CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9] — Page 367

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moon.

I beg respectfully to state that I have repeatedly send letters to hasten the payment of tax on the eight chests of raw Patna Opium which arrived for your respectable Firm after the 1st day of the 5th

According to the statement of your Foki who came to the Bureau the Opium had been all sold before the establishment of the Branch

He said that if the Office and he could not pay the tax for you. General Office after establishing branch office exacted payment of

in accordance with the regulations, on all opium, no matter whether already sold or not, which arrived after the 1st day of 5th moon, full payment would accordingly be made on the condition that Fatahan, Sai Nam and other places would confirm to (the same pro-

cedure) and pay the tax.

tax,

I went personally to the branch office at Samshui, Ho Hau, on the 3rd day of the 7th moon to talk over the matter. Subsequently I returned to Canton to the General Office to inform the Deputy of it, and he stated that at Fatshan the regulations were complied with and th the tax on raw opium which arrived and was sold before the establish- ment of the branch office; moreover on the arrival of your respectable firm's opium, the deputy at Sam Shui River discovered and entered it in the official register and he distinctly told your Foki personally that tax must be paid in connection with the regulations on these eight chests of raw opium which should therefore be sold at a higher (tax included) price. If your respectable Firm had not increased the price on its sale, it is through your own inadvertance and under the

circumstances, >

one cannot be allowed to practice evasion as one

pleasea. I argued with him in various ways, but with no result. As this matter concerning the Government Revenue, of the whole province, the tax will be collected commencing from the 1st day of the 5th moon according to the quantity of imports through the Customs, your respectable firm ignore this matter on the pretext that the opium had been sold before the establishment of the branch offices,

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