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him; that in the draft opium ordinance, of which he had received a copy, many Hong-Kong firms are in favour of the Chinese Customs & Excise duties that, as far as he is concerned he is willing to accept.
The representations had been received; that others were being considered; that he would ask the Government to communicate with the Steamboat Company that, if the Company in any way would not help in preventing smuggling, we should recommend that, in view of the large quantity of opium which we had reason to believe was smuggled into Hong Kong by their steamers, heavy penalties should be enacted against any boat which was found; that, in the amended Harbour Ordinance regulating steam launch traffic would place these vessels much more under control.
2. but that he does not believe that much, if any opium, is smuggled into Hong Kong from Macao (unless it be opium which has previously been smuggled from Hong Kong) because two cargoes per week pay duty at the Hulk for the Macao district. Mr. Brown is of opinion that a considerable quantity of opium is smuggled into Hong-Kong from Macao, on the other hand, Mr. Arnold (Secretary of the Macao Steamboat Co) maintains that very little opium is smuggled into Macao.
This we have brought to the attention of the Farmer.
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him; that in the draft opium
of which he had received a
of den
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copy, many
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the chincse
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we would ask the Government to commu-
wicate with the Steamboat Company
that, if the Company
any way
view
of
¿
人
would not help in
in
we should recommend that, in
the large quantity of opium which
we had reason
to believe was sm
maggled
into Hongesting by their Steamers, heavy penaltics should be enacted against any board which prepared opcum
steam of on
should be found; I that, in the amand. -
cd Harbour Ordenance
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steam launch traffic would place these vessels much more
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but that he docs
not believe that much, if any opcum,
smaggled into Bongsong from Howloon (unless it be opcum which has previousty been smuggled from Hong Kong) because two chcoto por weck pay duty at the Hulk for the Howloon district_ Mr. Brown
only
• muggled into Hong-Kong
is of opinion that a
considerable
quantity
of op cum
from Macao,
on c
being that the
Macao opium
px of
better in
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quality attention of the Farmer. hand, Mr. Arnold ( & cor
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Canton &
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