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560 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 13, 1909.

No. 501.

HONGKONG OPIUM FARM.

Amen Ament of Form of Grant.

With reference to Government Notification No. 401 of the 2nd July, 1909, calling for tenders for the Hongkong Opium Farm the following amendments are made in the "Condi- tions to be fulfilled by the Grantee" and the "Form of Grant ".

Amendment of Conditions to be fulfilled by the Grantee.

After clause (5) insert the following:--

(5)-(a.) The Government to be at liberty at any time to depute persons to supervise the boiling and preparation of opium.

After clause (6) insert the following:-

(6.)-(a.) To observe the following rules relating to searches in addition to those contained in the Ordinances:-

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1. Whenever a house or floor of a house wholly in the occupation of one Chinese family has been unsuccessfully searched for opium, and whenever the Captain Superintendent of Police has reason to suspect that a search warrant for opium has been obtained on false information, the Grantee shall furnish confidentially to the Captain Superintendent of Police the name and address of the informer.

2. The badge required by section 6 of the Prepare 1 Opium Ordinance, 1891, shall be worn outside the sleeve of every Excise Officer detailed for the searching of persons on public wharves or for executing Opium Warrants, and such badge shall show the Excise Officer's office and number.

3. Not more than five Excise Officers shall enter or be in a family house at the

same time for the purpose of executing a search warrant, and each of such Excise Officers shall be provided with a dark lantern.

4. Excise Officers detailed to execute a search warrant shall allow themselves to be searched by the Police before leaving the l'olice Station from which they proceed to the search, and also on their way to the place to be searched.

Amendment of Grant.

The following clause shall be insertel after clause 7, and clause 8 shall be re-numbered

8. That the Grantee will observe the following rules relating to searches in addition to those contained in the Ordinances

1. Whenever a house or floor of a house wholly in the occupation of one Chinese family has been unsuccessfully searched for opium, and whenever the Captain Superintendent of Police has reason to suspect that a search war- rant for opium has been obtained on false information, the Grantee shall furnish confidentially to the Captain Superintendent of Police the name and address of the informer.

2. The badge required by section 6 of the Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1891, shall be worn outside the sleeve of every Excise Officer detailed for the search- ing of persons on public wharves or for executing Opium Warrants, and such badge shall show the Excise Officer's office and number.

3. Not more than five Excise Officers shall enter or be in a family house at the same time for the purpose of executing a search warrant, and each of such Excise Officers shall be provided with a dark lantern.

4. Excise Officers detailed to execute a search warrant shall allow themselves to be searched by the Police before leaving the Police Station from which they proceed to the search, and also on their way to the place to be searched.

N.B.-The above rules as to searches for illicit opium were accepted by the present Opium Farmer

and have been enforced during the current Farm.

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