CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 292

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selves compelled to grow a certain quantity of the poppy

in order to furnish them with the means of paying the tax.

Opium supplies from Shenei are oredibly reported to be

sanggled into Shemsi with the connivance of the

subordiate officials.

In the Jehol Territory, in spite of roclamationa

forbidding opium cultivation, the people are informed

that opian-growing will be permitted against the payment

of six dollars per mou, similarly in the suiyuan

Territory a considerable quantity of opium is produced.

The situation in Karsu is particularly bad and it

ie eredibly reported that the Civil Governor recently

announce) publicly to a meeting of officials, gentry

and Merolants that in order to re:lenian the finances of

the previce he had determined to enoourage the

planting of the opium poppy generally, In the districte

round Ts'inchow under the control of General K'ung, opium

had been planted in large quantities in the Spring of

this year, its cultivation being recognised by the

imposition of a tax of six Taolo per mon, of which two

are levied when the seed is BOWA two when the flower

opens and the remainder at the harvest,

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The cultivation of opins in the southwest part

of Hapah is reported to be more extensive than ever

before, and the same applies to the Poohow district of

Anhui,

The southern part of Fukion rovince, e0:00ially

the Heien Yu district, contains extensive areas planted

with the opium poppy. The cronimom muda by General Li

that after the ta ing over of the southemdistricts on January 1st all opím would be eradicated, have not been

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