CO129-396 - Public Offices - 1912 — Page 346

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October 25, 1912.

J

Tome

sir,

I have the honour to enclose for your information

copy of a letter and enclosures received from Wesers. Smith,Bell and Company, Limited, a British firm of this

and the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited,

fires 1-11 (Correspondier) 01ty and Agents for the China Navigation Company,Limited, Closure 12 (Philipprie laws) relating to the circumstances under which British vessels

entering Manila from Hongkong are fined by the Acting Collecter of Customs here, under the existing laws enacted, for the carrylag si unanicsted cargo in the

form of opium.

As you will observe from the enclosed lists of cases,(enclosures numbers 1-11)supplied from the racords of the Manila Customs House, the number of seizures made on Ships of the aforesaid companies entering this port

and the fines levied on the ships themselves during the period of time, viz. about four years, which has elapsed since the first enforcement of the existing laws on March 1, 1908, are of a sufficiently numerous

and grave character to render necessary the appeal

which I am now making that Your Excellency will be pleased to take drastic and efficient official action in Hongkeng to prevent opium being smuggled on board

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India

Met

His Excellency,

Sir Henry May,K.C.M.G..

Governor of Hongkong.

British