have no difficulty in replacing her opium revenue by additional taxation, however unpalatable an addition of 25% to the ordinary taxation of the Colony, would be to the inhabitants. But assuming that the British delegates will not be authorised to make any pronouncement at variance indicated, in the case of Malaya, it would in my opinion be most unwise to do so in the case of Hong Kong as this would be bound to focus attention on Malaya. Moreover, as I have already suggested, this question is not really relevant to the matter under consideration. I urge therefore that the British delegates should not be authorised to raise this question at Geneva, 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 Memorandum, pointing out also the fact that if the sale of opium were not in the hands of the Colonial Governments, the profits, which are at present expended for the good of the countries concerned, would go into the pockets of private individuals.
In conclusion I submit that the line which the British delegates should be authorised to take at Geneva is as follows:
The object of His Majesty's Government is to bring the practice of opium smoking to an end in Hong Kong as rapidly as possible in accordance with the "Opium Convention". When that Convention was agreed to it was not foreseen that after a period of some years of improvement China would relapse into opium making and opium growing on
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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
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in the age of Malaya, 11 would in my opinion
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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.
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which the British delegates should be authorised
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"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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