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ONFIDENTIAL.

Hongkong.

My Lord,

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PIG MAY 09

Government House,

Hongkong, 19th. April, 1909.

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With reference to my Confidential

Lov

-12837 Despatch of the 15th. ultimo, in reply to Your Lordship's

Gov

Confidential Despatch of the 8th. of January, I have the

honour to inform you that I propose to invite tenders for

the Opium Farm to be let from the 1st. of March, 1910,

subject to the following new conditions:-

(a). The importation by the Opium Farmer of

Prepared Opium, Opium Dross, Dross Opium or Halán

shall be subject to the permission in writing of the

Superintendent of Imports and Exports.

(b). No other person shall import any Prepared

Opium, Opium Dross, Dross Opium or Halán.

(c). The permission in writing of the Superintend-

-ent of Imports and Exports will be required before

any Opium or Dross Opium may be exported, and such

permission cannot of course be given in the case of

China to which the export of Prepared Opium is by

Ordinance prohibited. The Superintendent of Imports

and Exports may require particulars of destination,

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF CREWE,

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