CO129-520-8 Memorandum on use of Opium 1-11-1929 - 30-11-1929 — Page 6

as

they have urged that cheaper Gort.

opium would enable them to capture part of the traffic from the smugglers.

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I presume the explanation must be that the smokers of the first quality

o piume at $59.00 for

a

3 tael tim are

Indian

wealthy

Chinese, whose communoption will not be

affected in any way by

increase to $60.

P'ut I feel sure that the H.K. Gost. would be strongly offered to a proportioned increase

in the frice of other qualities,

? hinfly woke his M. Delevingue if he

rees any objection to the Evernors proforal.

J. A. Calder

13.11.30

7.7 Parci

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stomer

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KND

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11. 30.