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being 56 chests, while no less that 570 chaste of

Indian opiwa were imported.

In nono- where smuggling of opiwa

brought about the Anglo-Portuguese agreement of June

last- unızzling into China is apparently as extensive

and sa lucrative as ever before: for, although the

amount of opiz penitted under the Agreement to be

imported into ilhoso is now restricted to 500 cheats

baid

per amus, the prine 'pel by the oplum farmer to the

#acao Government has become, sóżce the Agrement, seven

timen 99 ¡great as before. Up to July 1913, the annual

price paid by the nano opiwa farmer was $148,750;

while the anual farm commencing on August let, 1913,

was sold for 31,056,666.

In view of micro's limited requirementa,

this excessive payment can only wean a programme of

extensive amuggling into China: al in face of the

recently concluded agreement with the Portuguese

Goverment, the price taken for the opium farm for the

ourrent year my well be damned to derami explanation.

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