CO129-457 - Public Offices - 1919 — Page 321

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va most nefarious trattia flourish

which upella whole nie disaɛter to the

country thua vietinised,

During the rest three years ・ereian and Indian

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in the raw state has bean immorted fato in tạo through

the areney of the !!itoni Bussan kalaha Company while it is

rumoured that the "ogi Company have sisë shared in the

contract.

20.lowing are the figures showing the amount imported,

the probable price paid per osas and the a tiated › rofit

zetted anmsily.

in 1916 150 dases cont; 450,0001– sold at profit

$225,0

,00014

1917 360

18 800 R

.

*1080,000:-

*1500,000:-

#528.⠀

1750,0001-

(z ense weighing 150 lhe net, costs between 22500:- and (358001-)

In addition to the above, spium in refined form was ir ort-

ed into Winstão direet from the Government "onopoly Bure:

of ferosa,

In 1916 3:00 lbs at Duim per lb cont 1952.0 C1- and

showe profit (450, Guu:-

■ 1917 4500

* 1918

5000

ver lb cost (1,550, 2:00 and vezed profit (67.,

per lb cost 1,50 anewed profit 750,000:-

and

hat the unimpeded control exercised by the Japanese over

the port of kin tao áo no less disastrons to the mersi

then to the so «ersial welfare of China ia self evident,

he opium, once safely in the ort, is easy enough for

tranami: sien into the interior and by virtue of the fact

that - arsels in the Japanese rout-o ́ ́fices are exempt from inspection by the inese Custoʻza Service at all or at any time, it is not difficult to believe that this ravdy Jeans of distribution is freěly resorted to, that the profita

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