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Iliw benivəḥ ad með an excuver to asotıma evidenzojia

nd sideliave a₫ Bansatoab muigo mert sUNGVAI SNŤ RE ye olde ascivias evidrevang end to Beerenza and deser otsaerqqua edt ddiw waaaq Iraq anastoni et Latosçre ed to coronatniam od 70% ae llew as „ruiqo to sau and to sonedelia arid ret Jud „doitiw asoivisa Iaines sidevisy need evsú zevon bliks, Jasq erit mi eunavat sulgo to deliw elada evienatro silt siki gaiddyns no nodetrebnu

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si snod gol,badeoibri ybsoris evad I MÀ

Sinew ine vllaionemi) noisinoq Jastellil yrov s ai

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have no difficulty in replacing her opium revenue

by additional tamation, however unnalatable an

addition of 25% to the ordinary taxation of the

Joleny, would be to the inhabitanËN, But antuming

that the British dolombes 4ill nət be authorised

to make sny pronounassent at 1a ature indicated,

in the age of Malaya, 11 would in my opinion

bè most knwise to da se in the asss of Hong Kong

me this would be bound to focus attention on

Malaya, Xoreover, as I have already suggantod,

this question is not really relevant to the matter

under consideration. I urge therefore that the

British delegates should not be authorised tá

raise this question at vanema, and if it is

raised by the delegates of any other country, they

should deal with it on the lines indicated in

paragraphs 37 and 39 of this Hmorandum, pointing

out also the fact that if the sale of opim vare

not in the hands of the Colonial Governments, the

profits, which are at present expended for the

good of the countries orngerned, would go inte

the pockets of private individuals.

43.

in conclusion I submit that the line

which the British delegates should be authorised

Le take at Gonemu ie as fellow lan

The phjeet of His Dnjonty's Government

is to bring the practise of spium sucking to an

end na Hoon PN TOBnible in mocordance with the

"Opium Convention”. When that donvention WWE

agreed to it was not foreseen that after a period of

SOMO years of improvement China would relapes inte epim meking and opium growing on

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