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the tongkong lanton and macao Steamboat Company Limited renewed their application to the local Government for such an Amendment in the law as would give them the long desired protection. The correspondence is printed in the book herewith and it is therefore sufficient to say that this application was refuted.
Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray your Lordship to assist them in their efforts to suppress Smuggling on board their Steamships by causing such amendments to be made in the Hong Kong laws as may be thought necessary and effectual and so to grant to your Petitioners that protection in their business which they submit they are justified in asking for but which is denied them by the local Government.
Your Petitioners will ever pray.
Dated at Hongkong this 22nd day of December 1882.
Ur Petitioners,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company, Limited.
I Keswick, Director.
Thomas Arnold, Secretary.
Agents: China Navigation Co.
ORDINANCE No. 22 of 1887.
Opium Ordinance 1884 and 1887.
No. 22 of 1887.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for the better regulating of the trade in Opium.
[27th May, 1887.]
WHEREAS it is expedient to regulate and control the movement of Raw Opium within the Colony and the waters thereof: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--
1. This Ordinance and the Opium Ordinance, 1884, may be cited for all purposes as the Raw Opium Ordinances, 1884 and 1887.
2. Opium in this Ordinance means raw, crude, or unprepared Opium.
3. No person shall bring into the Colony or the waters thereof, or receive therein Opium in quantities less than one chest, or any loose Opium.
4. It shall be lawful for the Colonial Treasurer on such terms and conditions as may be approved by the Governor in Council, to grant licences for the sale of Opium intended for export in quantities less than one chest, and no person except the holders of such licences shall be permitted to sell or barter within the Colony or its waters Opium in quantities less than one chest. The purchase, sale, or Barter of quantities less than one ball of Bengal Opium or three catties of Malwa, Persian, or Turkish Opium is hereby forbidden.
5. It shall be the duty of holders of licences to attach to all parcels of Opium sold by them in quantities less than one chest, a certificate in the following form:--
No.
Sold this day to
lbs. Bengal,
per ship
to be exported by him to
Date,
188.
catties Malwa or
This certificate shall not be valid after noon of the
Chop.
Sale of Opium in quantities Less than one Chest.
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the tongkong lanton and dercar Steamboat- Company Limited renewed their application to the local Government for Ruch an Amendment in the law at would give them the long desired. protection. The correspondence is printed in the book herewith and it is therefore Eufficient to say that this application trat refuted."
Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray your Lordship to assist.
I your Petitioners in their efforts to suppress Emuggling on board their Beamships by causing Ruch amendmentlobe made in the stongkong lands at may be thought necessary and effectual and so to grant to your delitioners that protection in their buriners which they Rutomit they are justified arking for but which is denied them by the local &overnment,
your Petitioners will ever
in
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Dated at songkong this 222 day of Decruber 1942.
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Chairman
of
the Bourd
of Directors
of the Rong Kong, Canton and Macno Steamboal Company, firmiter. IT Keswick director. Thomas Arnold, Secretary.
Agrints China havigation Cor. o.
ORDINANCE No. 22 of 1887.
Opium Ordinances 1884 and INST.
No. 22 or 1887.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for the better regulating of the trade in Opium.
[27th May, 1887.]
WHEREAS it in Ned on to regulated control the
movement of Raw Opium wirhiu the Colony and the waters shoreof: Be it eunered by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advien of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :--
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6: may be citied for all purposes as the Raw Opine Onitrice, 1. This Ordinance and the Opium. Gediminut tommiundsumambland ideoqueisseigand Capelinessmenprinti beements week
2. Opium in this Ordinance means raw, crude, or un- prepared Opin.
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Chest means the package, with the opium torelu, such as is usually imported by merchants in the Colour. Ship in this rand mitions see 2.2 off of see. 3.
Ordinance
p! t+wti shall be construed so as to include any steam- vessel, junk, boat, sampan, or any kind of craft used for conveyance of persons or things by water. 3. No person shall bring into the Colony or the waters thereof, or receive thorain Opine in quantition lacethu ene aluat so. Inaught in the Gelaat. any loose Opaline.
4. It shall be lawful for the Colonin) Treasurer on such terms and conditiona as may be approved by the Governor in Counell, to grant licences for the sale of Opium intended for export in quantities less than one chest, and no person excepi the holders of such licences shall be permitted to sell or barter within the Colony or its waters Ophuur in quantiries less than one chest. The purchase, sale, or Barter of quantitics less than one bali of Bengal Opiam or three cattice of Malwa, Persian, or Turkish Opium is hereby forbidden.
5. It shall be the duty of holders of licences to attach to all parecia of Opium sold by them in quantities less than one chest, a certificate in the following farmu :-
No.
Sold this day to
Salle Bengal,
per ship
to be exported by him to
Date,
188.
cutties Malwa or
This certificate sizil not be valid after noon of the
Chop.
Sale of Opu ities Less th Next.
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