CO129-369 - Acting Governor May Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [10-11] — Page 247

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Hongkong.

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Government House,

Hongkong,

21st.October,1910.

13.7-2421

My Lord,

With reference to Your Lordship's

Despatch No. 44 of the 8th. of last February, I have the

honour to state that the Honourable Mr. K. Stewart asked in

Legislative Council on the 20th. instant the following

question:-

With reference to ceruain regulations recently issued, will the Government inform the Council what countries export morphine

and its compounds to this Colony, and what proportion, if any, of the quantity import-

-ed, is exported from the United Kingdom ?

The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:-

1.

2.

A record has only been kept since the Opium

Ordinance (23 of 1909) came into force

on the 1st. of last March.

Between the first of last March and the

thirtieth ultimo, 7,030 lbs. of mor-

-phine were imported into the Colony

the whole amount being shipped from

London.

8C = 1

RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF CREWE, 80 -

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