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No.

361

Hongkong.

Sir,

Enclosure!

Sup[rem]e, with Love 2. 27th September, 1904.

46

C

1.

57970

# 5 NOV

Government House,

Hongkong, 6th October, 1904.

I have the honour to transmit for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No. 10 of 1904 entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1901," and the Attorney-General's report thereon.

2.

The origin of this legislation was a complaint made as far back as December last by the Opium Farmer that owing to the increased price of Prepared Opium there had been a large increase in the consumption of what are known as Opium Pills and Opium Wine, originally intended for the cure of the habit of smoking Opium, which being manufactured outside the Colony of cheap Chinese Opium or within the Colony of Opium Dross were much cheaper than Prepared Opium and were being used, as he alleged, as a substitute for it.

The Farmer stated that he had failed in a prosecution he had instituted against the vendors of these pills under Section 10 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1891 because it could not be proved that the Opium contained in the pills was prepared Opium as defined by the Ordinance, the Government Analyst being unable to state as a fact that the Opium had been subjected to artificial heat.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.

&c., &c., &c.

800

8cc...

3.

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No. 361 Hongkong. Sir, Enclosure! Sup[rem]e, with Love 2. 27th September, 1904. 46 C 1. 57970 # 5 NOV Government House, Hongkong, 6th October, 1904. I have the honour to transmit for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No. 10 of 1904 entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1901," and the Attorney-General's report thereon. 2. The origin of this legislation was a complaint made as far back as December last by the Opium Farmer that owing to the increased price of Prepared Opium there had been a large increase in the consumption of what are known as Opium Pills and Opium Wine, originally intended for the cure of the habit of smoking Opium, which being manufactured outside the Colony of cheap Chinese Opium or within the Colony of Opium Dross were much cheaper than Prepared Opium and were being used, as he alleged, as a substitute for it. The Farmer stated that he had failed in a prosecution he had instituted against the vendors of these pills under Section 10 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1891 because it could not be proved that the Opium contained in the pills was prepared Opium as defined by the Ordinance, the Government Analyst being unable to state as a fact that the Opium had been subjected to artificial heat. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P. &c., &c., &c. 800 8cc... 3.
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No. 361 Hongkong. Sir, Enclosure! Suplimate, with Love 2. 27th daptomber, 1904. 46 C 1. 57970 # 5 NOVE Go vermont House, Hongkong, 6th. October, 1904. I have the honour to transmit for the sig- nification of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No. 10 of 1904 entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Pre Pared Opium Ordinance, # 1901, and the Attorney-General's report thereon. 2. The origin of this legislation was a com- plaint made as far back as December last by the Opium Farmer that owing to the increased price of Prepared Opium there had been a large increase in the consumption of what are known as Opium Pills and Opium Wine, originally intended for the cure of the habit of smoking Opium, which being manufactured outside the Colony of cheap Chinese Opium or within the Colony of Opium Dross were much cheaper than Prepared Opium and were being used, as he alleged, as a substitute for it. The Farmer stated that he had failed in a prosecution he had instituted against the vendors of these pills under Section 10 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1891 because it could not be proved that the Opium contained in the pills was prepared Opium as defined by the Ordinance, the Government Analyst being unable to state as a fact that the Opium had been subjected to artificial heat. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P. &C.. 800 .* 8cc... 3.
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No.

361

Hongkong.

Sir,

Enclosure!

Suplimate, with Love 2. 27th daptomber, 1904.

46

C

1.

57970

# 5 NOVE

Go vermont House,

Hongkong, 6th. October, 1904.

I have the honour to transmit for the sig-

nification of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No. 10 of 1904

entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Pre Pared Opium Ordinance,

#

1901, and the Attorney-General's report thereon.

2.

The origin of this legislation was a com-

plaint made as far back as December last by the Opium Farmer

that owing to the increased price of Prepared Opium there had

been a large increase in the consumption of what are known

as Opium Pills and Opium Wine, originally intended for the

cure of the habit of smoking Opium, which being manufactured

outside the Colony of cheap Chinese Opium or within the Colony

of Opium Dross were much cheaper than Prepared Opium and were

being used, as he alleged, as a substitute for it.

The Farmer stated that he had failed in a

prosecution he had instituted against the vendors of these

pills under Section 10 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1891 because it

could not be proved that the Opium contained in the pills was

prepared Opium as defined by the Ordinance, the Government Analyst being unable to state as a fact that the Opium had

been subjected to artificial heat.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.

&C..

800 .*

8cc...

3.

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