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the new regulations, and in view of the offenders' repeated

entreaties for exceptionally lenient treatment, the opium was

returned to them to be conveyed to Sheklung and there entrusted

to a prepared opium shop, holding a trading license, to be sold on

their behalf, after which they were to pay through the shop under-

taking to beceive the opium the prepared opium tax amounting to $568.80.

The restrictions on opium are numerous and stringent.

Apart from the trading license there is a license for the pur-

chasing of raw opium, and a license for preparing opium, which were

instituted with a view to controlling the amount of sales.

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chief aim and object was the suppression of the drug and not the

levy of taxes, The men in charge of the opium in question were

conveying opium to the interior and, not having trading licenses,

wore guilty of a very grave offence against the regulations, and

should properly have been sent to the magistracy to be dealt with

in an exemplary manner. Aa, however, this occurred so soon after

the regulations came into foros, they were allowed to escape with

a moderate fine, and we have issued instructions to this effect.

To sum up, the present system ajma at a genuine

prohibition of opium, by instructing every Chinese merchant con-

veying opium to the interior to afford every opportunity for ex-

amination and not to conceal anything.

Circumstances have changed. Before the prohibition of

opium came into force any opium bearing sealed labels could go

anywhere without being subject to further examination. In the two

cases referred to above the offending parties were fined for im-

porting and selling without Bolding licenses, thereby infringing the

regulations. This in no way affects the opium which has passed

through the Customs and paid duty. The line of demarcation is

clear, and there is no brach of treaty. The repeated protests

of the British Consul General are undoubtedly due to his not

having