CO129-287 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 440

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was the prospect of ( tting rid

(6) Extension of all vir ozizbing Ordinances regu-

lating she movement f raw Opiva war the perparation and

#alc of prepared Opium to the new burritory, with emend-

mente and elter asions to cure all existine defects and

make them more stringent and binding.

(7) That our government should reward more liberal-

ly and under speci-1 provisions all officers of the Gov-

ernment who show themselves zecious and active in en-

forcing these ordure and in moking captures.

(bit) That all forfeiturns ete., should be divided

equally between the Tonghon, Governm at and the Imperial

Chinese dovermaVNO.

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(-) That an accredited officer of the Chinese Cus-

come should be empovsená at 11 times to enter and ing

spect the godvune, Sactories and store of the Opium far-

mor, and examine his books.

(10) That no orme, amnition, exloziver, or con-

traband of any description (this includes Opium, Salt,

apo.,) should be exported from Hongkong to any Chine se

out port with the permit of the Chinese Customs in Hongkong.

(11) That all mosscary legislative measures should

be prepared and passed to give affect to the above demande

Sir Robert Hart'a despatch embodies all the above

demands under eight bends. I have expanded them into

eleven, to make them a little more cleur.

My Committee desire me now to impress it upon you

that Sir Robert Hart's demande or proposals are in their

opinion, wholly inacrissable except as to No. 6, and that

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