CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8] — Page 26

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put forward or entertained

amendment

q

That in so far as they have a grievance they have in their own hands an efficient & remedy and that there is no necessity for any

The Prepared Opium Ordinance 489. that the amending ordinance goes far beyond the mischief complained of, in so much as it includes Macao as well as Canton and in so far as it empowers the seizure and detention

of prepared opium in any quantity, any quantity over 2 lbs found in the person or in the personal luggage

of any passenger

Your Memorialist therefore humbly pray your Lordship to advise Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen to disallow the said amending ordinance,

or

to direct that it shall not in any case come into operation until after the 28th day of February 1895 the day on which the Opium

Farman granted to Your Memorialist, expires

And

ever pray

Your Petitioners will

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Hong Kong April 30th 1894

Hane Took Company

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23 put forward or entertained amendment q That in so far as they have a grievance they have in their own hands an efficient & remedy and that there is no necessity for any The Prepared Opium Ordinance 489. that the amending ordinance goes far beyond the mischief complained of, in so much as it includes Macao as well as Canton and in so far as it empowers the seizure and detention of prepared opium in any quantity, any quantity over 2 lbs found in the person or in the personal luggage of any passenger Your Memorialist therefore humbly pray your Lordship to advise Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen to disallow the said amending ordinance, or to direct that it shall not in any case come into operation until after the 28th day of February 1895 the day on which the Opium Farman granted to Your Memorialist, expires And ever pray Your Petitioners will [...] Hong Kong April 30th 1894 Hane Took Company
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23 put forward or entertained amchdment q That in so far as they have a grievance they have in their own hands an efficient & rukedy and that there is no necessity for any The Prepared Opium Ordinance 489. that the amending ordinance goes for beyond the mischief complained of, in so much at it includes Macas as well as Canten and in so far as it empowers the sugure and detention of prepared opium in any quantity any quantity over 2 Jails found in the person or be the personal luggage of any passenger Your Memorialist then fore Thumbly pray your fordship to advere Her Moss Gracions mo Majesty the Queen to disallow the sand amending ordinance, br to direct that it shall not in any case come into operation ueltie after the 28th day of Submany 1895 the on which the Opin day Farun granted to Your Memoralist, bepires And ever pray Your Pelitioners will fo Xo Hong Kong Apile 30th 1894 Hane Took Company
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put forward or entertained

amchdment

q

That in so far as they have a grievance they

have in their own hands an efficient & rukedy and that there is no necessity for any

The Prepared Opium Ordinance 489. that the amending ordinance goes for beyond the mischief complained of, in so much at it includes Macas as well as Canten and in so far as it empowers the sugure and detention

of prepared opium in any quantity

any quantity over 2 Jails found in the person or be the personal luggage

of any passenger

Your Memorialist then fore Thumbly pray your fordship to advere Her Moss Gracions

mo Majesty the Queen to disallow the sand amending ordinance,

br

to direct that it shall not in any case come into operation ueltie after the 28th day of Submany 1895 the on which the Opin

day

Farun granted to Your Memoralist, bepires

And

ever pray

Your Pelitioners will

fo

Xo

Hong Kong Apile 30th 1894

Hane Took Company

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