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Weiwupu to His Majesty's Minister.

2 MAY 08

PEKING,

March 26th, 1908.

On receipt of Your Excellency's Note enquiring as to the restrictions to be imposed on the import of Turkish and Persian opium the Board requested the Revenue Council to deal with the matter without delay and informed Your Excellency accordingly.

The Revenue Council have now communicated to me the following report submitted, under instructions from them, by the Inspector General of Customs:

"Persian opium is transhipped at Bombay for Hongkong by the two British firms David Sassoon and Company and E. D. Sassoon and Company, the total quantity in 1903 being 6,800 piculs, in 1904, 5,104 piculs, in 1905, 2,901 piculs, in 1906, 3,542 piculs and in 1907, 2,247 piculs. Some of this opium is prepared at Hongkong and some shipped to Macao, Kuangchowan and Foreign Ports. The following are the quantities shipped to China in recent years: in 1903,


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800 .0.0 81A27 80 YAM S ИІНН .8001 JIE doreM (1498) Sir:- C. 0404 O 15418 Weiwupu to His Majesty's Minister. 2 MAY 08 PEKING, March 26th, 1908. On receipt of Your Excellency's Note enquiring as to the restrictions to be imposed on the import of Turkish and Persian opium the Board requested the Revenue Council to deal with the matter without delay and informed Your Excellency accordingly. The Revenue Council have now communicated to me the following report submitted, under instructions from them, by the Inspector General of Customs: "Persian opium is transhipped at Bombay for Hongkong by the two British firms David Sassoon and Company and E. D. Sassoon and Company, the total quantity in 1903 being 6,800 piculs, in 1904, 5,104 piculs, in 1905, 2,901 piculs, in 1906, 3,542 piculs and in 1907, 2,247 piculs. Some of this opium is prepared at Hongkong and some shipped to Macao, Kuangchowan and Foreign Ports. The following are the quantities shipped to China in recent years: in 1903, Page 44
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: 800 .0.0 81A27 80 YAM S ИІНН .8001 JIE doreM .(1498) Sir:- C. 0404 O 15418 Weiwupu to His Majesty's Minister. 2 MAY 08 PEKING, March 26th, 1908. Me end to гol.ok ribjaqueb` ym. of somereter dJiW to mol Jalenst♬ suolone of quonon ed♬ ever I Jnedenl uquviem grit mont beviever evad I dɔldw yiqer 9NJ al eo ot al tuq ed of ena doldw aqeda end şninisiqxe bne dalant to noldadyoqmi edt galjolijast Tol anino bas vist tod ad of Teeqqa noldw bae,mutqo matar99 .Iaolduenq beteta al Jl,mulyo to adhoa tento od breger mi oela el baslane oe al betroqmi Javome erit as Janit -noo Mirow ɣisotea di998 rejjem erit bedroqx8-9" .gaitebla 9:13 od rojaqueb aint to vyoo a bebrewrot evan I .SIONSnoḤ ons alba to ajпecrevoD ..08 averi I (neJain!M a'v‡as[eм al 201) .dseed nedqetë (be/8) ...M *.tiBa ..00 On receipt of Your Excellency's Note enquiring as to the restrictions to be imposed on the import of Turkish and Persian opium the Board requested the Revenue Council to deal with the matter without de- lay and informed Your Excellency accordingly. The Revenue Council have now communicated to me the following report submitted, under instructions from them, by the Inspector General of Customs: "Persian opium is transhipped at Bombay for Hongkong by the two British firms David Sassoon and Company and E. D. Sassoon and Company, the total quantity in 1903 being 6,800 piculs, in 1904, 5,104 piculs, in 1905, 2,901 plculs, in 1906, 3,542 piculs and in 1907, 2,247 piculs. Some of this opium is prepared at Hongkong and some shipped to Macao, Kuangchowan and Foreign Ports. The following are the quantities shipped to China in recent years: in 1903, 44
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800

.0.0

81A27

80 YAM S

ИІНН

.8001 JIE doreM

.(1498)

Sir:-

C. 0404

O

15418

Weiwupu to His Majesty's Minister.

2 MAY 08

PEKING,

March 26th, 1908.

Me end to гol.ok ribjaqueb` ym. of somereter dJiW

to mol Jalenst♬ suolone of quonon ed♬ ever I Jnedenl

uquviem grit mont beviever evad I dɔldw yiqer 9NJ

al eo ot al tuq ed of ena doldw aqeda end şninisiqxe

bne dalant to noldadyoqmi edt galjolijast Tol anino

bas vist tod ad of Teeqqa noldw bae,mutqo matar99

.Iaolduenq

beteta al Jl,mulyo to adhoa tento od breger mi

oela el baslane oe al betroqmi Javome erit as Janit

-noo Mirow ɣisotea di998 rejjem erit bedroqx8-9"

.gaitebla

9:13 od rojaqueb aint to vyoo a bebrewrot evan I

.SIONSnoḤ ons alba to ajпecrevoD

..08 averi I

(neJain!M a'v‡as[eм al 201)

.dseed nedqetë

(be/8)

...M *.tiBa

..00

On receipt of Your Excellency's Note enquiring

as to the restrictions to be imposed on the import

of Turkish and Persian opium the Board requested the

Revenue Council to deal with the matter without de-

lay and informed Your Excellency accordingly.

The Revenue Council have now communicated to me

the following report submitted, under instructions

from them, by the Inspector General of Customs:

"Persian opium is transhipped at Bombay for

Hongkong by the two British firms David Sassoon and

Company and E. D. Sassoon and Company, the total

quantity in 1903 being 6,800 piculs, in 1904, 5,104

piculs, in 1905, 2,901 plculs, in 1906, 3,542 piculs

and in 1907, 2,247 piculs. Some of this opium is

prepared at Hongkong and some shipped to Macao,

Kuangchowan and Foreign Ports. The following are

the quantities shipped to China in recent years: in

1903,

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