Mo. 204.
Hongkong.
My Lord,
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Re
Government Housey
Hongkong, 11th.September, 1909.
In view of the interest taken by
His Majesty's Government in the suppression of the Opium
habit in China, I have the honour to submit the following
notes taken from the Returns of Trade for 1908 (Volume II
Yangtsze Ports) issued by the Chinese Imperial Maritime
Customs and just received by me.
2.
Mr. Acheson, the Acting Cormission-
-er of Customs at Chungking (Szechuan), reports that "the
Opium Crop turned out most satisfactorily". There was an
increase of 58 per centum in the export of Native Opium
from Chungking, viz.:- 16,429 piculs in 1908 as compared
with 10,378 piculs in 1907, while it was reported that
over 11,000 piculs of Native Opium were passed through
the Fowchow Office at the New Year season. Mr. Acheson adds
that at the date of his report (27th. February, 1909) 73
Opium dens had been allowed to register and continue
business.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL OF CREWE,
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