CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4] — Page 145

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and Custom Forve how could it

be said not to be duty paid? The

practicable way ii me only practicable

my-

opinion of getting any proper

revenue out of opium.

Port is by levying

in a free

a tay on

manufactured article, just

the

ad (

manufactured tobacco, or on spirits. Opium in the raw state is not

usable. It has to be made fit for

smoking,

and the raising of.

tay on it is just like rais

by distilling

raisiing o

o a

a tay

licences or the

the duty

on spirits or

duty

on tabacco.

dently of Revenue.

• His Excellency,

I have 1.

(igned) I. Russell.

Chief Justice.

Sir W. Robinson, K. C.M.G.

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To diminish consumip-

tion of opium, to get

atr

adequate

revenue and to help China to

put dover si

emruggling I am

satisfied the farming septem

properly controlled will, under local

circumstances, best carry

out Lord

Kuntford's wish to diminish the

evils of the opium traffic indepen-

dently.

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