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Mr. Fiddes

The enclosed answer will suffice i tainic.

There is no cas at present for giving .. more than one ha

of the direct luss of opium revenue. Of course, as regards

raising new revenue, there is this difficulty that in the

past

the venue WAS raised from

ThỂ

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opium- smoking Chinese. We can't get money from the sage class

in any other way. But it is impossible to arque tais question

in detail in

rivate corresp. with an K.2.

As to the Military Cont. question, I would susiest that

Col. Seely should take it up at the W.0. end. We hate pressed

In vain for

it to the Treas. more reasonable arrangements.

10oached by the #.0., who have refused a Departmental Scamit- :

tee, or any comprenerasive re-settlement of the question.

Me Bottomley

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