CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909 — Page 257

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China herself was unable to give any satisfactory statistics from which the extent of the reduction in the cultivation

of Chinese Uplus could be inferred. in the sixth session

of the commission Jir Alexander losie examined at length. the reporta and returns which the chinese delegates ind subailted, and carried the Commission with him in his conclusion wat

the Chinese estimates of production, consumption and reduce tion were altogether unreliable, while the actual progress up to date was not known with any approach to certainty. The mention made in the Chinese Imperial Daritime Custoza Leporta for 1905 of the opium crop in cão Province of Gzediman having "turned out most satisfactorily", of the increased export ci native opius from Chung Aint, and of ble decreased import of foreign opiwa, confimae these criticimus.

The Comittee appear to be under the impression tilab uha three years of trial were unnecessary, sad that bale con years limit may, in some manner, impede the progress of reform in

ka regards the former, it may be observed that the

trial period was accepted by the Guinese Jovermant unelabelver

Chine.

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