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pending negotiations

with the Chinese Garnment

hit - Home while Such negotiations

are Rending

no immediate action on your part y and the

action already taken by Her Majesty's

Government is sufficiently explained in the

correspondence,

No

tions

ime should be lost in giving attention to the

third question

hich

if I understand

is your right. Conclusion also

Ou

The most

"MORISITE

ques-

ps) that of the

prevention of smuggling into China and the Can opium

collection of the Chinese Customs duties

You will see that Her Majesty's Government

have come to the conclusion that the only

satisfactory way. al arrivțing at a solution

of this question will be the establishment

of some system whereby the Chinese customs

duties on opium imported into China from

Hong Kong, including the newly added terri-

tory,

shall be actually collected by the

Government of Hong Kong, “under-regulations

Sum an

and sti

details Mayerent

it mest

the

letted on

Just

** which aaketohed out in

CUTTE SPATIURETICS ; and it will be one of

your earliest duties to consider the best

means for carrying thi decision into effect

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