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(c.) by the repeal of section 10 thereof and by the substitution therefor of the following section -
10. No master of any ship shall allow any raw Duties of
opium to be discharged from bis ship master except on production of a permit. in Form before
opium.
No. 3 in Schedule Afof the principal Ordi landing raw on this in our nance unless such raw opium is received by the person in charge of a General Warehouse and forthwith stored in such Warehouse."
(d) by the repeal of section 11 thereof and by the substitution therefor of the following section ---
"IL (1) No person shall remove any raw opium Permit for
from any ship, except for the purpose of landing.
taking it from the ship to a General Ware- house, without a permit is Form No. 3 in Schedule Aof the principal Ordinance and except in accordance with the conditions contained in such permit.
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(2.) Such permitstalĺbe issued by the Superin-[] may in his discretion,
tendent upon receipt of a requisition in Form No. 2 in the said Schedule and such permit shall be exbibited to the Farmer or bis agent and shall be signed by the Farmer
or his agent and shall not be used or acted apon mutil it has been so sigued.
(3.) In the case of any w opium other than Indian opium certified for the China market the Superintendent way before issuing a permit make it a condition of such permit that the raw opium in question is to be placed in a General or Licensed Warehouse,
(4.) In the ease of raw opim certified for the China market the Superintendent may before issuing a permit demand the pro- duction of the certiflente covering such opium."
(e) by the repeal of sections 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 thereof and by the substitution therefor of the following sections :---
12,-(1.) No person shall remove any raw opium Permit to
for exportation without a permit in Form export.
No. 5 in Sebedule Afof the principal Ordin-
ance and except in accordance with the conditions in such permit contained.
(2.) Such permit shall be issued by the Super-may
intendent upon receipt of a requisition in Form No. 4 in the said Schedule and the owner or shipper shall cause such permit to be exhibited to the Farmer or his agent and such permit shall be signed by the Farmer or his agent and shall not be used or acted upou until it has been so signed.
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13.-(1) The Superintendent shall furnish the
master of every ship carrying raw opium dum of raw for export with a memorandum containing opium the particulars set forth in Form No. 5 in exported. Schedule Afof the principal Ondinauceland no vessel carrying raw opinn shall depart from the Colony without such memorandum.
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(2.) The master of any ship departing from the Colony without the memorandum required by this ecction shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.
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14.-(1.) No person shall move raw opium from ous Permit for
place to another within the Colony or removal and Tranship it in the Colony or its waters tran without a permit in Form No. 7 in Schedule shipment.. Af of the principal Ordinance and except in accordance with the conditions in such permit contained.
(2.) Such permitshall be issued by the Superin- rendent on receipt of a requisition in Form No. 6 in the said Schedule and shall be exhibited to the Farmer or to his agent and shall be signed by the Farmer or his agent and shall not be used or acted upon until it has been so signed.
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(3.) In the case of any raw opium other than Indian opium certified for the China mar- ket the Superintendent may before issuing a permit muke it a condition of such permt that the raw opium in question is to be placed in a
General or Licensed Wure-
Trouse.
(4.) In the case of raw opium certified for the Chins market the Superintendent may before issuing a permit demand the pro- duction of the certificate covering such opiam.
15. The master, owner or agent of any ship by Duties
which opium may be imported slot within of master, four bours after the arrival of such ship, owner or or us soon thereafter as the Office of the arrival of
agent after Superintendent shall be open, furnish to ship. the Superintendent & trao 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 ship furnish to the Superintendent a true before and correct statement of all opium exported of ship.
departare therein which may have been entered on on the ship's manifest or for the receipt of which for export such owner or agent or any person acting on their behalf may have isened a receipt to any person."
(7.) 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, 13 and 16”, (9.) 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 "A
(h.) by the addition at the end of section 35 thereof of
the following sub-sections :-
"(7.) The Farmer shall not sell to any person
other than bis licensees more than five
taels of prepared opium at one time with- out the written permission of the Superiu- rendent.
(8.) No licensee shall sell more than five taels of prepared opin to any person at one time without the written permission of the Superintendent.
(9.) No person other than the Farmer or his lí- censoes shall have in his possession mare than five taels of prepared opium without the written permission of the Superin- tendent."
(1.) by the repeal of secriou 36 thereof and by the sub-
stitution therefor of the following section -
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36. It shall be unlawful for the Opium Farmer
Export his licensees or any other person whomsoever to illegal with- export or cause to be exported prepared opium or out permit. dross opium from the Colony unless he shall have first obtained the permission in writing of the Superintendent who may require such particulars of destination, mode of despatch or otherwise as he may deem necessary.
Provided always that this section shall not be construed as applying to the possession by a passen- ger by steamer from Hongkong to any country or place not within the Colony of a quantity of pre- pared opinm or dross opiam, to be used for persónai consumption on the voyage, not exceeding five mace for every day of duration of the voyage."
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