CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3] — Page 185

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Hongkong.

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My Lord,

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REG9 19 FEB 10

Government House,

Hongkong, 21st.January,1910.

With reference to my Despatch

No. 155 of the 7th. June, 1909, I have the honour to for-

-ward for Your Lordship's information the enclosed table

showing the total quantities of Raw, Prepared and Dross

Opium, Opium Dross, Morphia and Compounds of Opium seized

by the Opium Farmer and the amount of the fines imposed by

the Police Magistrate in respect of such seizures for the

period from the 25th. March, 1908, to the 31st.December,

1909, 1.e. since the Government of China gave a pledge

that it would suppress the illicit export of prepared

opium from China to Hongkong.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient,

humble servant,

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Governor,&c.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF CREVE,

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