CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 423

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

"raw Opium found.

than in a

Law Ofium

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diserved otherwire

chest full of one

quality of

and deals with this possession

of loose optims. The legislation is aimed

at agpulating the raw opium trade,

As regards clars to; these Ordinances protec

the Opium Farmer who pays

a leven

has

varinis

to the Government under his Contract

Farin

Theri

advantages

Aystem

in preventing Smuggling.

But the point here for our

is

WGO

on present crinderatione

Contract

that the Farmer's frant

mely

intended to Esatend to the limits

of the Colony

Constituted when the

Cuchart was

Quade

If an extensim is

anade to the Colony the Fromm, if extended,

ought to produce more rent, alttingh possibly the ofim Farmer would wist have the means of protecting himself in thai--

A clause in the Grdinance

Habra

territnies

might primite difficulties in the case of

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