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5th) The importation can only be made on production of

the requisitions signed by the Opium Administrator

and certified by the Inspector, specifying the

number of chests to be imported.

6th) The Hong Kong Goverment undertakes not to authorize

the exportation of any quantity of opium, except that specified in the requisitions made by the

Macau Opium Administration.

7th) The shipment of raw opium from Hong Kong to Macau

will be accompanied by the export permit issued by

the Hong Kong Government, giving the number of chests quality of opium and the name of the steamer on

which the chests have been shipped.

8th) An import certificate issued by the Inspector will

be attached to the export permit, on terms of the

art.VI of the Conference held in Geneve on 11th

February 1925.

9th) The two Governments undertake to suppress the

illicit of opium and also to assist each other in

this connection.

I trust that the above conditions will meet

with Your Excellency's approval and shall be happy to have

Your Excellency's views on the matter.

For the time being and until some definite

arrangement is made for the supply of raw opium to this Colony, I shall be pleased to know if Your Excellency will

be kind enough as to lend to the Macau Government 50 chests

of Benares raw opium, to be deducted from the 225 chests

under considerations:

Before