CO129-574-7 Proposal to revise legislation relating to opium reward fund 10-8-1938 - 17-10-1938 — Page 4

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Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Pilbeam.

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Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

10/10/38.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

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October, 1938.

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Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

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HONG KONG.

NO.

350

GOVERNOR.

FURTHER ACTION.

Sir,

I have etc. to acknowledge

the receipt of your despatch

No.621 of the 10th of August

regarding the constitution of an

opium reward fund, and to convey

to you my approval of your

proposal to seek legislative

authority for the payment into the

fund of forfeitures in respect of all

dangerous drugs, not only opium

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affiore

and also, your proposal that the

and also your

limit above which the balance in the

availath po e/transfe

fund should be/transferred to

revenue should be raised to

$15,000.

2.

I would observe that

in