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Encl: 1. enclosed authenticated copy of Ordinance W. 4 of 1894 entitled "An Ordinance to amend The Prepared Opium Ordinance 1891, together with the usual report by the Attorney General. Prepared with 6 spare copies.

17th April 1894.

2. On the second reading of the Bill, the Opium Farmer was, with the permission of the Council, heard through Counsel against the passing of the Bill. His Counsel protested against the Bill as an infringement of the rights which the farmer had acquired, in pursuance of the provisions of the Prepared Opium Ordinance of 1891, by the purchase of the farm, and he intimated that if the Bill were passed, the farmer would consider that his contract had been so materially varied as to justify his immediately throwing up the farm and leaving the Government to whatever remedy it might be advised to have recourse to. In view of this, I

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2 Encl: 1. enclosed authenticated copy of Ordinance W. 4 of 1894 entitled "An Ordinance to amend The Prepared Opium Ordinance 1891, together with the usual report by the Attorney General. Prepared with 6 spare copies. 17th April 1894. 2. On the second reading of the Bill, the Opium Farmer was, with the permission of the Council, heard through Counsel against the passing of the Bill. His Counsel protested against the Bill as an infringement of the rights which the farmer had acquired, in pursuance of the provisions of the Prepared Opium Ordinance of 1891, by the purchase of the farm, and he intimated that if the Bill were passed, the farmer would consider that his contract had been so materially varied as to justify his immediately throwing up the farm and leaving the Government to whatever remedy it might be advised to have recourse to. In view of this, I
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2 تم کو #/ enclosed authenticated copy of Encl: 1. Ordinance W. 4 of 1894 entitled "An Ordinance to amend The 17th April 1894. with 6 spare copies. Prepared Opium Ordinance 1891, together with the usual report Enchil by the Attorney General. 2. On the second reading of the Bill the Opium Farmer was, with the permission of the Council, heard through Counsel against the passing of the Bill. His Counsel pro- tested against the Bill as an infringement of the rights which 2. 17th April. 18044 3 604 which the farmer had acquired, in pursuance of the provisions of the Prepared Opium Ordinance of 1891, by the purchase of the farm, and he intimated that if the Bill were passed, the farmer would consider that. his contract had been so justi- materially varied as to fy his immediately throwing up the farm and leaving the Government to whatever. remedy it might be advised to have recourse to. In view of this, I
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enclosed authenticated copy of Encl: 1.

Ordinance W. 4 of 1894 entitled

"An Ordinance to amend The

17th April

1894. with 6 spare copies.

Prepared Opium Ordinance 1891, together with the usual report Enchil by the Attorney General.

2.

On the second reading of the Bill the Opium Farmer was, with the permission of the Council, heard through Counsel against the passing of the Bill. His Counsel pro- tested against the Bill as an infringement of the rights

which

2.

17th April. 18044

3

604

which the farmer had acquired,

in pursuance of the provisions of the Prepared Opium Ordinance of 1891, by the purchase of the farm, and he intimated that

if

the Bill were

passed, the farmer would consider that. his contract had been so

justi-

materially varied as to fy his immediately throwing up the farm and leaving the Government to whatever.

remedy

it might be advised to have recourse to. In

view

of this,

I

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