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ཨཱར ཎྜན།

St. George's Building,

Hongkong, 7th. June, 1912.

I beg to inform you that Messrs. David Sassoon

& Co., Ltd., and Messrs. E. D. Sassoon & Co. have addressed this Chamber under this date on the subject of the extremely un- -satisfactory condition of the opium trade, and I enclose a copy of their letter for the information of His Excellency the officer Administering the Government.

The Committee gave this matter their considera- -tion, and immediately despatched a telegram to H. M.'s Minister at Peking in the sense desired by Messrs. Sassoons.

With reference to the last paragraph of Messrs. Sasaoons' letter, my Committee would be glad if His Excellency could see his way to accede to the request made, inasmuch as that a continuance of the present unsatisfactory state of affairs is calculated to seriously affect the interests of the Colony.

I am etc..

(Sd.) E. A. M. Williams,

Secretary.

The Honourable

The Colonial Secretary.