CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 64

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would suffer to an immeasurable extent and from all the information, I can gather, there appears no other means of making good this large deficit, of Her Majesty's Indian Empire. I am of opinion that instead of crippling the opium trade every encouragement should be given by Her Majesty's Government to the development of the opium trade by the reduction of duty and other facilities in order that the dealers

may

be able to compete with China which is steadily but surely, making an inroad into the trade and also by way of recompense for the heavy losses which the dealers have suffered by the recent action of the Government in bringing about the sudden fall in the value of silver.

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Her Excellency The Alger's Memorial

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62 would suffer to an immeasurable extent and from all the information, I can gather, there appears no other means of making good this large deficit, of Her Majesty's Indian Empire. I am of opinion that instead of crippling the opium trade every encouragement should be given by Her Majesty's Government to the development of the opium trade by the reduction of duty and other facilities in order that the dealers may be able to compete with China which is steadily but surely, making an inroad into the trade and also by way of recompense for the heavy losses which the dealers have suffered by the recent action of the Government in bringing about the sudden fall in the value of silver. 4. Her Excellency The Alger's Memorial
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62 would suffer to an immeasurable exchat and from all the information, I can gather, there appears no other means of making good this large deficit, of Iter Majesty's Indian Empire. Jam If opinion that inesad of crippling the opium tide every encouragement should be given by Star Maiety's Government to the developem out the opucine- trade by the reduction of duty and other facilities in order that the dealers may be able to -pete with Chend which is steadily bat sursby, making an inroad into the treade and also by way of recompense for the heavy losses which the dealers have jeuffered by the recent action of the Government in bringing about the sudden fall in the value of silver. com 4. Her SHEmail HA Algers Namail
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would suffer to an immeasurable exchat and from all the information, I can gather, there appears no other means of making good this large deficit, of Iter Majesty's Indian Empire. Jam If opinion that inesad of crippling the opium tide every encouragement should be given by Star Maiety's Government to the developem out the opucine- trade by the reduction of duty and other facilities in order that the dealers

may

be able to -pete with Chend which is steadily bat sursby, making an inroad into the treade and also by way of recompense for the heavy losses which the dealers have jeuffered by the recent action of the Government in bringing about the sudden fall in the value of silver.

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Her SHEmail HA Algers Namail

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