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Appendix VI.

A prospectus found amongst the papers of a Chinese

Proposed Capital

opium smuggler.

Estimate of expenditure.

$6,000

Each trip, to purchase of 3,000 taels of opium

Each trip, to purchase of grocery supplies

$1,800

800

Sale of each consignment, half in Hong Kong

2,300

half in Canton

1,950

Expenses.

Wages:-

Upper portion of the route, for 5 men

Middle portion of the route, for 3 men

Hong Kong branch for 4 men....

$90

50

100

Rent per month for three branches

Food per month for three branches

Each trip, taxes and conveyance

Bonus, 25 per cent. of the profits to be divided equally arnongst all the employees.

Initial Expenses :—

Travelling, furniture and equipment $500.

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Note:The groceries would doubtless be used to conceal the

opium, and the whole consignment would pass groceries, paying some small tax in transit instead of the much higher tax levied on opium. By "Upper" is probably meant Kwangsai, by "Middle" the province of Kwangtung. Hong Kong itself would be the "Lower".

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