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Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson,

Colonial Secretary,

Sir,

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Hongkong, 26th. August, 1910.

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We have the honour to acknowledge receipt

of your letter No. 1 in 6854/08 of the 25th. instant enclosing copy of a despatch from His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General at Canton to His Britannic Majesty's Charge' d'Affaires at Peking dated the 18th. instant, relative to the Beizures of opium under transit pass by the agents of Kwong Un General Office.

We note that the Canton authorities contend

that the seizures were made not because the opium had not paid the new tax, but owing to the fact that those in whose charge it was were not holders of the requisite permits, and that there- -fore, Mr. Jamieson states, unless we can prove the contrary, he does not propose to interfere with the punishment of Chineso subjects for transgressing the laws of their own country.

We have on several occasions protested

against the enforcement of the now regulations and the levy of the new tax as being an infringement of the existing treaties, and notwithstanding the assurances of the Kwongtung authorities that the tax is on prepared opium, we have proved time after time that such was not the case and that the impost is one on

raw opium and on unbroken packages. Surely Hr. Jamieson, in view of these proofs, cannot continue to believe the assurances of the Canton authorities and disregard our statements.

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With regard to the seizure of the 2 chests, we may repeat that the Opium was shipped direct from Hongkong for destination to "sang Sheng and Loongmoon after conforming to the usual procedure of the Colony, 1.8. a permit for export was obtained from the Harbour Master's Office and duty and likin paid to the I. H. Customs in Hongkong who granted the usual transit certificates, which, according to the

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