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supprössive measures of a nature more strigent than those

in other parts of the Empire against dealers in opium of all

classes, opium divans and opium smokers. It was sought as

far as possible to cut down the numbers in each class,

hedge round those who were left with restrictions of every

kind. As a result no single individual in the province can

handle opium in any shape orxxx form without being in

possession of an official permit. Not content herewith it was

decided to make the cost of smoking as far as possible prohibi-

-tive, and partly with this object in view, and partly in order

to supplement a temporary deficit in revenue, the prepared

opium levy was introduced. Previous argument that such a levy

would be a differential stamp fell to the ground, as by reason

of recent action throughout the Empire the price of, and tax-

-ation on, native opium now equal, if not exceed the figures in

respect of foreign opium. The British contention that it could

not be lévádd in a Treaty Port, as 99% of the prepared opium

there consists of foreign opium, continues to be resisted by the

Chinese and to charges that the transit pass provisions of the

Additional Article are being contravened, the answer is given

that opium under transit pass will not be, and except in one

instance has not been, interfered with, so long as the chinese

subjects, who hands it are properly authorized by official

permit to do so. Transit opium, as stated above, must be in

Chinese hands.

It is only natural that measures of this

kind should be strongly protested against by the foreign

importers, the argument being that every restriction enacted, no matter of what kind, tends to curtail their sale, hamper, the

their business and involve them in corresponding losses. To such protests the Chinese turn a deaf ear, arguing not illogically thus: "We have undertaken to suppress the opium habit and we mean to do so. The way of the opium smoker must be made hard and this can only be effected by imposing pains and penalties. The British Government, although they have pro-

-mised