CO129-513-5 Coastal and river trade- prevention of smuggling and illicit trading 15-10-1928 - 14-12-1929 — Page 78

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OPIUM SMUGGLING.

1. Opium smuggling is a very bad thing to do everyone

must try to stop it.

2. Everyone must look out for opium and if he can find i

it he must tell the Captain.

3. The Captain will not let anyone know who told him.

4. The Captain will claim the reward for finding Opium

and every man on board will share the reward.

One third will be divided between the Chinese Crew

(Sailors and Firemen) and Comprado re Staff.

One third will be paid privately to the man who

tells the Captain where to find the Opium.

5. The rewards paid by the Customs are on the following

scales:-

CUSTOMS' OPIUM SEIZURE REWARDS.

Opium Raw, Foreign or Native.

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Opium, Prepared, Foreign or Native

Opium, Dross, Foreign or Native

Morphia

Cocaine and Heroin

Poppy seed

per 100 catties

$90.

(per 100$180.

Taels.

wegght $ 30.

$300.

$200.

$ 12.

16 Taels weight - 1 catty

If one picul of Prepared Opium is found the

Informer will receive $960-and Crew will have $960-

divided between them.