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INTIMATION

TENDERS FOR REVENUE

N.,

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FARMS.

ENDERS are invited for the Lense of Revenue Farms in the State of North Borneo from the 1st January, 1910, as set out borounder.

INTIMATIONS

THE RON JONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1909.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART

MENT

REVENUE FARMS IN THE STATE OF HONGKONG OPIUM FARM.

NORTH BORNEO.

1. In making arrangements for the leasing of the Farms for the next Farin period of 1910,

1911 and 1912, the (Forernment reservos to itself the right of visting the Farms (as provided in the Proclamations concerned as named in Schodnie A appended) in any person, by public

CHINESE RAILWAY FRAUDS.

The Times mbished the following note from its special correspondent lately in the

KNOW YE, therefore, that in pursuance of the said agreement and in consideration of the premises and of the payment by the Grantee of the monthly, during the term hereby Far East:-

the Arst day of enth imouth; fa granted, and in privance of the said Qrdiusage, As the Cologne Gazette challenges the state-

THE SAID GOVERNOB, by and with the mante made by your F

Peking, Correspondent advice of the said Executive Council, have given in his telegram of August 4, and the German and gearted and by these presents (the form Foreign Ones dels that there is the sata Lest whereof has been determined by me in Council ground for assglating Germans with the under the soul of the said Colony for myself and charges of fraudin connection with the nor my successors in the Government of the mme, theru, or German, section

the mekau

Tientsin-Pa- DO GIVE AND GRANT

the Grantee unto

Railway, OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that herecutors and administrators, the sole pri- following charges made in the articles of

it may be well to quote the SEALED TENDERS will be received the said Colony (lacluding the New Territories sai, one of the representatives of the gentry ritage of preparing Opium and of selling within impeachment submitted by Vice-President Yon- at the Colonial Batarya Ofles, Hongkong. Opiuma so prepared inclusive of the privilege of of Chilli in Peking, which were made public till Noor on THURSDAY, the 30th of Sept., colueting dross, and of proparing and doing in Chinese newspapers whilst I was in Peking 1902, for the purchase of the privileges knows in Dross Opium, for and during the term here. as the Opium Farm established under "The inter expressed; in conformity with, and sab Opium Ordinance, 1909," that is to say, the sole of private role as may be thought fit.

Bubject to the above reservation it is hereby privilege of preparing opium and of Selling,ject to the Ordinanca in that behalf provided, notified that tenders will be received at the within the Colony (including the Territories), and to the following conditions and stipata Office of the Scoretary to

tione :- the Governor, Opium se prepared, inclusive of the privilege of Sandakan, up to 12 o'clock noon, on the 1st day collecting dross and of preparing and dealing in of OCTOBER, 1909, for the

purchase of the exciu. Dross Opium, for three years from the 1st of Hivo privileges of the Farms described below for March, 1910. a period of one, two or three years commencing of the 1st January,

1910. 2. Any person either for himself alone or for Limself and others, may, either in person or by agent daly necredited in writing, on any date prior to the said noon of the 1st October next, submit to the said Secretary at Sandakan, any tendor be

may think fit for all or any of the Forms, provided such tender is in eonformity with the terms of tendering hereinafter set out and fulfils all the conditions required of the

Former

All tenders so made will (except at the express wish of the tenderors to the contrary) be received and treated by the Government as strictly non- aldontial:

On receiving any such tender, Government reserves to itself the right of deciding whether it shall be considered or not.

If Government decides not to consider the tender, it will be returned to the tenderer under Healed cover.

All tenders accepted for consideration by Government will be, in the first instance, retained by Government for further considera tion with the tenders handed in on 1st October, 1909, which will the opened at noon on that dafe, after which the successful tenderer will be selected.

3. The Farms, above referred to, are:- BRITISH NORTH BORNEO-OPIUM. SPIRIT, GAMBLING and PAWNBROKING, AN follows:

(a) in one concession for the whole State. bin one concession for any of the following Districts of the State, the limits namsi including the interior territory watered by the rivers within the limits given respectively:

(i) SANDAKAN DISTRIC-the Territory bounded on the one side by the true right watershed of the Kinabatangan River and on the other by the true loft watershed of the Paiton river.

(1) KUDAT DISTRICT the Territory bounded on the one side by the true left watershed of the Paitan River and on the other by the true right watershed of the Pindama Karer.

(ii) WEST COAST DISTRICT-the Territory bounded on the one side by the true right watershed of the Pindasan River and on the other by the Northern Boundary of Province Clarke.

(i) EAST COAST DISTRICT-the Temitory bounded on the one side by the true right watershed of the Kinabatangan River and on he other by the Dutch Boundary on the Sonth -nt Broerskoek point.

"

Fall information as to conditions of tendering, etc., can be obtained from the Colonial Treasurer: Government Notifications Nos. 401 and 501 of 1909 are hereby cancelled.

A. M THOMSON,

Colonial Secretary.

3rd September, 1909.

CONDITIONS OF TENDERING.

1. No tender will be received unless the ten- derer proluces a receipt from the Treasurer

for-

(i.) A deposit of $30,000, or of Title Deeds, otlier approved securities to a like amount, and

(i.) Aungreement to be executed by him ou form provided by the Treasurer, to the effect that, if he should decline to accept a grant of the Farm on the forms of the tender sent in by him or fit to give the prescribed security for sch graut, such deposit or securities shall be forfeited to the Crown. Such deposit must be completed not later than Noor on the 29th day of september, 1909. All deposlis will be returned to unsuccessfal tenderers.

2. The tender must state the monthly sain

offered for the Farm as rent.

3. The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or muy tender,

5. The Governor-in-Council will execute to the accepted tenderer a Grant in the form, or as near thereto as may be, hereinafter set ont, as soon as the security has been completed to the satisfaction of the Governor-in-Council; and the Grantee shall sign a counterpart of such Grant.

6.

That the said monthly sum of 8 hd, during the said term, be paid regularly in Rivance to the Colonial Treasurer and with out demand on the first day of each calendar sporth, the first of such payments being made

the 1st day of March, 1910.

That the Grantee shall have no Raw Opum in his possession except what is reported though the Imports and Export Office; and, the special permission of the Governor to exceed that amount is obtained, shall not drar more than nine hundred chests of Raw Opium in each completed year of the Farm; and Colry by the Grantes an equivalent deduction. the if any prepared 1 opium is imported into the

shall be made in the number of cheats of Raw Opia drawn by the Grantee.

3. That the Grantes shall not part with any Opium in the raw state either by safe or snicking. otherwise, but only prepared Opium fit for

A That the Grantee shall not grant to any perom any licence to boil or prepare.Opium.

5. That the Grantee shall have only one extatishnient for boiling and preparing Opina; such establishment to be approved by

soction of the Tatsia-Pa-kan Railway, who That Li-te-sh, director of the northern is married to a Geman, appointed. Germans on high marios to nominal functions on the railway.

That in return or a pecuniary consideration he agreed to bring the Tientsin terminus of the railway near the German settlement, though for reasons of ocoumy it was originally intended to have the terminus in the violaity of the Japanoso settlement,

That cral contacts for the railway were placed by him for similar considerations at an excessive rate with collieries in which Germans had s

1s controlling tevest,

That Li-te-shot was engaged in corrept transactions with gard to the paroluse a sale of lands for the railway, the profits of which ho shared with his German friends

It may have bea only a coincidence that at the time when then charges were made public; the German Miniger hurried back to Peking from his summer garters at. Pei-ta-ho, which he very rarely leaves spt for resions of special nrgenoy. But I was told by well-laformed Chinose that the object of his journey was to induce the Waiwan to stifle the

for inquiry which the province of Chilli was then pressing. on the otherhand, the Gormans were not privy to the unfurias practions for which Li-te- shun has been cashbred and other higher officials punished, what is the value, it may bo naked, of anytime to depute such person or persons as he the basis of the railway loan contract recently 6. That the Governor shall be at liberty at the mach vaunted Pu-kau terms" which form may think it to supervise the boiling and concluded by the international financial prepration of Opium in the boiling establish.bine" with the Chinese Government, since they failed altogether toprovont such gross financial 7. That the Grautee shall not have loose frauds on the Conan section of the Tientsin- Opinn (as defined by the Opium Ordinance, Pa-kan Railway? mon, and shall not have in his possession or 1909, dsowhere than in his boiling establish inde his control any Raw Opium other than that covered by a remoral permit authorizing the conveyance of such Raw Opinu to auch establishment.

the Governor.

8. That the breach of any of the provisions of the Opium Ordinance, 1909, or of any rules or regulations made therenader or of any of the the lability to a forfeiture of the grant and, of aboy conditions or stipulations shall involve the security deposited with the Colonial Treasurer.

PROVINCE CLARKE-being the Territory the sing the continuance of the privileges other powers incident to the said pr

the

successful tenderur shall be entitled to the Batu Bata and the Lawas Northern use of a trade-mark to be approved by the 4. The attention of those desirous of tendering Caterer-it-Conneil on all Opium prepared by them, unto the Grantee, his operators, sail

between watershed.

is drawn to the following terms:

(a) The tenderor must state in his tender the aunaal sum offered for the Farm rent for the three years 1910, 1911 and 1912; a different sam ning be offered for the first, second and third years respectively. The tenderer must also clearly state the proportion of the amount of the Rent to be allotted to each separate Farm.

(b) The Government does not bind itesif to- accept the highest or any tender, and reserves to itself the right of making any arrangements it deom advisable as regards the letting of

may the Farias.

(e) Each tenderer should specify in full, in English, and in the vernacular language of the tanderer, the names, residences and occupations of the persons tendering, and similar information regarding

sny socurity or

or suy partner that the ianderer wishes to propose.

(d) The successful tenderer will be called upon to enter a contract under the provisions of the Proclamations named in Bohodate A appended.

(e) Copies of the the Forms of Contracts for the Farms may be seen on application at thes Offices of the said SECRETARY, at Sandakan, or of Mesars. GUTHRIE & Co., at Singapore, or of Messrs. G183, LIVINGSTON & Co., at Hongkong, (f) The successful tenderer will be required to deposit with the Finance Commissioner

Sandakan, Security to the value of three Farma rent by means of a deposit of money to the amount of one month's Farm ront, and of title doeds to the amount of two months' Farm rent. (s) The retail rates for Chandu fixed by Government for the Opiom Farm fro 1910. 1911. and 1912 are those specified below:

Per tahil...

8 2.40

chi

hun packet

M

19

00.30

00.15

00.12

00.09

00.061

(b) The Opium Farmor is responsible for

seeing that Chandn is not sold by retail at the

com-

P.S-I would tass this opportunity to correct from Ottaws which appeared in The Times of a telegraphic orre in the mesange sent by me July 29. My refence to the Tientsin Ben Railway shoud of enarse read Tientsin- Pu-bau Railway.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The C. & M. str Zafiro, left Manila on th 4th instant, and is the here to-day at 4 p.m.

The I.Q.M. str. Prines Waldemar left Naga-~ be expected here at or about the 7th instant, saki on the 3rd intant, at 3 p.m., and may

Foochow on the 4th instant at 9 p.m., and way The IG.M. str. Baslow loft Shanghai via he exposted here oner about the 8th inst, p.m.

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4. The successful tenderer shall, before the 1st day of January, 1910, deposit with the Treasurer approved security, either money or title deeds, to the value of three months rent of the Furs for the due performance of the conditions on which the privilege is granted and of the stipulations or agreement in respect thereof, and the security previously posit with the Treasurer on touder received will be retained until such successful being tenderer shall have deposited such security. Particulars of the security offered must be submitted to the Treasurer before the 1st day of November, 1909, for the approval of the and administrators, subject to such conditions AND so as that the Greates his executors, Government, and the security shall be in such of land in form as the Treasurer may require. Title deeds and tipulations, shall and lawfully may have and advantage, from time to time, during the said find in any British Territory may be submit-lo; the whole profit, benefit, commodity, and

approval.

by mason of the said privileges, TO HAVE, term coming, growing, accruing and arising HOLD, USE, EXERCISE, AND ENJOY, the premises hereby granted, subject as afore- said, legether with the power to grant licenses such conditions as shall from time to time as in this said Ordinance provided subject to be approved by the Govorner-in-Council, and vileges, and all benefit and advantage of aid Ordinance and conditions or any of

administrators, for and during and unto the full end end term of three whole years commencing with the First day of March, 1910: PRO- VIDED always, and these presents are upon this expres condition, that if, at any time during the sid term hereby granted, the Granter, his execitors, or administrators, shall not, upon his or their part or behalf, pay the said monthly rent at the time appointed or shall fail to abserve, perform, and conditions and

stipulatioop any of the lo or any of the pre- pace, then and in any or either of the esid visions of these presents, or of the said Ordin Dace, cases it shall be lawful for. the Governor-in- Couril to cancel these presents, and in such caso the same shall forthwith e926, determine and be utterly void, save as hereinafter provided: PROVIDED always, and it is hereby expresely dealaed, that the said

administrators shall be and remain liable to AS SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF make good to the Governor all fesses and expenses incurred by reason of such default in

LORDS AND HOUSE OF COMMONS. payment or by reason of the non-observance or non-performance of any of the said conditions and dipulations or any of the provisions of these presents or of the said Ordinances, or by reason of an re-enle or re-grant of the said privileges which the Governor-in Council may thereupon make

CONDITIONS TO DE FULFILLED Br THE GRANTEE OF THE OPIUM FARM, AND THE BREACH OF WHICH WILL INVOLVE LIABILITY TO THE FORFEITURE OF THE GRANT AND OF THE SECURITY DEPOSITED WITH THE TREASUREK.

(1) To pay the monthly fee regularly in advance, from the 1st day of March, 1910, on the first day of each month,

(2.) To have no Paw Opium in his possession except what is reparted through the Imports and Exports Office; and, unless the special permission of the Governor to exceed that amount is cbtained, to draw not more than 900 chosts of Raw Upiam in each completed year of the Farm; if auy Prepared Opinn is imported into the Colony by the Farmer an equivalent dedaction must be inade in the number of chests of Raw Opium drawn by him,

(3) Not to part with any Opiam in the raw state either by sale of otherwise, but only Prepared Opiam fit for smoking.

boil or prepire Opium.

(4) Not to grant to any person any licence to

(5) To have one establislarent only for the Governor. boiling; such establishment to be approved by (6.) The Governor to be at liberty at any time to depute such person or persons as he may think it to supervise the boiling and preparation of Opiam in the boiling establishment.

(7.) Not to have loose Opium (as dedned by

his executors,

exportation of Raw Opium from India being so PROVIDED always that in the event of the restricted during the term hereby granted, as in the opinion of the Governor-in-Council seriously to affect the business of the Grantee. onus of proof whereof shall rest on the Grantee of the Grautee, many reduce the rent payable the Governor-in-Council, upon the application

the Opium Ordinance; 1909) elsewhere than in under this Grast to such an extent or may

his bolling astablishment or any. Haw Opium other than that covered by removal permit.

(8.) To observe, perform and keep the pro- visions of the Opiùm. Ordinance, 1909.

FORM OF GRANT.

modify the terms of this Grant in such other manier as to the Governor-in-Council may seem quitable

Opium Farm or at the Opium shops at prices TO. ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS the Grantee not being antee may give notice i

higher than those fixed by Government and and named above (g.)

of

PROVIDED also that in the arent of the exponation of Raw. Opium from India being prohibited during the term hereby granted and

able

to procure sufficient SHALL COME I

opian for boiling. the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the to the Governor-in-Council of his desire to The Opium and Spirit Farmers may 6 Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, surrender this Grant, and, if in the opinion their own prices for supplying the Opinm and and Vics-Admiral of the same, in Executive seriously affects the business of the Grantee, the Governor-in-Council such prohibition Spirit Farm Shops wholesale with Chandu sud Council, send Greeting: Spirits.

WHEREAS, by the Opium Ordinates, 1909, the ans of proof whereof shall rest on the period, the Opium and Spirit Formers will be Governor-in-Council may grant, in the maner

During the continuance of the Farm it is enacted, amongst other things, that the Grange, the Governor in Council may there upon, er 30 soon, therefter as he may deem entitled to the use of Trade-mark (to be provided by the said Ordinance, to any person, preceding provisos is to be taken to mesa desirable cancel tlie same. Nothing in the twe approved by Government) to be axed to any for such considerations and on euch con- Opium or Chanda propad

propared by them, and to any ditions and for such periods and in such that an alteration in the quantity of opium vessel contains the Bow Farmers have been by the Governor-in-Council, the sole priviluva facie vidence that the Farmer ja entitled to a

Spirite for gale.

fora 15, fm time to time, may be determined exported from India is to be accepted as primut by the Governor, they will be require flor, Ordua se prepared; inclusive, of the

Upium, and of selling, within the reducion of rent or to a modification of the to the Socretary to tho olony,

termsof this Grant full particulars of the Title Deeds they purpose to deposit and dealing ia Dress Opium,AND that the

privilege ofcollecting dress and of preparing GOVERNOR, have set my Hand and the IN WITNESS whereof, I THE SAID

Seal of the said Colony to these presenta c bolore e considered satisfactory, the now Farmers will be benefit therof, shall give such security as

he shall become entitled to the

day of

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the AVTD CORSAR & SON'S to the Government as provided for by law. performance of the conditions of such privileges

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said two months' Farm rent. If those are vilege bidder for, or the grantee of such pm-

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required to rent certain Farm buildings at there is accordin

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The following Proclamations govern the conduct of the Farms in B. N. Borneo viz:-

SCHEDULE A.

as

The Farmer for the West Coast may be and of his stipulations or agreement in respect AND WHEREAS the Governor-in- agreed to grant fo (hereinafter referred ta the Grantee the privileges before mentioned, and known us the Farmi, established under the said Opium ance, 1909, for the term of three yea

from the years monthly sun-of 1st day of March, 1910 (inclusive), for the

on the conditions here inafter contained AND WHEREAS the Grantee has given the proscribed security for such grant to the satisfaction of the Governor- in-Council.

The Opium Proclamation No. 16 of 1901 as,

amended by No. 7 of 1904. The Liquors Proclamation No. 17 of 1901. The Pawnbrokers Proclamation No 14 of 1903, as amended by No. 1 of 1903, and No. 3 of 1906.

The Gambling Proclamation No. 8 of 1891. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1909,

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