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gelegram o Sir J. Jordan, No. 211, dated December 4th.

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Rece 'Red' !! DEC 07

My despatch No. 384 of the 14th. of August last

respecting opium.

I have received a note from the Chinese Government

Mated the 2nd. instant in which they express their high

appreciation of the cordial support which they have

received from His Majesty's Government.

The following is a substance of their reply to the

Various points in my memorandum of August 12th. last.

posal.

1. The Chinese Government agree to the proposal

of His Majesty's Government for an annual diminution

of export for a period of three years from January 1908

and accept the proviso which is attached to the pro-

They request however that the proportion annu-

ally diminished may be based on the average annual im-

port into China, which, they state, was according to

ustoms returns, during the five years 1901 to 1905,

,327 chests of 120 catties each.

2.

They accept the stipulation that officer

hall have no power to interfere.