CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 451

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opium; (2) that the revenue derived from opium is an important item in the budget of the Colony; and (3) that under the agreement of 1886 arrived at in pursuance of article 7, section III of the Chefoo Agreement of 1876 between Great Britain and China, and of section 9 of the additional Article thereto of 1885, the Government of

Hong Kong

has contracted certain obligations towards the Empire of China in regard to the prevention of the smuggling of opium from the Colony into China.

As the second of

these considerations lies within a small compass, it may be convenient to dispose of it first. The present farmer is believed to be making large profits, and there are grounds for anticipating that when his revenue...

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450 opium; (2) that the revenue derived from opium is an important item in the budget of the Colony; and (3) that under the agreement of 1886 arrived at in pursuance of article 7, section III of the Chefoo Agreement of 1876 between Great Britain and China, and of section 9 of the additional Article thereto of 1885, the Government of Hong Kong has contracted certain obligations towards the Empire of China in regard to the prevention of the smuggling of opium from the Colony into China. As the second of 5. these considerations lies within a small compass, it may be convenient to dispose of it first. The present farmer is believed to be making large profits, and there are grounds for anticipating that when his revenue... I

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450 opium; (2) that the revenue derived from opium is an important item in the budget of the Colony ; and (3) that under the agreement of 1886 arrived at in pursuance of article 7, section III of the Chefoo Agreement of 1876 between Great Britain and China, and of section 9 of the :additional Article thereto of 1885, the Government of - BongKong has contracted- certain certain obligations towards the Empire of China in _ regard to the prevention of the smuggling of opium from the Colony into China. As the second of ~ 5. these considerations lies within a small compass, it may be convenient to dispose of it first. The ~ present farmer is believed to be making large profits, and there are grounds for anticipating that when his Merve I

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opium; (2) that the revenue derived from opium is an important item in the budget of the Colony ; and (3) that under the agreement of 1886 arrived at in pursuance of article 7, section III of the Chefoo Agreement of 1876 between Great Britain and China, and of section 9 of the :additional Article thereto of 1885, the Government of -

BongKong

has contracted-

certain

certain obligations towards the Empire of China in _ regard to the prevention of the smuggling of opium from the Colony into China.

As the second of ~

these considerations lies

within a small compass, it

may

be convenient to

dispose of it first. The ~ present farmer is believed to be making large profits,

and there are

grounds for

anticipating that when his

Merve

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