CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4] — Page 149

4. But the evils

wils of

The opium traffic to

which I intended to

refer

M

my 31

despatch

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M: 262 of 51th October

last

were more

pertaubaty

the evils consequent on

excessive consumption.

If opium

M

the Colony

itself "; and this point is

-only touched upon in one paragraph of his Janet's

Memorandum, m

which

he remarks that recently " the Farmer has increased to prices and this tends

to diminish the consumption "

There appears from sever

to be

no guarantee that

the Farmer

will

maintain

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maintain the price.

DRAFT.

at a

high level, f

that

Motally Orde

A

and wrider ordinary circonstances he would

make a

A

in larger profete by

setting

at a

cheaper rate

and thereby increasing the

consumption. On the other hand if the sale were

more

directly controthed

by Government, it might be practicable to ensure. that the price.

Akir

high

ax

wax

possible

raising the duty

Kept

by

the

preparation of opium with the distinct object

not of increasing the

revenne

but of reducing the

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