CO129-369 - Acting Governor May Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [10-11] — Page 169

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Hongkong Merchante' Complaint.

August 2.

Twenty balls of Patna opium seized at Samshui.

and Likin paid.

Duty

Chinese Government's Reply.

Opium passed through Custome at Wuchow where original packages

were broken. No transit certificate accompanied the opium, and

owners were fined by I.M.Customs at Samshui. On interposition

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of Kuang Yuan Office, owners decamped, and opium was seized.

Owners had no trading licence.

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August 2. One chest Patna for Tsông Ch'eng, one chest Benares for Lung Men were being conveyed by same owners: duty and likin

paid at Kowloon and transit certificate issued.

at Hain T'ang. Owners fined collective amount of Tls.1,850.

Opium seized

Chinese Government's Reply.

Owners failed to produce trading licence; opium was then on- trusted by the Kuang Yuan Office to a licenses in Shek-lung for sale on behalf of owners. The latter agreed to be fined rather

than prolong enquiry.

III. Hongkong Merchants' Complaint.

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August 8. Pao Feng and Pao I firma at Samshui fined $350 sach for selling 116 balls of Patna, imported under Customs certificate, without reporting sale. Alleged that sale wae effected before new regulations came into force.

Chinese Government's Reply.

Pao I and Kuang T'al Lung firms sold 118 balls of Patna opium

without