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what is consumed in the Colony.
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The Macao Farmers have got
lease of the farm at Macao. They have the monopoly
long
un the
i
Foreign Markets, and the consump_
tion there must de crease because
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of the exclusion of Chinese from. Australia and America, and also
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from the increased tax which is placed on the
that source is
precarious.
Revenue from.
drug. therefore very
By losing the tax on -prepared opium through a farmer who alone can boil and prepare
it within close limits, one
great object is gained, viz : helping China
t
to collect her opium revenue, as
has alone to be guarded. But another advantage
his de
depot
is that as the farmer keeps a large
excise staff,
he performs a duty
ernment would have
which the governm
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to undertake, and which cana
not be
anything
like so well done;
mance must defend).
as its performe
on Chinese paid by Governme The Farmer's employés
people
are histori
or connection, and work.
loyally with him and for him,
and I
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quite satisfied that
if the Government atterupted to raise its Keve
a
by number of licenses there would
be a
great falling off in the amount, and constant complaints from the Chinese Government about increased smuggling would be forthcoming.
By the check and
tacly
system the quantity of opium
consumed wi
HongKong.
and the
adracout districts is greatly diminish
ed because now all of it has to pay duty, and a heavy duty. In- Morigting
the Farmer has increase
lis
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