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OPIUM AGREEMENT BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND PORTUGAL.

Art. IV. The above-named Rulers agree to accept a British Officer, to be styled the Resident-General, as the agent and representative of the British Government under the Governor of the Straits Settlements. They undertake to provide him with suitable accommodation, with such salary as is determined by Her Majesty's Government, and to follow his advice in all matters of administration other than those touching the Mohammedan religion. The appointment of the Resident-General will not affect the obligations of the Malay Rulers towards the British Residents now existing or to be hereafter appointed to offices in the above- mentioned Protected States.

Art. V.--The above-named Rulers also agree to give to those States in the Federation which require it such assistance in men, money, or other respects as the British Government, through its duly appointed officers, way advise and they further undertake, should war break out between Her Majesty's Government and that of any other Power, to send, on the requisition of the Governor, a body of armed and equipped Indian troops for service in the Straits Settlements.

Art. VI.--Nothing in this Agreement is intended to curtail any of the powers or authority now held by any of the above-named Rulers in their respective States, nor does it alter the relations now existing between any of the Stados named and the British Empire.

OPIUM AGREEMENT BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN

AND PORTUGAL

SIGNED AT LONDON, JUNE 14TH, 1913

In pursuance of the conclusions of the International Opium Conference, and in .consideration of the fact that the geographical situation of the colonies of Macao and Hongkong makes it necessary to regulate in a similar way the opium monopolies in the said colonies in all matters concerning the restriction of the consumption, sale, and exportation of prepared opium and repression of smuggling;

The undersigned, duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have agreed to the following Articles :-

Art. I.-The Government of the Portuguese Republic, whilst reserving the right of managing and controlling the manipulation of raw opium and the sale of prepared opium in the Colony of Macao, engage to introduce in the opium regulations of that Colony clauses and provisions similar to those contained in the regulations of Hong- kong relative to the repression of the illicit trade in prepared opium.

Art. II.--The Macao Opium Farmer will not be permitted to import more than 260 chests of opium (a chest neans 40 balls of raw opium) per annum exclusively destined for the consumption of the fixed and floating population of Macao.

Art. III.-The Hongkong Opium Farmer will not be permitted to import more than 540 chests per annum. These imports shall be exclusively destined for the con- sumption of the fixed and floating population of Hongkong. These figures are em- bodied in the contract recently concluded with the Hongkong farmer.

Art. IV. The farmers of Macao and Hongkong will be permitted to import, per annum, respectively, 240 and 120 chests of raw opium exclusively destined for exportation to countries which have not prohibited at present or which shall not prohibit hereafter such imports of opium.