CO129-391 - Acting Governor Claud Severn Governor Sir May - 1912 [7-8] — Page 379

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(8.) In the case of any raw opium other than Indian opium certified for the China mar- ket the Superintendent may before issuing a permit make it a condition of such permt that the raw opium in question is to be placed in a General or Licensed Ware- house.

(4.) In the case of raw opium certified for the China market the Superintendent may before issuing a permit demaud the pro- duction of the certificate covoring such opium.

13. The master, owner or agent of any ship by Duties

which opium may be imported shall within of master, four bours after the arrival of such ship, owner or

arrival of

or as soon thereafter as the Office of the agent after Superintendent shall be open, furnish to ship. the Superintendent a true and correct state- ment of all opium imported therein.

16. The owner or agent of any ship by which opium Duties

may be exported shall within twenty of owner four hours of the time of departure of such or agent

before ship furnish to the Superintendent a true and correct statement of all opium exported of ship.

departure

therein which may have been entered on on the ship's munifest or for the receipt of which for export such owner or agent or any person acting on their behalf may have issued a receipt to any person." () in section 17 thereof by the deletion of the figures "9, 10, 12, 13 and 16" and by the substitution therefor of the figures “10, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16”. {g.) in section 20 thereof by the deletion of the words "according to the permit" and by the substitution therefor of the words "if its situation elsewhere has been authorised by any permit according to such permit ".

(2.) by the addition at the end of section 35 thereof of

the following sub-section:--

"(7.) No person other than the Farmer or his li- censees may have in his possession more than 30 taels of prepared opium without the written permission of the Superio-

tendent."

(4) in section 51 (2) by the deletion of the words against this Ordinance" and by the substitution berefor of the words "and shall be liable on sum. mary conviction to a penalty not exceeding $2,000 or in default of payment thereof to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any terin not exceed- ing twelve mouths ".

() in section 53 (5) by the deletion of the words K against this Ordinance" and by the substitution therefor of the words "and shall be liable on sum- mary conviction to a penalty not exceeding $2,000 or in default of payment thereof to imprisonmeut with or without bard labour for any term not exceed- ing twelve months ".

(A.) in section 59 (1) thereof by the deletion of the word "him" and by the substitution therefor of the words "the Goveruor",

(7) by the addition at the sud of section 59 of the

following sub-section :--

"(9.) Where an agent or servant of the Fartner is appointed the Governor may require the Farmer to give security for the good boha- viour and integrity of such servant or agent."

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(m) in section 67 (1) and also in sections 68 (1) and 69 by the insertion in each case after the words "any Police" of the word “Revenue”.

(n.) in section 78 (1) thereof by the deletion of the proviso and the substitution therefor of the follow- ing proviso provided that opium other than raw opinn be not sold within the Colony, except to the Opium Farmer, during the currency of the farm existing at the time of ench forfeiture, and provided further that raw opium be not sold within the Colony except for export therefrom or except to the Opium Farmer, during the currency of the farmı existing at the time of such forfeiture.

(e.) in section 85 thereof by the deletion of the word and figure "section 77" and by the substitution therefor of the words and figures "sections 36, 37 and 77".

(p.) in Schedule A by the repeal of Forms Nos. 2, 3,

4 and 5, and by the substitution therefor of the following forms :----

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