CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6] — Page 364

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China to Hongkong and the New Territories, and to take effective measures to prevent prepared Opium being so exported.

The price of prepared Opium in Hongkong, owing to the enormous rental paid for the Opium Monopoly, varies from $3.30 to $3.50 per tael while the price of prepared Indian Opium in Canton is only $1.46 to $1.53 per tael and of prepared Native Opium $1.11 to $1.18 per tael. It will be readily understood, therefore, that the principal difficulty the Opium Farmer has to contend against is the smuggling of prepared Opium into Hongkong and the New Territories from China.

With regard to the second proposal, it is unnecessary if the first is granted. Nevertheless I would urge that it should not be conceded without some compensating advantage being first obtained.

I would respectfully draw Your Lordship's attention to the fact that this Government, without being consulted in the matter, has been seriously compromised by the decision of His Majesty's Government to restrict the export of Opium from India. This action necessitated the addition at the eleventh hour of a proviso to

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360 China to Hongkong and the New Territories, and to take effective measures to prevent prepared Opium being so exported. The price of prepared Opium in Hongkong, owing to the enormous rental paid for the Opium Monopoly, varies from $3.30 to $3.50 per tael while the price of prepared Indian Opium in Canton is only $1.46 to $1.53 per tael and of prepared Native Opium $1.11 to $1.18 per tael. It will be readily understood, therefore, that the principal difficulty the Opium Farmer has to contend against is the smuggling of prepared Opium into Hongkong and the New Territories from China. 7. With regard to the second proposal, it is unnecessary if the first is granted. Nevertheless I would urge that it should not be conceded without some compensating advantage being first obtained. I would respectfully draw Your Lordship's attention to the fact that this Government, without being consulted in the matter, has been seriously compromised by the decision of His Majesty's Government to restrict the export of Opium from India. This action necessitated the addition at the eleventh hour of a proviso to

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360 China to Hongkong and the New Territories, and to take effective measures to prevent prepared Opium being so ex- -ported. The price of prepared Opium in Hongkong, owing to the enormous rental paid for the Opium Monopoly, varies from $3.30 to $3.50 per tael while the price of prepared Indian Opium in Canton is only $1.46 to $1.53 per tael and of prepared Native Opium $1.11 to $1.18 per tael. It will be readily understood, therefore, that the principal difficulty the Opium Farmer has to contend against is the smuggling of prepared Opium into Hongkong and the New Territories from China. 7. With regard to the second proposal, it is unnecessary if the first is granted. Nevertheless I would urge that it should not be conceded without some compensating advantage being first obtained. I would respectfully draw Your Lordship's attention to the fact that this Government without being consulted in the matter has been seriously compromised by the decision of His Majesty's Government to restrict the export of Opium from India. This action necessitated the addition at the eleventh hour of a proviso to

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China to Hongkong and the New Territories, and to take

effective measures to prevent prepared Opium being so ex-

-ported.

The price of prepared Opium in

Hongkong, owing to the enormous rental paid for the Opium

Monopoly, varies from $3.30 to $3.50 per tael while the

price of prepared Indian Opium in Canton is only $1.46 to

$1.53 per tael and of prepared Native Opium $1.11 to $1.18

per tael. It will be readily understood, therefore, that the

principal difficulty the Opium Farmer has to contend

against is the smuggling of prepared Opium into Hongkong

and the New Territories from China.

With regard to the second proposal,

it is unnecessary if the first is granted. Nevertheless I

would urge that it should not be conceded without some

compensating advantage being first obtained.

I would respectfully draw Your

Lordship's attention to the fact that this Government

without being consulted in the matter has been seriously

compromised by the decision of His Majesty's Government to

restrict the export of Opium from India. This action

necessitated the addition at the eleventh hour of a proviso

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