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which
they have to imposed
upon the Colony - in other
words
that
the great
from simperial fundo
should h. the amount
by which
which
is leased
the rant & al-
the opium farm
in tubuss.
for the next
Frimurat pen falls short
the
the rest of the farm for
period which is just
atmut to expire.
Further
Carsideration shows, havover,
that this cartention cannot
b- sustained.
Zu the
first place, it seems
that owing
probable
the spread
of the anti-opium movement.
among
the
Chinese
thu
the dry would
cansumption of spine
har decrossed in my
o that therefore
Came
renders
the fant
Mr.
Mr.
DRAFT.
MINUTE.
Mr. Just.
Mr. Antrobus.
Mr. Cox.
Sir C. Lucas.
Sir F. Hopwood.
Col. Seely.
The Earl of Crewe.
a
for the new
farm would
всем have been less than those
for the period não
expiring. This, however,
is merely
hy pottersis
a
&
matter of
منا
Lordship's opinion it
h.
world to proper, in view
д
the indirect logges
to which reference hams
ben made
+
Ġ stretch
this point in favour of
the
Colan
to assume
for the present purpose
that
new
the rent for
the
farm would have to that of
kaen equal
the old. It it had.
not been for the change
of policy
introduced
at the mis tance
for!
g H.M.
There is, howevy important point
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