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Mr. Max Müller has the honour to point out that on two separate occasions, namely in his memoranda of July 29th and August 9th respectively, he informed the Board of certain cases of illegal seizure of opium covered by transit-pass and protested strongly against the action of the Provincial authorities. His represen- tations, both written and verbal, however, on this subject have met with no success, as he has received no reply from the Board and further illegal seizures continue to take place.

The first seizure of opium for refusal to comply with the regulations occurred at Swatow towards the end of July when 16 balls of Patna opium, covered by transit passes and on which full duty and likin had been paid, were seized by the Kuang Chun

At the same time it was reported firm's runners at Ketyung Fort. that the firm had stationed men at all the raw opium shops to enforce payment of the tax at the time of purchase. Protest was made to the Wai Wu Pu in a memorandum of July 29th and on August 4th, His Majesty's Consul General at Canton reported that the Swatow authorities had been reprimanded for their action, but no reply has been received from the Wai Wu Pu.

On August 2nd, twenty balls of Patna opium were seized at Samshui after payment of the consolidated duty, and on the same date two whole chests were confiscated at Suntong and in the Tsan Shong District (not Sunning district as stated in his Memorandum of August 9th) after payment in full of duty and likin. One of the chests was destined for Tsang Sheng and the other for Loongmoon, so it cannot be claimed that Suntong was the

The owner was arrested and fined Taels place of consumption. 1,850 whilst the opium was retained by the Kuang Chun office at

Suntong.

Towards the end of July there was a similar seizure at Chin Hean near Macao, but the oplum was released on the intervention of the Commissioner of Customs at Lappa.

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