CO129-357 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [7-9] — Page 70

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which has been considered.

1

The price paid by the consumer must cover much of the drug or price full of opium for each dose included among the elements of a proportion of the profit derived from the opium trade; in other words, the price must be so fixed by the seller as to cover not only the cost to himself of the raw material, the expense of preparing it for the market, & his mercantile profit, but a portion of the rent which he is paying to the farm for the arrangements.

Under the new arrangements, the consumption of opium will be decreased & the consumer will accordingly have the money which he previously expended on the drug to devote to other purposes.

It seems fair to argue that the Colonial fort should recoup itself for the loss of revenue which would have accrued if the money had been spent on opium, by devising some other means of obtaining the same amount, that is to say, they should impose new taxation which would bring in from the pockets of the consumer the same proportion.

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which has been considered. 1 The price paid by the consumer must cover much of the drug or price full of opium for each dose included among the elements of a proportion of the profit derived from the opium trade; in other words, the price must be so fixed by the seller as to cover not only the cost to himself of the raw material, the expense of preparing it for the market, & his mercantile profit, but a portion of the rent which he is paying to the farm for the arrangements. Under the new arrangements, the consumption of opium will be decreased & the consumer will accordingly have the money which he previously expended on the drug to devote to other purposes. It seems fair to argue that the Colonial fort should recoup itself for the loss of revenue which would have accrued if the money had been spent on opium, by devising some other means of obtaining the same amount, that is to say, they should impose new taxation which would bring in from the pockets of the consumer the same proportion.
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which has bh. considered.

1

The

price

paid by

the

Carsume

mush

of the drug a

of opium for each dose or pike full

included among

elements

a

proportio 9

the profit derived

from the opium

the for" from

trade;

in other words

the price must 4- so

fixed of the seller as

cover not only

the cost fo

himself of the raw material

the expacuse of preparing

it for the market.

& his

mercantile profile but

portion of

be is paying

the farm.

the rent which

o the fort for

rangements,

Under the

new

the

бріши

consumption of opium

will ho decreased & the

Cars umer

accordingh

will the stain

C

C

شا

his possession

devote

to other purposes part 467

money

which he

previously expended the drug.

Uetrefot follow

to argue

that the

ou

It seems fair

that the Colmial

fort shared recoup

for the loss

proportion of

g

themselves

تلميكا

this money

which womed hav-accrued

& the Col: Revane

it had her spent

pium, ę devising

Some other

means

obtaring the same

of

if

extracting that proportion,

for the frockets of the

that is to

say they Shmed unpose new

taxation which woner bring in from

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