CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9] — Page 684

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Canton, 24th September, 1910.

Heian Trung, 11.8. 21.

680

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a ni Estonen-xonzovoð gatzɔA stic,gulaton oltás dqorgele

,bezofone al fold to noltrinnert hrs xqoo noite ofmIN EDO

terit on od beonvonINK

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Kitw notnigo i to notaƉorque ns not disq &'yono!loor all nor bateaupor viŋalbroo ́s evad I bas,notaboonoo aldi of branot WWE wo? anottoındant vna diely an dulmut of as boog oa od ot

."ottam oris at ovia os overÍ -toega a gal÷solbat mort nisïter noy bluore

novo jade vllazonog two talog of enogorg I,noltos to enti oft- to nolénetnoo and tafit bus,botzog a troda oo* et danom ano netbal mo aeitub roféust on Jallt tnenorzovoð e’xte® La al oala (Isılɛ I .betong! al,eldkastmeg eta tof visent a al miqʊ nau¥ gasʊx art to zboriton Isirottelupał sne867q arit terït des

.beltlbom videroblanoo od sol770

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On several occasions you have represented to me that

the time limit of three days for boiling down raw opium, imposed,

under the existing rules in Kuangtung for the prohibition of opium,

upon all prepared opium shops and smokers, is unduly harsh and has

structive effect on the business of British importers of opium.

In response to your requests for an extension of this

period, I gave instructions for a representative oft

of the Opium Pro-

hibition Bureau to discuss the matter with you at your office, and

directed the Bureau to give the question their consideration and

come to a decision.

Imperial Decrees have many times commanded that the

question of opium prohibition in China should be handled in a firm

manner. The sympathetic cooperation of the Powers has been secured

and the Government of Great Britain have agreed to a graduated

annual reduction of the import of opium, their motive being none

other than a desire to eradicate this evil and to stamp out once

and for all the pernicious affects of the drug. This friendly

action has long commanded the admiration and respect of other Powers,

and no farther comment by myself is called for.

Opium smokere in Chins, however, are numerous, and

immediate eradiction of the habit is difficult. Prohibitory meað-

ures had, therefore, to be inaugurated and legislation enacted,

limiting their power to buy and exercising a strict surveillance

over secret sales by prepared opium shops. Only by a thorough

control of these matters will efficiency be secured.

0.V.K SI

certatali onusto a vieoishi BiH

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tellut xal .0 .

Coming now to the question of the prepared opium levy,

what is being done is the utilisation of revenue for the purposes

of prohibition, for it is essential that the price of opium be

enhanced

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