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umption. From

the

raising for price would

be limited only by the danger off encouraging smuggling from Marae

and the mainland of

DRAFT.

would

6. I4

A

ack

quest you

ales base

to take wit

consideration the question Whether then be

of opium divans,

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shops

hiensed for the smoking |

of opium

the premises

might not be greatly restuctes

H

ther

ممكه

China

Ao wado

pointed

Aut

paragraph 3 of

Sir & Bowend despatch

W3A 18th hoti 1884.

7076,15.

this grand

part of

(the

5. Before finally

deciding whether the

Farming syshem should

The maintained or

Ishall be glad to

not

receive a further report

from.

you

[see Report & Debate attached to Straits

74670/98

the light

of the above remarks.

Prominence was lately gincuko

the

Case

general subject in

of India, and which has hitherts furvailed karbom the system strongly

Beat

opposed. Inny and that Reference was also made last July in the House of Commons by del Smith M... to the excessive

number of opium dens

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