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DESPATCH.

HONG KONG

C. 0.

43606

Governor. No.

and fonte

1908

Last previous Paper.

No. 49606

(Subject.)

Ofwim Traffic

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y bco Submits fural views on question of Unless Insectal Treasury assist financially there will be serious difficulty in pricing effect to policy of Heport. Rakes for the reply as to acceptance of alterative offer of the apaine Farmer regarding Ko: of chests of opium to be drawn annually

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Dr Stablo 3/12.

A Fidde

M. Antrobus.

Some months have now elapsed since the Secretary

of State informed the Governor of Hongkong that His

Majesty's Government had decided that steps must be taken

to close the opium dens in Hongkong. Since then the

Governor's final proposals for giving effect to this policy have been awaited.

These proposals are now submitted in Sir F.

Lugard's confidential despatch of 27th October.

This despatch and the on despatch of the same

date raise various other questions viz: (1) Publication

of Sir F.Lugard's Memorandum (2) Assistance to the

Chinese Government by the Hongkong Government in the

suppression