and if thing hand got the farms 3,600 Chests

a year

above their requirements. Irons thought however that if they

dia

wat oblarin

Compulitos?

Compete

trade

རི་ས་

it the succesful

would be able to

in the effect

༢

would require therefor

Carge supply. As a factshe

print Hongkong Fauner has

compete with people in the Foreign

чиста во висина

ahla

to

to Maca

and therefore

3600

Chests of Opium for

legitimate

alleged that he

Grade. It has been

draws

10

Check w

day,

that his

Ft.

pau

the

average

since he

Came

monthly drawing into the farm,

the

rous It fiind

wh to

and including Angerst

is 174 if all sorts instead of 300

but

way

beling is

Ikaw he

drawing at present

legetionately want as your

Excellency knows.

The Farmer pays the Good

mouth perune

against $15,300 paid by the prevrint

whilst therefore in

of the public revanc

shared be

139800

A.

pammer,

the interests

stamp

possibly

When th

Kat

lerie

Campel

Lo

brake his farmi.

becomes

tw

pay, the position. different if he

ها

driven to unlawful methods

weet his

Gust, and

Engagements tie

am afraid from

the evidence in the papers.

вертте

that he does

Strundt be

horne in mind.

uin

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