CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909 — Page 260

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oraletes Con (* 600

• Dutwa kodij to put bra 052 eji bezllavei

Mie of aremoli edo te ontha

awa ni jud.beorde

i le poivr

JOLTEONE Ale to

a in noidaollibos faubor

...e vieridateyas n bas celt

as regards the import trade, lay between restriction by

Greaty or restriction by the voluntary action of the Indian

Jovernment. The Chinese Government accopted die letter aa

being simpler, more certain and more expedicious. It is not

alleged shut une Indian Government have not scrupulously ad-

hored to their undertaking. it has still to be proved at the

end of 1910 that China has been able to perform her part of

the engagesent. On the basis of a juri para requction

principle to which excopuion has not been tazen

no present

chee exisus for modification of the Treaties. The Treaties

do not fetter chins in respect of the suppression of the pre-

duction of opium, or of the regulation of consumption, whetla

of nalive or imported oglum. They wervly protect the whole-

salo doulor against action which in the present stage of the

opium question in China would either prosove the sale and

atialate the production of native opium, or create monopoli

in favour of individuals,

It may be said in conclusion that not only the Goverus

ment of India, bus also the chiefs of native states and the

indian producer and trader, have been called upon to make

considerable

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