CO129-396 - Public Offices - 1912 — Page 96

necessary

to reduce the maximum

annical amount from 1800 to gor chest, since a uinction to

1200 chests, which the former

m. had suggested, or has had practically no spect.

Again, while the former had only drain some 1230 chests a year out of a possible 1800 under the prenoidy existing contract, he has siprified his readiness to pay continen the present contract - which

altons a maximum

1900

charli.

for a further year from the 1%%%

March 1913 on the condition that

h

hang

boil 45 cheatin month

for local consumption, and 15

dests a month for export,

litil 1720

cherts

a year,

Y

y to

pay the same rent whe has hitherto

pait for the right to hit goo

It must he conceded that

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agear.

cheats the farmer wo. not consent to such

A

an

alteration in the conditions of the contract unless he has not her accustomed to use more than 720 chests a rear

4:

C

to regards the suggestion that of Macas winces her imports

DRAFT.

Mr.

Mr.

MINUTE.

Sir G. Fiddes,

Sir H. Just.

Sir J. Anderson.

Lord Emmott.

Mr. Harcourt.

So far as India opicum is concerned

anh

(22902)

Stong Hong with continue to take the best advantage of the situation

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it is to be obered that the

preparation (oprim is noted Come the Sept 1911) in the farmer, that fro

Indian of mim prary

ZA

(mim prary kind, except the amount permitted to the Farmer under his contract, may be imported into Aagkong

unless it is coured by export permits from the Est of hidin to the effect that it has been tro drelared for shipment

consumption in China In

other words, cutifiented openin

such mortifiented; &am in the Famer has a right to import can enter Hong Kong The Governor Las proposed to prohibit the importation /

raw Turkish opirm

Legislati

y

to permit