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Translation of Proclamation issued in

Canton dated 17th. day 3rd. moon 2nd. year of Suen Tung (26th.April).

Translation of Proclamation issued in Canton dated 23rd. day 3rd. moon 2nd. year of Suen Tung (2nd. May).

Letter from Opium Merchants to Mr. Consul- -General, Jamieson, dated 25th. April.

Letter from Mr. Consul-General Jamieson to

Opium Merchants dated 25th. April.

Letter from Opium Merchants to Mr. Consul-

-General Jamieson dated 2nd. May.

Letter from Mr. Consul-General Jamieson to

Opium Merchants dated 3rd. May.

Letter from Opium Merchants to Mr. Consul- -General Interaktie Jamieson dated 4th. May.

Up to the time of writing, no reply has been received to the

last letter.

Your Excellency will see from the above documents that, having failed in previous attempts to interfere with the foreign opium trade with a view to imposing additional taxes, the Chinese Authorities now intend to levy a tax on all prepared opium of 30 cents per tael. As on previous occasions, the excuse for this is the better regulating of the trade with a view to checking the smoking of opium. The real reason being clearly the collection of revenue.

The collection of this tax is to be farmed out to a Chinese firm in Canton and all dealers in raw opium will be required to take out new licences. Under these new licences, the dealers will have to guarantee the payment of the tax on all prepared opium (produced presumably from the raw opium which passes through their hands) and have to produce securities guaranteeing the collection and payment to the farmer by them of the new tax on prepared opium.

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