CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8] — Page 25

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involve ships and steamers in any risk for carrying opium raw or prepared.

Your Memorialists in conclusion

humbly submit.

That

any

alteration in the Prepared Opium Ordinance 1891, under which they applied for and obtained their Grant and in reliance on which they tendered so large a sum for the Farm, and which defines their rights privileges and immunities is a breach of their contract with the Government

of Hing King

their

that the amendments proposed to be effected by the Ordinance No 11 of 1894 now objected to, expose the possessor of prepared opium in the Harbour of Hong Kong to dangers and liabilities to which they were not exposed when the Farm was tendered for by Your Memorialists, diminishes the value as a protection of certificates under the Ordinance of 1891 and leads necessarily

to a large diminution in the number of persons who

are likely to purchase opium from Your Memorialists and from their licensees and to the consequent diminution in the extent of such sales and of their profits on the faith

of which they tendered

that the complaints of the Steamer owners on the strength of which the Amendment are made are to a very considerable extent

unfounded and

ought

never to have been

put

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20. 22 involve ships and steamers in any risk for carrying opium raw or prepared. Your Memorialists in conclusion humbly submit. That any alteration in the Prepared Opium Ordinance 1891, under which they applied for and obtained their Grant and in reliance on which they tendered so large a sum for the Farm, and which defines their rights privileges and immunities is a breach of their contract with the Government of Hing King their that the amendments proposed to be effected by the Ordinance No 11 of 1894 now objected to, expose the possessor of prepared opium in the Harbour of Hong Kong to dangers and liabilities to which they were not exposed when the Farm was tendered for by Your Memorialists, diminishes the value as a protection of certificates under the Ordinance of 1891 and leads necessarily to a large diminution in the number of persons who are likely to purchase opium from Your Memorialists and from their licensees and to the consequent diminution in the extent of such sales and of their profits on the faith of which they tendered a that the complaints of the Steamer owners on the strength of which the Amendment are made are to a very considerable extent unfounded and ought never to have been put

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20. 22 involve ships and steamers in any risk for carrying opium raw or prepared. Your Memorialisti in conclusion humbly submis. That any alteration in the Prepared Opium ordinance 1891, under which they applied for and obtained their Grant and in reliance on which they lendered so large a sum for the Farm, aled which defines right privileges and immunities is a breach of their cattract with the Government of Hing King their that the amendments proposed lobe effected by the ordinance No it of 1894 now objected tto, expose the possessor of prepared dimm in the Harbour of HongKong to dangers and liabilities to which they were not exposed when the Farm was tindered for by Your memorialists, diminishes the value as a protection of certificatis under the Ordinance of 1891 and lends necessarily large diminution in the number of persons who likely to purchase opium from Your memortalists and from their figursees and to the consequent diminution in the extint of stim sales and of their profits on the faith are of which they bendered b a that the complaints of the Steamboar owners on the strength of which the Acendment are made are to a very considerable extent unfounded and ought never to have been put

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involve ships and steamers in any risk for carrying opium raw or prepared.

Your Memorialisti in conclusion

humbly submis.

That

any

alteration in the Prepared Opium ordinance 1891, under which they applied for and obtained their Grant and in reliance on which they lendered so large a sum for the Farm, aled which defines right privileges and immunities is a breach of their cattract with the Government

of Hing King

their

that the amendments proposed lobe effected by the ordinance No it of 1894 now objected tto, expose the possessor of prepared dimm in the Harbour of HongKong to dangers and liabilities to which they were not exposed when the Farm was tindered for by Your memorialists, diminishes the value as a protection of certificatis under the Ordinance of 1891 and lends necessarily

large diminution in the number of persons who

likely to purchase opium from Your memortalists and from their figursees and to the consequent diminution in the extint of stim sales and of their profits on the faith

are

of which they bendered

b a

that the complaints of the Steamboar owners on the strength of which the Acendment are made are to a very considerable extent

unfounded and

ought

never to have been

put

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