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...4.

therefore the.

Foraign

Muistoris

which had nothing to do with junk collection shewed.

or

only

the

account of opium imported in Foreign vessels.

It was known that

large quantities of opium legt

here

or China in junks. Some

For

went to Swatow, and a

and along the

along

Coast, come to Formosa. Dome to

to

canson and, the intermediate

treaty ports; and too

to encourage

and viduce the transmission.

authorities might get

by

native craft, so that the native

get hold

of the the Foreign Customs, discounts were offered to

dusy

nistad

large

of

ky. If

was therefore

shippers by junks.

natural that the Foreign Gistoris returns should show a large quantity

and

opium left at Hongkong, maccrunted for, as the native. instorms authorities could not be

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made to account, or if they did,

they could account as

for

there

as they liked,

was no check.

The Commission.

ascertained that from year to

the lekin and other charge.

year

opium were. being increased, which of course tended to increase anuggling from Hongkong

The Commission's report

shews that bands of as man

many as

100 men armed with muskets, revolvers, and spears escorted/

opium smuggling

frontier,

worth

over the

mu̸ as

much Ad

$12,000

of opium would be known to be smugg

smuggled by

barty. Such occurrences were

prequent up to June 1887.

The additional article

to the Cheepoo Convention of 1876

nade at

72.1

July 1885. In it

Her Majestys Government stated

that

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