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No. 903 F.E.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.

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Simla, the 16th August 1916.

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The Honourable Mr. H. F. Howard, C.I.2., 1.0.8.,

**Offg. Secretary to the Government of India,

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.

I am directed to reply to your letter No.2422, dated

the 29th March 1916, reporting that 170 chests of opium

consigned to Mexion were detained in Hongkong and re-shipped

to Caloutta.

2.

The Government of India understand that the object which

your Government have in view in making this reference is to

ensure that their regulations in the matter of opium are not

evaded. I am to explain that ordinarily the Goverment of

India accept the declared destination of opium purchased at

auction sales and privately exported. They, however, fully

appreciate the anxiety of your Government as to the possibility

of opium being smuggled into Hongkong, and will be glad to

adopt such precautions as are possible in order to prevent

this. Thus, they will be prepared not to grant export

passes to Hongkong in circumstances which imply an intention

on the part of the exporter to disregard the Hongkong

Government's regulations, and also to inform that Government

by