CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8] — Page 22

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no man, not a user or otherwise is liable to seizure and forfeiture if not on the ship's manifest as cargo, and if the person on whom or in whose baggage such opium is found is liable to arrest and to punishment, it is clear that the number of passengers legitimately purchasing prepared opium from your monopolists, not for their own personal use will be seriously diminished. Smugglers, will wishfully expose themselves to the risk of such annoyance to smugglers will be stopped by the fear of the search seizure or penalty.

"He runs that risk every day in the ordinary pursuit of his calling and the small additional risk imposed by the ordinance will count for very little to him. The new regulation will be for the benefit of the passenger boatmen drifting to a decision to the ordinary come catering.

In the 13. him Who our Just aut purchases and carries opium for his own enjoyment and without any thought of smuggling.

• grievous hardship and a practical prohibition.

Your Memorialists, pursuant to their powers, in that behalf have granted to the Shin Fook Firm rights of sale of prepared opium under the Ordinance and Duties, from the 19th February 1893 up to the end of the term and throughout the territory at a fixed monthly rent and the Shin Fook have bound themselves to take from Your Memorialists and pay for a fixed quantity of prepared opium monthly, to the end of the said term.

The Shin Fook have given your memorialists notice that if the ordinance now in question becomes...

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no man, not a user or otherwise is liable to seizure and forfeiture if not on the ship's manifest as cargo, and if the person on whom or in whose baggage such opium is found is liable to arrest and to punishment, it is clear that the number of passengers legitimately purchasing prepared opium from your monopolists, not for their own personal use will be seriously diminished. Smugglers, will wishfully expose themselves to the risk of such annoyance to smugglers will be stopped by the fear of the search seizure or penalty. "He runs that risk every day in the ordinary pursuit of his calling and the small additional risk imposed by the ordinance will count for very little to him. The new regulation will be for the benefit of the passenger boatmen drifting to a decision to the ordinary come catering. In the 13. him Who our Just aut purchases and carries opium for his own enjoyment and without any thought of smuggling. grievous hardship and a practical prohibition. Your Memorialists, pursuant to their powers, in that behalf have granted to the Shin Fook Firm rights of sale of prepared opium under the Ordinance and Duties, from the 19th February 1893 up to the end of the term and throughout the territory at a fixed monthly rent and the Shin Fook have bound themselves to take from Your Memorialists and pay for a fixed quantity of prepared opium monthly, to the end of the said term. The Shin Fook have given your memorialists notice that if the ordinance now in question becomes...
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