CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6] — Page 365

under it quite presible to introduce a fost monopoly as for all practical purposes they must be imported by

on

на

the prasibility of land smuggling in the Wartonitras is, Lindsay, negligita

But the matter is not so easy

Chinese-monde lignos

consta as

eme

when

into

opportunities for muggling our the land fronter, and frillicit manufacture in the N. T. med certainly exist at cannot suppose that the In nitend & deprive the Chinese population other nature Drinks. A God monopoly that liquor

manufacture a sale is, couppose. contemplated a part the scheme but of course the for my have in mand anby European lignors & the rather sagged's uference in para

this.

2

The I do not think that we need lake

the question

1. compensation for

the moment until

an

il we

hard found

out whether the mit? to which the

Ear. arks can he supplied

The 7.0. and /or Liquor Control

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C

board may be in aponition & say

Ra

:ich both of the proposal in para

Испаний

363

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wark if they

Lask

any

with a

& the

working of such a monopoly in my

avilised country.

see d. h.

R2617/1

Ar

28.7.7