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that they be brought to my Covernment's attention with an expression of the hope of His Excellency the Governor that my Government will reciprocate by prohibiting the exportation of prepared Opiwa, dross

opium, morphine or compounds of morphine, to the

Colony of Hongkong except for medicinal purposes.

I am directed to inform you that the Depart-

-ment of State has drafted and trans itted to Con-

-ress amendments to the Opium Exclusion Lot approv-

-ed February 9th., 1909, the first prohibiting any

foreign or domestic vessel from receiving, conceal- -ing on board or transporting opium, prepared for smoking to the United States, the Philippine

Islands and the territorial waters thereof, and

second, prohibiting the exportation of any opium, cocaine, or derivatives or properations thereof to any country prohibiting their entry or regulating their entry, provided, however, that the above- -mentioned drugs may be exported to countries regulating their entry if and when the exporter con- --forms to the regulations issued by a country regulating the importation of the aforesaid drugs.

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4.

The Consul for Frence wrote in a letter dated

14th. December last that no Dross Opium, Korphine or Compounds

of Opium had been exported from French Possessions to Hongkong

or

other Fer Eastern Ports during the last few years, and he

added in a letter dated 6th. instant that the Governor-General

of Indo-China na? already proposed to the Minister for the

Colonies in last November the prohibition of the export of

Opium; that a regulation on this subject was at the present

time