CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 551

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I have the honour to be, My Lord,

Your Lordship's Most Obedient

Humble Servant, Dryby Barker

Acting Cures Iustice to Officer

Administering the Governincut,

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INFOR

[P- 31 AUC 91

upreme Onert,

HongKong 25€ July 1891.

Sir,

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I have the honour to

acknowledge Your Freellency's letter of the 14th instant respecting the

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nivance of

alleged

of the Ohium. Farmer with the smuggling of opium into China and requesting

me to state whether the draft Gill

the

amending prevent opilum. Oraniance contavies any provision

specially directed a

against the evil

of smuggling into China.

In reply thereto I have

the harvair to state that while I

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